I am 19 this year.4 years ago i've been prescribed stieva-a cream 1% for my severe acne,since then i've been using it every night without fail.In the process of the 4 years,i cut down to 0.05% and currently i am using clindoxyl gel in the day and stieva a 0.05% in the night.
Recently,i felt like my skin is getting better but it is always red and peeling,hence i decided to cut down to applying my stieva a every other night instead of every night.I am not using any other products on my skin,not even moisturizer as my dermatologist said that my skin is too oily.My skin has definitely improved over the years,but after 4 years of using it,i'm starting doubt it because of how red i look all the time and i feel like i should stop using this treatment due to the irritation it is causing me.I am really confused,please do give me some advice,thank you.
I would be very careful coming off the topical. Most times with cases of severe acne as soon as one stops the topicals the acne starts to come back. If you are dry and red you need to use moisturizer everyone should even for oily skin try any product from cetaphil they are oil and fragrance free non comedogenic dermatologist recommended it's awesome