what works better for acne proactive ,acne free,or laser treatment??
cuz ma sis has suffered from acne for like 3 years now i know some people have had it for more and i really wanna help her and i could tell she has low self esteem from acne and she has tried almost everything so please leave your answers thank you so much
Growth hormone for teens?
I've suffered a low self esteem, severe depression thrice, and an ugly person in my mirror. I'm 12 years old and only 146 cm. My friends are 156-164 cm. I know i'm not short for my age, just that my peers are double my height. My dad who is a doctor told me to consider a growth hormone injection. He plans to try out for 15 days and says i will gain 2 inches of height. Is this true? (My dad could just be doing this to make me feel better) And i don't mind pain in my joints or anything, are there any other side effects? i don't want to land up tall with a girl-stache or something. Oh, and money doesn't matter, we're rich. lol. What should i do? and is 15 days all i need for some 2-4 inches?
lol i changed the units cos my dad did. i guess i was a bit lazy to convert. umm and i got puberty at 10 and since then, i'm hardly growing. :(
umm i don't just feel short, i AM short. :( My mom is 5'2'' and my dad is 5'11''
Sorry for changing the units earlier, i guess i got a bit too lazy :P
what products or regimens work well to get rid of blackheads and whiteheads and don't dry out the skin?
I have very acne prone skin, and i've tried EVERYTHING to get rid of it! My dermatologist perscribed a benzoil peroxide cream, and it dries my skin out very badly. I saw on TV a Murad Acne Complex thing, and it seemed to work, but i'm not so sure. I have very low self esteem because of my acne, and i think it would go way up, if i got rid of my acne! Anything from store bought things, and home remedies would be very helpful!
I also was wondering how to get rid of acne scars, i used to pop my pimples and now I have terrible scars.
Another thing, i had the chicken pox when I was younger, and I now have large indents all over my face from scars. my dermatologist did a little surgery on one of them, and it only made them worse.
PLEASE HELP ME!
Why do I still have acne?
I have had acne for 2 years(12-13)!! I'm realy sick and tired of it!! I usually don't go anywhere w/o a lot of make-up(Detailed Description-First, I add a green powder, then a few layers of cover up, then one layer of oil-free foundation). I am embarrassed and have low self esteem, plus sometimes cry(believe it or not) cause I feel so god damn ugly!! My family and friends say I'm beautiful, but I'd feel a whole lot beautiful with out acne! My case is not severe, I have about a few flat red scars(known as acne freckles) on my forehead, about 5 active pimples on my forehead, a few flat acne scars on the sides of my head, and about a few on my chin and "mustache" area. I don't feel good @ all. I COMPLETELY cut sugar, salty, and high fat foods out of my diet. I take about 15 vitamins, all reflecting the help of making acne better, and the only things I'LL really eat are salmon, anything with high-fiber, avocado, any thing high in omega-3 fatty acids, and a bunch of nutrients rich in vitamins a &d. And I also put these things on my face-I use murad and I have a very expensive oil of oregano cream. Both are literally the highest quality acne ingredients on the rack!! I also use a special nutrogena gentle face wash in the shower. I have no stress, I know its not puberty, I think I pretty much passed that. Also, MY SKIN is never ever oily!! Before I feel it(my face) (to check if its oily) I carry a hand sanitizer and use that before I feel it so I won't put bacteria on my face. i cleanse my pillow cases and dn't use dryer sheets(becuse they add oil and greasy fat) on my clothes!! WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING WRONG!! I haven't met anyone who devoted this much of their time to solving their acne and I dont think you have either. Even all of my makeup is made for break out prone skin!! My skin is getting a wee better every day, but not fast enough!! PLEASE HELP ME!! iM SO desperate its not funny!! (@ all!)
Did you ever hear of Skin ID? ?
I've tried just about everything! I've used pro active, stridex, over the counter, toothpaste, oral medicines, creams. That's just about all of it. I hate having acne and I'm not really into home treatments unless you've actually tried them and they've worked. But I was watching tv and i saw this Skin ID treatment and thought about giving it a try. But my mom just told me to wash my face more. I already wash it twice a day. And my acne isn't just like a few zits now and then I'm talking about 20-30 zits on my face. Today on the bus a kid got on and ask me what was wrong with my face and I told him nothing but he ask me if I had a disease and people laughed at me. Its so hard to be a kid with acne and nobody knows what to do. And don't tell me its normal. In my school not many people care if it is. They'll still make fun of you and I still have a low self-esteem.
Im living like a zombie?I smoke weed I hate accutane I hate acne You lose one thing to grow and lose more?
So it all started with acne first year of high school hah!! what a bummer....
It wasnt great ever! at all did I feel anybody I cared about nothing at all, All I pondered
365 days that first year was getting rid of my so called acne, More like a living hell.
Embarrassed and 100% more shy than what I was to start off with I was a teen holding all
his desires and wishes not to admit pursuing relations playing a sport which i would have become
the most outgoing person of the school but of course truth was It wasnt going to happen that year
I had friends tons but I closed doors and didnt open doors that were open...?something like that So I kept my life private far most living with acne was a pain, not only would i have acne on my face but aswell as on my back. Imagine scrubbing a wound in various parts of your chest back face neck..its like having cuts that your forcefully have to clean or touch or not be touched because your boiling in puss or your face is so red and black spots allover maybe even blood crusted after the volcano on your face just exploded..DISGUSTING!! Yes I got over that after living through a year of it. 2nd year of high school was awful at most I was still depressive and hated myself for being so damn rubbish
It all went down road from there I had a girlfriend until the end of that year from 9th to 10th grade endish... I smoke my first cigarrete that year did really idiotic things but I was just losing my mind in low self esteem so I ended up going to another school. I graduated early 11th grade my last year was the funnest ever in my high school years ill always remember it. I went through 9th and 10th taking a prescribe acne medicane for about 7 months I suffered through severe acne In 9th after ending my therapy for about 2 months acne came blashing out poof!! again It was like a circle I went to my dermatologist got prescribed another acne medicane which was the worsest I believe it mite have worked with time because most acne medications inform you, you'll get more acne before you get rid of it for a while at least. So I went back to my doctor switched back to my first acne treatment another 6 months It worked a bit but it just kept pouring out through my pours like thorns from hell. So by the end of 9th I went through a breakup going to another school smoke and some other childish mistakes at home. It was tough I was struck by hell I was in hell better more I hated life so much I just didnt show it to nobody. oh yea who would have I anyways I was always shy can you imagine that . I can its depressing i Know lol. 10th came by I went through it alrite I was still shyish because acne was coming and going so I would have my good days. I never cared about about anything except myself so I kinda grew into just caring about myself. I wanted to be outgoing and let out who I really was but it wasnt gonna be possible again now and days no way not really unless you rich or get lucky. I went through all the way through my 11th year the last year i was not bearly getting rid of my depression untill i regained my super acne bubble powers, so i unleashed it all I became another bubble. I started my first year of college with acne such bull!!! I couldnt help it my shy mode switch got turned on so I bothered caring about nothing i tried to do my work but college come on now!! You have to speak talk excessively do work together 10 times worst I hated life. Thanks to god they invented accutane isnt great :D!! I switched to Accutane the strongest I believe theres 3 categories As I started i felt the effects it was like going through my first acne medication at first so kinda like taking a couple of Advils mixed with some cough syrup medication and add a little bit of that allergy medication oofff...its the best feeling ever. its like your there but your not. You are your brain and nerves constrict you feel pressure on you chest close to your heart but hey if you agreed to Ipledge than fu** it you signed you want to change the way you are for what to look better to blend in more facially physically in a some matters. Yeah I learned acne medications are like steriods. 5 years later by a Dentist at my dental school boy I didnt know Accutane was that intense but i did . You have to lie to yourself in a way its how I learned lie to myself about so manys things from money to just myself. So I went through and believe me I it did not go away. I tried to imitate my feelings because i had none to start with, you see the medication was so strong I was numb on it 2 times a day for 7 months, yeah just 4 months more than indicated to most people, but hey its like plastic surgery you get rid of those ugly small boobs your embarassed to have people not looking, and getting a couple of double d's and getting all the attention. Not only do you do it for your best but you know you risk a lot after, from aging sogging possibly busting or something weird like that. I got rid of acne al