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Treating Spots

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(@leeman44)

Posted : 03/19/2014 8:39 am

Hi All, i know I've posted on here about scarring but just wanted some advice from you all, in the photo below you can see the active spot i have, and when it has been popped or whatever it seems to indent?

 

Is this normal? What can i do at the spot stage to stop it indenting in my skin? post-374044-0-36631600-1395236337_thumb.

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(@shelbyville)

Posted : 03/19/2014 9:28 am

 

Have you tried toothpaste?

Sometimes I get a pimple in my jawline and in its early stage you can see it, it just hurts. I dab toothpaste, clyndamicin, benzyl peroxide... everything but in the best case scenario it only delays its development. This also happens to you?

 

About the indents, i cant see anything

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(@leadingforce)

Posted : 03/19/2014 11:08 am

do not apply toothpaste , it has too much chemicals

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(@leeman44)

Posted : 03/19/2014 11:53 am

Do these remodel?

They just seem to be going inwards around the edge of the spot?

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(@leadingforce)

Posted : 03/19/2014 1:34 pm

if its fresh it might remodel and that takes about 3 - 6 months

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(@sdpinkas)

Posted : 03/19/2014 2:46 pm

If you are talking about the actual scar of the acne mark, you need to either wait for the hyper pigmentation to fade, or you can use an exfoliator. A physical exfoliant, like a scrub, will cause irritation, which will lead to acne. However, a chemical exfoliant, like AHA or glycolic acid, is great at gently exfoliating the skin and fading that dark mark/scarring.

As for the "indentations" in your skin from deep cystic acne, you can prevent those by not touching your face. You probably hear this all the time, but picking and popping deep cystic acne WILL DAMAGE your skin and cause "holes".

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(@blahblahblahblahz)

Posted : 03/19/2014 11:36 pm

If you are continually getting cysts, what I used to do was go to my dermatologist and have them inject a very diluted shot of cortisone, usually at a concentration of 2.5 mg/ml. That is enough to flatten and get rid of the inflammation. By aborting the duration of the inflammation, you can significantly reduce the possibility and severity of scarring. Be aware though that sometimes you may get some atrophy from the cortisone, but it does fill up over many months if that happens.

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(@leeman44)

Posted : 03/20/2014 6:41 am

Thanks All, this is what it looks like today.. Any advice whats happening here?post-374044-0-51081000-1395315683_thumb.post-374044-0-77624300-1395315692_thumb.

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