r/acne

Goin off to uni next year and I cannot be looking like this.. zero internships for me since first impressions are everything. My dermatologist just kicks me out in 10 mins and pops a few pimples like dawg wtf r u doin? Nothing he does ever helped me for 3 yrs. Btw he got some files on him abt touching his patients sexually.. why do I have to be stuck with this chud??

Pls before you say “JUST TRUST YOUR DOCTOR” please search up “Dr Rodion Kunynetz”…

I'm not an expert so I'll just copy and paste my prescriptions:
- Adapa/benz Pero 0.1/2.5% (SANDOZ-ADAPALEN/BENZ)
- Clindamycin/­b­e­n­z­o­y­l 1/5% (TARO-CLINDAM/BENZOYL)
- Trifarotene 50mcg/g (AKLIEF)
- Dapsone 5% (ACZONE)
- Tazarotene 0.045% (ARAZLO)
- Doxycycline 100mg (APO-DOXY)
- Clindamyc/ad­a­p­a­/­b­e­n­z­o­y­l (CABTREO)

IM 18M

AND THESE ARE THE ACNE ON MY FACE AND IT IS KINDA IRRITATING WHAT SHOULD I DO

CONSULT A DERMAT? OR JUST LET IT HAPPEN.

OR MAYBE ARE THESE JUST HORMONAL AND GO AWAY SOON AFTER???

What products and skincare routine should I use to get rid of my acne and even out my skin tone?

Help a guy out

I’ve had bad acne for years now (I’m 21). In 2024, it started to clear up (I only had a few pimples) but not long after I started taking HRT (I take testosterone) and it didn’t take long for my acne to come back and get really bad. I also started getting bad body acne which I didn’t have before. A few months ago, I started shaving (I use a razor for sensitive skin) and I started getting really bad acne on my jaw and my neck. 2-3 months ago it was looking like it was getting better and then a few weeks ago it started getting bad again (I think it’s because I started eating chocolate…) It hurts and I can’t stop touching my pimples with my fingers (it’s a bad habit I’ve had for years)

I wash my face twice a day (I use a Cerave cleaner in the morning and a Cetaphil cleaner when I shower in the evening) and use these products in the last pic I added. I also wash my body with normal soap and then Cetaphil and then a benzoyl peroxide cleaner everytime I shower. I’ve been waiting to see a dermatologist for a year now but I think I’m gonna have to go to a private clinic.

What more can I do to help it get better?

I’ll be 42 on Friday, am perimenopausal, and am thinking of trying spiro. I get these hormonal (sometimes painful cystic) flare ups around my cycle, sometimes during, and I’m just over it. I use tazarotene (similar to tret) at night, azelaic acid during the day, dapsone for inflammation as needed, and of course moisturizer and spf daily.

I’ve been avoiding spiro because 1) I was previously trying to conceive and 2) I heard it can have side effects. I take meds for diabetes (very well controlled) and statins for hereditary high cholesterol—not sure if those conditions will affect it in any way. I heard it can throw your cycle off too.

If you’re a middle aged woman, how did your skin and body react to spiro? Any side effects? Advice appreciated before I see my dermatologist next week and make a decision. Thanks!

Helloooo everyone!
I tend to have pretty clear skin and I just randomly started breaking out. I use a prescribed sulfur wash from my derm and azaleic acid but I took a shower a couple days ago and used a laroche posay face wash that my mom had in the shower. That’s the only thing I can think of that I did differently. Does anybody know what I should do to help it? Also please do not come for me I know this isn’t considered bad for some people but I never break out so just looking for some answers

This acne and scars have been driving me crazy. Please what is the fastest possible way to treat them and regain my normal skin??(they’re only on my cheeks and chin)

I’m 27f. Over the last few months my face has gone psycho. Mainly the left side but some on the right side.
I’ve tried Gold bar dial (worked okay, still had breakouts)
And Panoxyl (made it worse)
I’m lost on what to do.

I’ve had acne since I was 12 and tried just about everything. I did a course of Accutane but my acne came back about a year ago.

Tretinoin didn’t work for me, and I think I’m at the best possible routine with benzoyl peroxide and azelaic acid.

No matter what I do, there is persistent pinkness across my nose and cheeks. I wear a generous layer of SPF 46, I reapply, I moisturize, and I use azelaic acid. Even when I had post-Accutane clear skin, it was pinkish. Is this just something I should accept?

It’s usually not as bad as this photo, maybe 50% as bad as the photo. I took this pic after a hot shower so it looks a little more irritated.

I have oily and acne prone skin and I'm currently dealing with painful, deep inflammatory acne along my jawline and upper neck for the past week. As crazy as this might sound, I've been taking care of my health and diet the entire time, eating whole foods, avoiding fast food, lactose based foods and some specific foods like bananas or peanuts and bread (carb consumption regulation basically). And I've also followed this routine daily with the following products for the last 2 months: every morning ​I wash my face with La Roche-Posay Effaclar Purifying Foaming Gel Cleanser, and apply some Eucerin Sunscreen SPF 50 every 2 - 3 hours until the end of the day. Since I didn't wash my face at nights, I might suspect that this happened because of product build up. I also go for a run in the morning aiming to sweat at least and wash my face right after at least 3 times per week and drink at least 0.26 gallos of water (or 2.5 L) every day.

The thing is that for some reason this breakup happened while following that routine and keeping my diet neat. It's so frustrating and painful, plus its starting to affect my mood and productivity negatively.

Any active treatments for my condigion?

I don’t know what I can do to fix my skin, I tried exfoliating and so many things. I feel so disgusting and I really don’t know what’s the cause of this

I had these tiny bumps all over my forehead. I started using 2% salicylic acid and now they are inflamed. How do I clear up my forehead.

My back has been my biggest skincare blind spot for YEARS. During a really bad period with my mental health, my hygiene wasn’t great which=back pimples and I got into a habit of picking at bumps on my back as a coping mechanism. Now I’m left with really dark brown marks that have been there for as long as I can remember.
I’ve only recently started using The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% on my back (literally a few days ago), so obviously I haven’t seen results yet, but I’m desperate to fade these because they’ve seriously affected my confidence.
If you’ve dealt with stubborn back hyperpigmentation/post-acne marks, what actually worked for you and how long did it take? Is glycolic acid worth sticking with, or is there something better?
I really don’t want to go crazy with 10 different products and make it worse, especially since i’m brown so the spots would get even more ridiculously dark. (P.S the photograph is being generous, The spots are darker in real life)