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asburypark101

Member Since 30 Sep 2009
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In Topic: What Can I Do For This Red Spot?

15 May 2013 - 08:02 PM

A thick creme moisturizer will help bring down the redness. The redness means it is in the healing process. 


In Topic: Is Retin-A More Powerful Than B.p

24 March 2013 - 12:47 AM

Acne is caused by three things 1) overabundance of P.Acne on face 2) Abnormal shedding of skin 3) Overactive sebaceous gland activity on face.  BP and Retin-A are two different medications that do DIFFERENT things. BP kills the P.Acnes on your skin and Retin-A corrects the abnormal shedding of the skin cells. Only Accutane can reduce the sebaceous gland activity. So in theory if you use BP in the day time to destroy the P.Acnes and Retin-A at night to correct the skin shedding, you should have clearer skin.  


In Topic: Have Had These Red Marks For Years...

19 March 2013 - 07:19 PM

Because you have had these marks for so long, I would recommend V-beam laser. I had it done and the results were great for me. If you do decide on V-beam laser, I recommend going to a dermatologists office to have it done and not a beauty spa. 


In Topic: *urgent* Need Help/opinion

15 March 2013 - 02:07 AM

Ok so I've been on accutane for 4 months now, and around the 3 month mark I had a red rash that appeared in circle-ish area's on the backs of my knees (both legs), I was able to treat it with hydrocortisone cream and aqueous cream, and they seem to have faded, however now I am getting a similar thing on my groin/thigh area, and it's happening on both legs around the exact same place... On my right thigh I have got a completely circular red ring with pinkish inflamation in the middle (also in the middle the skin gets dry and peely), it's also slightly raised... Anyway a picture says a thousand words.

 

Sorry for the lighting and quality of the picture, I only had my laptop... I also apologize for those who may not particularly want to look at my groin area lol, but I tried my best to cover it up.

 

EDIT: I should also mention, if it helps, that I am 21, Male (obviously), and not currently sexually active, so there's no way it could be a sexual disease, last time I had sex was 3 years ago (TMI, sorry, but facts are facts, and they help biggrin.png)

 

It could be many things (e.g. dermatitis, fungus, irritation, psoriasis, etc...) I would recommend going to your dermatologist and getting it checked out to be sure because I can only guess what it is from a picture. 


In Topic: What To Put On Cyst/pimple After It Popped And Bleeding?

15 February 2013 - 01:09 AM

Polysporin (Neosporin sometimes causes an allergic dermatitis to the face, so it is not recommended) is a good treatment, but it cant be used too often. I personally use a cream called Sudocrem (you can check out the reviews here on Acne.org) and it works really well. Also sulfur works well before the cyst pops, but I have never personally tried it.