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[emg13]

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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.

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[emg13]

Sometimes I get a swollen lump under my chin, which I just researched online because I currently have one, and I think it's a swollen lymph node...and I was very surprised (and relieved) to see that many people experience this when they have cystic acne. So I will be mentioning this to my dermatologist on Monday. I have to admit that this all can be a little scary.

[emg13]

I haven't updated in a long time for lots of reasons, but this is the main one:

I finally went to a dermatologist for the first time in my life *moderator edit*, and since being on Bactrim, a steroid, and Benzaclin, my skin has cleared up about 80% of the way. I went to see her again today, and she has suggested that I begin to use both Tazorac and Retin-A, alternating every other evening, while using the Benzaclin as a spot treatment. I only have one week of Bactrim left, and it has really worked wonders for my skin, so I hope that I will continue progressing even after I stop using it. I'll post pictures as soon as I'm all cleared up...or I could be back crying, if the topicals don't work. Anyway, thanks for reading.

P.S. My doctor actually laughed at my use of Differin because she said that my acne was much too severe for it to work, even though it was impacting the surface of my skin. The real problems lie underneath, and now that I understand that, I can begin to understand how to heal.

[Wynne]

I have moved three posts from your old log to this one; this can become your new log. I'm glad you 'fessed up to your derm so she could help you appropriately. I wish you great success with your new regimen.

Please read the following post on how topical retinoids work and why patience and perseverance is required when using topical retinoids: http://www.acne.org/messageboard/Info-reti...ial-t98395.html