It depends on how you feel about your skin at this point. For me when I was at my lowest of the low I went to a dermatologist and was put on a topical and antibiotics and I got worse before I got better. You have to take everything with a grain of salt, you won't know if what they offer will work for you or if it will take months to see any result. Usually if you get on any oral treatment there will be an IB (initial breakout).

you won't get a miracle cure, most likely. There is no miracle cure. If you find something that works you will have to keep up with it, let's be real - and down the line it may stop working. Skin care is weird.

If you do go in I really hope something works for you and you end up with a result you're happy with.

I started to break out at 16 it wasnt bad just a normal spot here and there butWhen I was 17 I started to break out bad I had mild to moderate acne and I always used over the counter products but it never consistently kept my skin clear, I waited until I was 19 to finally set up an appointment with a dermatologist he prescribed me clindamycin and Bp and that cleared up very good the only regret I had was waiting that long to get help for my skin because I was left with moderate scarring. I would say go see a derm in my opinion they will help you.

Sounds like you have acne prone skin like I do so you will most likely have to be on some type of acne fighting routine until your hormones change which for some people does not happen until late in life if ever. Since you are female one thing you can try which I can't is anti androgen medications and birth control which can reduce your hormones impact on your skin/oil glands and in turn reduce acne. I'm not a girl but I think I would be interested in giving that a shot if I were you. From personal experience the best thing that has worked for me is to use a benzoyl peroxide/antibiotic topical gel combo. There are a lot of options but I would suggest 5% BP 1.2% clindamycin (Duac is the name brand but there is also a generic) but if that is too drying they make a 2.5% BP 1.2% clindamycin called Acanya. I would suggest in the morning just using a gentle cleanser followed by a light oil free moisturizer in any spots you get dryness. I really think it is important to use the smallest amount of moisturizer you can get away with. Just my personal opinion but I know I am guilty of occasionally feeling like more is better but it's not. That's it for the morning and then at night I would cleanse, wait 10-15 minutes then use the BP/clindamycin then wait 20-30 minutes and use a small amount of moisturizer over top to help reduce the drying effect of the BP. Retinoids (Differin, Tazorac, Tretinoin) are the thing you have to be careful with as they often will make your skin worse and then sometimes it will get better (but not always). Dermatologists are all trained very similarly so they will almost always recommend you use a retinoid on your first visit but it's up to you so don't let them dictate what you should use. If you do want to try using a retinoid make sure to wait 30 minutes after washing your face before using it and only use a very very small amount. You can also use it over top of a moisturizer and ease into it using it 2 days a week then 3 then 4 etc.I would advice trying it out on a small area of your face for a month or even 2 to see what the reaction is in case you do have a bad reaction. As far as the Derm visit goes my experience is they will not spend a lot of time with you and will want to quickly write you a prescription and get on to their next appointment. Ask a lot of questions as far as why they are recomending what they do, if thereare other similar products why they think that one is best, specifically how each product should be used, what other options are available, what you should expect as far as a timeline and any negative side effects etc. Good luck.