u/Individual-Time-1501

I had clear skin until started getting facials.... Which caused me to gain closed comedones on my cheeks and especially around my chin area. When they came to a head it would leave me with PIE. I just want some reassurance if I'm on the right path of getting my skin back to how it was. It's been a year now, I thought if I keep getting facials it would make it better, but I was wrong. So I'm taking it on in my own hands. I've been using azelaic acid for about 8 weeks now and I've started seeing some improvement slowly in my PlE, it's also purging my closed comedones are coming to the surface etc. The breakouts are not as bad now and I think my skin is finally adjusting to the azelaic acid. But I still do have a lot of closed comedones to get rid of and planning to slowly introduce Differn (adapalene) to help.

Please let me know if there’s anything else I can do or improve on, I’m also scared to go on Differn as it’ll cause me to purge again.

Also, how long would it take approx. to get rid of my closed comedones once I include Differn?

My morning routine:
- aveno oat water based cleanser
- hydrating centella serum
- cetaphil moisturiser
- SPF

My night time routine:
- the ordinary squalene oil based cleanser
- aveno oat water based cleanser
- finacea azelaic acid
- hydrating centella serum
- cetaphil moisturiser