I want to hug my dermatologist!

DAY 13:

The flat red bumps that are on the left side of my face (always the worst side) had a few heads this morning, so I gently popped them. Another thing that I have noticed on the Differin is that whiteheads are really READY to be popped because I only have to squeeze gently for them to release. Otherwise, the two that were active on my right cheek are not active anymore. Overall, my skin seems more red today, but it appears that everything is healing okay. I went out last night and drank/ate entirely too much, so maybe that can account for some of the redness? Anyway, I'm feeling optimistic.

Retin A/Tazorac log

*moderator edit*
I posted on this message board a few years ago, singing praises of the Clear Skin Regimen, but it stopped working for me (See my signature for more details.). I started on YAZ a few months ago to combat my ever-worsening moderate acne, but it hasn't seemed to do much, except lessen the frequency of breakouts but not the INTENSITY of them. *moderator edit* I will keep this thread updated as I see changes, but what I'm really hoping for is to forget about this website, like I did before when my skin cleared, and I didn't even have THINK about acne anymore. Comments are welcome! Thanks!

P.S. The first picture is from 6/18/09 *moderator edit* and the second picture is from today, 6/24/09.

Has the regimen stopped working for me?

Hi, everyone. I have been using the DKR since July of 2006 and experienced almost an entire year of acne-free skin. I admit to being lazy here and there (at night) during that year, but no major breakouts ever happened. Then, suddenly, around June of 2007, I started to get pimples again. I thought, "Uh oh, okay, I've learned my lesson: no more being lazy ever." So I haven't missed a step since, but I'm still breaking out. The breakouts are not as bad or as frequent as before I started the regimen, but I'm wondering, after three months of being completely faithful to the regimen, why I'm breaking out at all. Right now, I have a cluster on the bottom right half of my face that includes two large white heads and an even larger cyst (which is red, painful, and without a head). Can anyone help? Any advice would be very appreciated. I feel like this is contributing to me sliding into a depression and not wanting to leave my apartment, and I can't let that happen. Thank you for reading.