r/AcneTreatments

i have had these scars like forever now and they never seem to go away! i have been prescribed epiduo and have been consistently using it for about 7 months now and still see no difference. i also use a gentle cleanser, and keep my routine simple, just moisturiser and sunscreen in the morning, cleanser, epiduo, then sudocream at night.

please let me know if there is any way to improve this!

Hi everyone! I'm reaching out to see if anyone has had any similar issues and if they could help share tips on what this is/what they did to help them.

I (29F) have always had pretty clear skin with no texture. I first started noticing these bumps on my forehead last summer so just going on a year.

They never come to a head, are somewhat uniform, and never go away! (Same pattern the last year.) I have always used Cereve and have a simple skincare routine but switched to vanicream in an attempt to help with the bumps as I heard it's even more gentle.

I've seen two dermatologists now, the first didn't look at the bumps closely at all and immediately prescribed me with fungal acne. I took the topical anti fungal cream she prescribed for seven weeks and had zero clearing.

I then got a second opinion from another dermatologist who looked at it with a magnifying glass, she told me she didn't think it was fungal at all especially if it didn't respond to the treatment, and prescribed me azelaic acid and AHA wipes. I've only been on this for about a week, there's been no change but I know it's still super early.

I will say that I've been pregnant since October, but the bumps have not gotten better or worse throughout pregnancy. The have stayed consistent and have been there since months before ever getting pregnant so I know it's not hormonal, but can't go on any retinoids till after pregnancy.

I'm just wondering if anyone has gone through anything similar and what they think it looks like to them, any tips would help so much! Feeling so insecure about this. The photos make it look much less noticeable than they are in person.

I have done probably 6-8 microneedling sessions over the past 3/4 years (some were done with PRP). Then i have done chemical peels (Package of 4) and I still have noticeable physical acne scarring. I understand it is hard to go away and is a process but I want to invest in something for the summer that can allow me to get better results. Personally microneedling and chemical peels helped a little but are just not doing much for the amount of $$ being spent. Do i try filler + subsicion? Not rly sure but any advice/tips would help! I am also not trying to spend thousands every time just to get barely any results so pls reccomend good doctors in NJ/NY area!

About 2.5 years ago, I was in a very toxic relationship with a narcissistic person, and during that period I started getting acne on my face. Before that, I almost never had acne.

For the past 2.5 years, I’ve been struggling with persistent red post-acne marks on my face. Every pimple leaves a mark, and the redness takes months to fade, sometimes it barely improves at all.

I’ve had BBL treatment twice, but it didn’t improve even 5%. I’ve used retinol, retinal, tretinoin (retinoic acid), acne medications, barrier repair products, and azelaic acid. Basically, I feel like I’ve tried everything.

Please help me. Maybe someone here has experienced something similar. I really want to get rid of these red marks on my face because they upset me a lot.

These come on my face so commonly and I was wondering if anyone knew why and how to get rid of it. Mainly just getting rid of it

I've tried different treatments to combat acne, but the truth is I'm tired of it and I'm about to give up because it just won't go away.

Have had this get worse and worse on my cheeks. Any advice on how to treat it? I use just a cleanser and moisturizer and sunscreen during the day. One is from before when it wasn't as bad and the left one is more recent

Has anyone on here used clindamycin phosphate lotion and had this reaction?

About 3 weeks ago I started using the lotion twice a day (prescribed by doctor) along side cera-v benzoyl peroxide foaming wash (using that once a day). My face got extremely dry so I also added amazons oil free face moisturizer, Neutrogena oil free face sunscreen, and amazons oil free make up remover.

A little bit before adding the moisturizer, sunscreen, and makeup remover I started to notice these little bumps/white heads on my forehead. My forehead was the only spot that was clear prior to starting the clindamycin lotion. I have a few of the white heads and bumps on the rest of my face to but nothing like my forehead.

I googled it and it said that the lotion can cause non problem areas to react to it. So I stopped using it on my forehead and only moisturized my forehead a little bit now. However it seems to have gotten worse on my forehead, hair line, and temples. They are now covered in these clusters.

Is this a normal reaction to the product working? Or did I just start a whole new problem while trying to fix the original one?
When I wake up in the morning my face is an oil slick compared to what it use to be. I have combo skin. I’m just not sure if this is helping or making things worse. I’d love to hear other peoples experience with this product and the process they had with it too. Thanks In advance to anyone who may comment.

I’ve had acne for years, I’ve tried MaryKay, proactive, cerave, and I’m using MDacne right now, I’ve been using it for 2-ish maybe 3 months.

Do you guys have any recommendations? I really need the help.

Granted im on my period so its worse than normal. But ive had this patch of acne that continues to be reirritate and produce whiteheads for about 1.5/2 months. Ive had clear skin for years and am confused. I changed my routine from oil cleansing and goat milk cleanser to simple gentle cleanser, toner, and moisturizer. I like them but my barrier is bothered, dry, and lips are extremely chapped. Im eating well, cautious about lip products, drink water, and am sooooo confused. Help please

I use the Sunjong cleanser ( the one on the left) every morning and every night but I alternate between the moisturizers I’ll use the Peto 01 in the morning before the sunscreen and then the new one at night and I’ll only use the lake acid every other day and the Panoxyl salicylic acid one or two times per week

Hii I have had acne most of my twenties and have tried expensive dermatology clinics, whole skincare lines, tons of products, you name it. The think I haven’t tried is retinol.

So I got the good molecules gentle retinol cream because I wanted to start easy. The good thing is, I’ve always thought of my skin as sensitive, but this retinol really doesn’t make my skin feel dry or irritated at all. However I started using it about 10 days ago and my skin is so textured and I have gotten so many new pimples, mainly white heads or what kinda looks like closed comedones.

Usually my acne is only on my chin / jaw and like pretty red deep ones, but this is all over. Can I get advice on if this is the process of the retinol working and I should keep going, or if it is ruining my skin and doing damage? I’m pretty discouraged. I didn’t get great pictures but my forehead, which previously has been the one part of my face that’s always clear of texture, has a bunch of acne now too, just teeny tiny ones. In natural lighting you can see much more texture than these bumps.

Ps. I have remnants of henna freckles on my temples so the brown spots are not applicable lol

I’ve had a spot next to my hairline for a while. It has bothered me but I always thought it was acne. Now i keep looking and it doesn’t seem right, is there anything I can do?

I’ve had a subscision and two rounds of microneedling last year and I’ve noticed no change. I’m so insecure about this one nasty scar and I really struggle to cover it up. Can anyone recommend any advice? Any makeup products or treatment?? It’s on my left cheek and is highly visible. It’s very indented because I picked my face a lot in my teen years and this one scarred very badly. I’m now 24 so I’ve had it all this time and I’m so insecure. There’s a few others surrounding it but they’re hardly noticeable compared to this beast. It’s the only thing I see everytime I look at my face :(

I feel like I have tried everything. For reference I have very sensitive skin, I can’t use anything with aloe or with SA. I tried tret 0.025 wich helped but not by much. I stopped because I have cyclic and very product irritated acne around my mouth, Bp breaks me out and makes inflammation worse. I’ve resulted to doing literally nothing, water only. It honestly hasn’t gotten much worse since stopping tret but the texture is much worse. I also tried azaelic acid. The thing is when I stopped everything my acne around my mouth has gotten almost totally better and my post inflammatory marks have faded. I’m tired of tret irritation sun sensitivity and my skin just never felt good on it. What can I do from here? I’m willing to take it slow but what order do I start adding back in to help, or what will help this. The photo that looks better was with azaelic acid and tret but I’m feeling tired of the irritation as well. Is there any middle ground? Or am I entirely approaching this wrong. Any advice helps.