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[Gumdrop1111]

8 years... I'm 20 now, and it's at it's worst now.

[UFOrescue]

I turned 20 last week so this'll be my 8 year of acne. I don't really know when it has been at its worst. Yesterday I noticed a big (still flat) and extremly painful bump on my forehead which I suspect is a beginning of a cyst. I usually don't get cysts on my face, so it was a really pleasant surprise. I hope I'm growing a horn instead of cyst...

[loyaltydeath]

Hmm i had a pimple here and there when i was about 17-18 due to my love of eating fried food and my lack of hygiene i think for my face. But i started getting acne last year when i was 20 so i guess just a little less than a year.

[366490]

6 years for me.

[Leonardo790]

how many years have u had acne and when was it the worst

I started getting it when I was about 11, going on 12. I'm turning 17 in a few months, but its slowly going away.

I had it worst ... um, when I was about 13-14-15 ... god, my face was horrible. The only consolation was the fact that nobody ever brought it up for such a long time. Seriously. My friends never made comments, nobody really ever mentioned it to my face, (except one comment in grade 7 which I've never forgotten). It makes me appreciate my mates even more. I was the only one cringing looking back at photos of myself really.

[hearts will hold.]

Ten years

It started when I was 12.. I'm 22 now.

[hitman87]

Few more months and i can celebrate the 10 year anniversary of my acne!

Started when I got 12, really just a few days after my birthday...

[wapak]

I suffered for 6 years. Well, it was just recently that I got it down the drain!

[alternativista]

I had acne for 30 years.

[Siava]

I had it for 12 years. Late 2007 was the worst because I quit taking birth control and antibiotics. Major explosion of cysts.

[T.J.]

I'm curious as to how many people who've posted so far started applying different topicals and whatnot to their faces soon after they began getting acne. And how many simply continued their same routines as always. Some people think that the use of topicals just prolongs the acne cycle. Seems like most people here have been dealing with it much longer than I ever anticipated. I just wonder how many people here DIDN'T apply anything to their face and simply continued on with a simple face wash of soap and water.

Anybody?

[GoldenRatio]

I've had acne since I was 11 and I'm about to turn 27. What's worse is that most of it's not acne to begin with. I've had folliculitis for at least 15 years and not one of the stupid dermatologists I went to ever thought about this!

[maryland_24]

14 years! it was really bad when I was 14 until I turn about 22. Now I'm 26 and with medication is ok but still get couple of really bad days. Acne sucks big time!


I wanted to add something to the question. What is the worst thing that you put in your face before you knew better? I ask this because back when I was younger I would put anything that people would tell me, now I research everything a lot!

Worst thing for me I guess:

Noxema with sugar I was supposed to rub it on my face lol my face was so red and of course worse. Also I put alcohol!

[databased]

Put me down for 30 years!

Some people think that the use of topicals just prolongs the acne cycle.

Not me. They were pretty much irrelevant in my case, or rather, just another thing to form random accidental correlations with. So, if I tried Brand X of BP during a time things were trending better, I would use it religiously -- until things went bad often enough to prove it was irrelevant.

At this point, I can produce or eliminate acne on my body within about a 48-hour period and never put a thing on my skin, so I'm pretty sure topicals are just irrelevant to my particular acne.

[PrettyKitty19]

I've had it for 3 and a half years...I look better without makeup but I'm self conscious about the red marks. Make up justs drys out my skin and makes it look flaky....I'm currently trying to use all natural things and eat the right way. Today is my last day of freedom Tommorow I start a new life if it doesn't get rid of my acne well that at least I'll be healthier and hopefully happier.
I don't know when it has been worst maybe it was last year and this year because it seems out of control. Where I used to only get it on my cheeks occasionally, I started to get it on my forehead, than on my chin, and sometimes on my nose. It sucks ass to have acne and then look around at other people who have perfect skin complain about a stupid mole or getting sun burned. I know I don't have it as bad as some people but it still angers me when people with one pimple think they have acne! Well anywho I hope you all win you're long or short battles with acne...I wish you all the best of luck.

[Arley23]

Since I was 12 years old so thats 4 years of acne for me.

[Aldora]

I had it since I was 11 it started just on the chin then ALL OVER! Although lately on the chin where I first started acne in the last month I have no acne on my chin. My cheeks arent as bad either lately and I'm 15. Definetly 15 was my worst year but suddenly I dont know its getting better? I praying to god its just hormonal...if it isn't I swear I'll get some accutane I can't take it much longer. Do you know what it feels like to be the only person in all of school to wear cover-up?

[Andy Gray]

11 very long years, though thankfully it is showing signs of improvement. The most severe time was around the ages of 12-15 where my acne went from moderate to severe, 3 years of my life were spent ingesting antibiotics that did absolutely nothing and the Dr's were too retarded to prescribe Accutane until I was 16.

[LittleL]

Mild acne from age 12-18. Severe acne from age 18-now (I'm almost 21).