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Acne and ethnic skin
I’m doin’ a bunch of research on acne and ethnic skin–which basically includes everyone in the world. But still, there are differences in skin depending on where your ancestors are from. Most notably are the red spots or dark spots that are left behind after active acne lesions heal. These red spots or dark spots are called post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
December 30th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
“Help educate these doctors.” Right on Dan! About time someone did.
December 30th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
This is an aspect of acne treatment that I hadn’t even considered - you are the man, Dan, for thinking of covering ALL the bases!
December 30th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
The biggest problem in medical research and education today is that there is no focus on doing comparison studies of different treatment options to see what works better. Medical Doctors use what pharm. sales person markets to them and so they don’t really know as to what option is better.
December 30th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Yeah, I’m mixed with a lot of things White, Black, and Indian. I noticed that my remarks and brown spots do last a long time, and are a lot more noticeable on my skin. They eventually fade, but because my skin is light (I would say caramel colored) they tend to last a lot longer for some reason. So annoying!!!
December 31st, 2008 at 12:36 am
omg thank you dan this is what i am suffering with now. My acne is finally gone, thank god!but now i have the marks all over my head so many i just want an even skin tone not a bunch of brown marks. If you have any suggestions to get rid of the brown marks it would be wonderful!
December 31st, 2008 at 5:57 am
Keep it going Dan =) Good job ^^
December 31st, 2008 at 12:26 pm
In my opinion the best way to get rid of spots is to stay on the regimen and at the same time use a fresh microdermabration towel. You can gently rub off any excess dry skin which helps control dry flakes and at the same time lightens your dark spots. They wont dissapear right away, but it deffinately sped up the process for me by at least double. I do not recomend this for people with moderate to severe acne, but it worked wonders for me and I have mild to moderate acne. As a male what I do is shave first (or for girls just wet your skin to the point where the top layer has been weakened, after a shower is perfect) and what I have noticed is a layer of wet flakes covering my face. I gently rub them away so as not to cause irritation and then I start the regimen. It seems like the BP can penetrate my skin easier without that layer of flakes and really get deep down to the source to oxygenate my skin.
January 1st, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Glasses are a great look for you.
January 3rd, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Hey thanks Dan. I’ve been trying to get rid of my acne blemishes for about 5 years now, and I’ve been unsuccessful. I hoping to get a chemical peel, but it seems like I have to get a doctor’s approval first. Anyway, I’d be happy to tell you how my procedure’s going and help with your research. I know a lot of girls that slather on make-up to hide scaring, I’m one of them. I’d like to help get their confidence back.
January 11th, 2009 at 8:54 am
Does AHA help with this?
November 16th, 2009 at 11:19 am
Hey Dan I think its great ur trying to help everyone stuggling with acne , I was wondering where the researches are now? Have you found the mystery beyong all this and what coudl finaly make those freaking brown spots not appear??? than you soooooooo much