Rafiki3

Here is my plan. I have lots of red bright marks on my cheeks and I can't take it any longer. They look horrible. I also have several indents by my temples on both sides and there is redness in them. I have been reading up on apple cider vinegar over the last few hours. I just have a couple questions:

 

I half asian skin prone to scarring/marks. I have lots of oil on my t-zone and nose, forehead is FULL of clogged pores too. I can almost see it coming out of my blackheads on my nose.

 

Will the ACV help get rid of nose blackheads? And how will it do this if so. Will they just eventually fall out on their own or do I need to scrub a bit once I start seeing them come out?

 

Does ACV help indented scars? Some posts I read said it did.

 

I am going to dilute it 50/50 with water. I already bought Braggs ACV. Do I need to refrigerate it? I was going to mix a bowl and store it. Refrigerate or not?

 

I am going to apply it after I cleanse. I am currently not using any products at all except Cetaphil cleanser and sunscreen moisturizer. I was on retin A but stopped after seeing no improvement for several months. So I am ready to try this new thing that seems like it can help.

 

After I apply it with a cotton pad, I will let it dry. Can I put my sunscreen on afterwards? And does the apple cider vinegar cause any sun sensitivity at all?

 

Please help I would greatly appreciate responses. I am hopeful for this and just really want to clarify my questions before I start. I am praying this will improve my redness and be an answer for me. I'm having a hard time emotionally cause of my appearance currently. God bless

I apologize if this is the wrong thread and for writing such a long post. I just can't take this anymore. I first started getting acne 4 years ago towards the end of sophomore year in high school. Now I am in my 2nd year of university and I've missed out on so much of my life because of acne - mainly the red spots/scars that it has left me with.

I've ALWAYS had and gotten these horrible red marks and spots. I've been to a dermatologist 3 times and it's NEVER helped me really. I have been on tretinoin and BP along with pills before. Perhaps it's helped control my breakouts but I still seem to ALWAYS get a whitehead of something on a cheek and then that just ruins my whole day because I KNOW that whenever it goes away it will leave a discolored ugly mark. I believe BP is NOT good for me because I have heard it marks redness stay longer and is not good for spots. I suppose I still get a bit of active acne but it just feels like everything turns into a spot or whatever they are.

I truly do not even know where a lot of these little ugly red spots came from. I don't recall having acne in those spots. It's so weird, but I must have. These are honestly worse than acne to me because I'm stuck with them day in and day out. Maybe some I had originally 3 years ago have faded I really don't know. But it seems like none are ever improving and they will never go away. I also see from some pictures I have indents. Those are scars right? I am stuck with those? When I feel my face its basically smooth, but after taking these pictures, I see I have a lot that are 'in' my skin. That makes me even more depressed. As you can see it looks absolutely disgusting. Under certain lighting it's even worse. These bright red spots on my face seem permanent and I can't take it anymore. I'm absolutely sick of it. It ruins my face on both side of my cheeks and jaw and even under my jaw a bit. I have lived a boring alone life for the last 4 years because of this. I stay inside all the time and can't be a normal university student.

I'm going to be halfway through university soon and I look like an ugly teenager still in high school with acne. Everyone else looks like an adult, with smooth beautiful skin and all the other men have typical skin, nice scruff or a bit of roughness to their skin with no acne problems. Why can't I just be like that? What did I do to deserve this. I honestly dread waking up some days. In high school I always prayed this would be gone by university so I could be a new person. It's funny, I had some friends who had acne too, maybe not the red spots like mine but they had problems. Now I see them on Facebook and they are completely clear and enjoying university life...

I haven't shaved in 2 years because I am scared to go over my horrible skin and red spots. Plus when I did use to shave regardless of what I do I would always get some whiteheads afterwards which would turn into more discolored skin. I've been trimming my hair, not that it matters becuase my facial hair isn't normal. It grows in patches and scraggly, hard to describe but that's not the main point of this.

For the ones that are indented, is the color in them ever going to go away? I have seen people with indents from acne but it's not red, they're the same color as the person's skin. Why are mine different? I'm EXTREMELY depressed and I just want some solid advice. Are the red spots and these all of my marks scars, PIH, roscaea, or what? It seems like they will NEVER go away. I know my skin will never be nice like everyone elses. I just want to have a somewhat normal, enjoyable life already and I can't have any confidence until I can look a LITTLE better. I can NEVER be up close with someone so therefore my social skills suck because I hate having conversations while I see people examine my face with their eyes. Plus I will never have a girlfriend when I look like this. I just want to know what to do. Nothing seems to help. As of lately I have broken out bad because of stressing over university work and the fact I look so disgusting. And the acne i got from the stress has probably led to more of these ugly spots and discolored marks. It's like I'm trapped...

I need to know what this all is and what to do. I'm completely desperate at this point. Overall my life has been miserable for the past 4 years. Every single day I have lived I have thought about my disgusting face for a good portion of the day and I hate the person I've become because of this. I want to change in the next year and enjoy life and I need to get this all figured out and fixed for good so I can't get a bit of confidence back. These pictures don't do the marks justice. They look worse sometimes, and I didn't get my full cheeks which may have missed some other spots I have.

If I could just get rid of these horrible bright red spots and discolored marks I could live a somewhat normal happy life. What do I have and what do I need to do?

PLEASE HELP

So I'm looking into several different laser treatments (v beam, laser genesiis) to just reduce the appearance of redmarks/scars and hopefully make some of them go away.

I just wanted to know, lasers do work for red marks and acne scars correct? I think I have both and I also have some spots that are more brown then red too.

Will lasers help most likely? It's a ton of money, I hope to see SOME decent results.

Sorry for such a simple question, just confused.

Are red marks and hyperpigmentation different or synonymous?

Also, how can I tell if I have red marks or scars and what are the differences? Is the only difference the red marks will "eventually" fade on their own, and scars won't?

I'm paranoid I have both red marks and scars, this sucks. I'm only a teenager. Male.

I can post pics if needed but is there anyone I can tell on my own? I have lots of marks that are red and some dark spots which looks horrible.

Lastly, is treating dark spots, red marks, and scars all the same or what treatments correspond to which ones? I think I have some of each of them which really makes me depressed but I'm not even for sure.

What are some natural things I can try to reduce appearance. I don't want anything harsh like peels. I read so many reviews of creams on acne.org but it seems there is always a handful of people saying "this product broke me out" "made marks/scars WORSE" so I don't know what to believe when almost EVERY product reviewed on here has negative reviews AND positive reviews you know? I feel like I'm stuck.

I just don't know what to try because I don't want to do further damage. Please help me?

My red marks are REALLY bright and look horrible in certain lighting. I was in a public restroom and was really digusted by my face. My house is darker so I usually don't notice. I just want something to help REDUCE their appearance. I realize I'll have to live with them for a while.

I stumbled upon reading about the Aveeno Clear Complexion Moisturizer. It states it improves blemishes, evens out complexion etc and apparently has soy naturals or something in it. It's gotten good reviews, do you think this could help with red marks? Or has it for anyone?

I really need something natural that will just help me REDUCE the redness and brightness of my marks. So any product suggestions that will not cause breakouts or any problems please post. Or will this moisturizer work too?

I just want my face to look more even. I hate my marks but I just want them to be less red at least or something. I don't know, it just sucks