pimple, blackheads, pimple scars, huge visible pores, blood from pimple.. gross! im 15. seriously, its making me depressed and its all over the place. ive had flawed skin since yr 6 but this yrs skin is the worst! and its not getting better day by day. ive used stacks of products, went to dermatologists numerous times and its not working! i sleep like a normal teenager, my junk food intake is average, i drink about 7-8 cups of water everyday, and i wash my face morning and night, i dont squeeze my pimples, yeah all that stuff. i am fustrated! and ive had antibiotics (not currently, i stopped mid year last year, been taking it for half a year maybe). and ive tried all kinds of stuff from asian medicines, antibiotics (mentioned), some laos stuff (where you rub some yellow stuff on your face), and i dont see my face getting better! my doctor recommended roaccutane but im too young (only 15) and i heard it would damage your health.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
MAJOR skin problem, DEPRESSED!?
I was 15 y/o when I first started getting terrible acne, but my doctor advised me to take Keflex (once daily), in combination with medicated face pads %26amp; face wash; however, the biggest secret that I live by is good ol traditional Dial soap.
Grab the big orange bar of soap and wash twice daily and I guarantee that you will see an improvement in a week. I am now 23 and haven't had a bad breakout since I was about 15.
P.S. I've never tried ProActiv, but it did not work for my friend.
Reply:I COMPLETELY FEEL FOR YOU because for most of my life I've had the same embarrassing problem, and it's probably worse since I have darker skin than most people so I've got these horrible dark spots from my acne scars. But I think right now my skin is the best it's been since I can remember so maybe I can help you find a way to fix your problem.
But first I have to point out that lots of teenagers have bad acne because hormones will cause their skin to go all out of balance and so they'll get pimple explosions, and there's not really anything you can do about that.
Otherwise the best advice I think I can give you is that you have to find out what works for you, but experiment with caution. Here are some things you should think about:
You should exfoliate to get rid of the dead skin flakes that usually work with bacteria and dirt to clog pores. Try a gentle exfoliating scrub (the more natural, the better, you never know what kinds of chemicals go into manufactured scrubs); you can even make one at home with sugar, honey, and olive oil, for instance. After a scrub you can usually feel how much softer your skin is.
However a scrub can dry out your face and leave you with some gunk so you have to use some kind of toner! Apply it to a cotton ball and smooth gently over your face and neck. If you see brownish residue stuck to the cotton ball, you know it's working.
And finally, all of that will have dried out your face, so you need to put on moisturizer! Anything oil-free is good, with sunscreen. At night I actually just use a thin layer of olive oil, which surprisingly does not make me break out, and makes my skin softer. If this doesn't sound appealing you can always look for other products (I really like Neutrogena healthy defense).
You might want to try Proactiv but the regimen I just outlined for you is essentially what you get when you buy Proactiv. They give you a mildly exfoliating-type cleanser, a bottle of toner (which always runs out), and a repairing lotion with salicylic acid to control acne. I was on it for a while and it cleared up my skin but it was so expensive that I stopped. Right now I use Neutrogena Cream Cleanser in the morning, and at night, St. Ives apricot scrub, Neutrogena pore-refining toner, and Neutrogena Healthy Defense, and my skin has really cleared up.
It's all about tackling the bases: make sure everything you do doesn't overdry or clog your face up; for example, using regular bar soap will dry out your face, as will washing too much. If you scrub or use a drying toner, make sure you moisturize. Balance it out!
Reply:If your skin is affecting your life this much, then Accutane is the almost certainly appropriate drug for you. I was on it four times -- which is very unusual -- once or twice is enough for most people. A *very* small number of people have major problems with Accutane, but most patients consider it to be a "miracle drug" for their acne. It really is the most effective drug available for severe, treatment-resistant acne. You are not "too young" for Accutane; if you have severe acne, you are a candidate for treatment, and most people who take it are in their middle-teen years. Most Accutane patients only suffer the most common symptoms: very dry skin, chapped lips, some dry eyes and dry nose, and sometimes fatigue and headache. Most of the people who complain so much about their experience with Accutane didn't actually have severe acne; they only had mild-to-moderate acne and probably should have been given another treatment. In your case, you have exhausted the other possible options.
As you have already experienced, dietary changes, lifestyle modifications, and "folk remedies" have very little effect on truly severe acne. You have to ask yourself: are the usually very temporary and mostly manageable side effects of Accutane worth the potential result of clear, acne-free skin and the relief from anxiety that it would provide? The stress and emotional strain of depression are likely taking a greater toll on your health than Accutane could. Use the guide from WebMD below to help determine whether Accutane is right for you. I wish I'd taken it sooner; I don't have many scars, but I wouldn't have the ones I do if I'd taken it before I did.
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Reply:Firstly using substances derived from vitamin A like retin-a or tazarotene, to reduce inflammation of the skin and to unplug pores. Retin-A can cause skin reddening at first but this is quite normal as the skin's blood supply is improved and younger looking skin begins to appear presenting a youthful complexion. Using a product that includes zinc will also help the vitamin a function better.
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