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[Jack7]

Can someone please give me tips/advice for dealing with scarring acne? I am a 15 year old teenage boy with acne troubles for 4 years now. As summer is approaching, the pool parties start to accumulate, as do the scars on my back and chest. I've missed some parties already purposely because I can't bear to be embarrassed about my scars. It's been the one and only thing causing me stress and even a small portion of the year of depression. I get crap from kids everyday at school, and that only makes things worse. I want out with my friends at pool parties, but even my nicest of friends shuddered when they saw my back and chest. The worst part, is was 3x worse 12 weeks ago. Well, I guess that's actually good, but I have much more to go until it will be gone.

So instead of continuing to ramble on about my stressful and depressed life caused by my irritated and inflamed scarring acne, I'm just going to ask how other people have dealt with this exact problem, or even similar problems too.

- Has your social life suffered like mine, and how did you deal with it?
- Any advice for a kid looking at years to come with similar problems?
- The dermatologist's prescriptions are okay, but what about addition home remedies?

Please, any helpful advice or tips would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to spend anymore lonely nights at home depressed over my skin.

[AKL]

Moved to the back/body/neck acne forum. I think (hope) you'll get more replies there.