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[marissa8161]

Hello!

Well, I'm actually extremely happy at the moment. After the worst 3 months of my life... I think this horrible breakout might be OVER! I don't want to jinx myself, but over the past 3 weeks I've been getting less and less zits... and I've actually have had NONE on my face for 3 days now! It feels AMAZING. I'm just giddy.

But now I have a NEW problem. Even though I have no zits... my face still looks like a wreck. I have so many marks EVERYWHERE on my face...

I've NEVER had acne before (before my massive breakout in August, I'd had crystal-clear skin). I'm a complete newbie to all this... I don't know the difference between scars or "hyper-pigmentation" anything.

Can somebody look and help me out?

What kind of marks do I have? How long will it take for them to go away? Will they go away on their own, or do I need to do some sort of treatment?

Well, here are the photos... geez, its just hard to imagine that just 3 short months ago, my skin was absolutely flawless... and now it looks like this... and these photos are actually very kind; in real life, it looks worse...

[Krov]

It looks like PIH which will resolve itself over time, anywhere from a few weeks to a year. You can do a search on the forums for how to treat it if you don't want to wait.

[helpmeout96]

It looks like scars from squeezing and being irritated, have you tried tea tree oil? that helps scarring, also citrus juice, use as a face mask and within a couple of weeks they should begin to clear. I also have a light called LMS, it's expensive but well worth the money! it treats scarring and makes spots go away quicker by getting your skin cells working and re-gennerating quicker, try it out!