Hey. A 20 year old man (boy) here. I've had my acne problems through the years, but have managed to avoid any scars. Maybe one and a half a year ago I had some blackheads on my nose (specifically on my nasal bridge) that pissed me off. Having squeezed all kinds of pimples elsewhere in my face before without causing any visible damage to my skin, using my nails, I didn't mind using my nails on these blackheads. So I did, noticed my skin turnt very red, but was sure it would turn normal again the next morning with some moisturizer on. And it did. So through the following weeks I repeated this "treatment", thinking my skin would benefit from it. And in my stupid head it seemed like it did. After maybe the fourth or fifth or sixth time of squeezing, I noticed my skin was pretty red the next day. And days. And weeks. In the beginning, I thought my nose would heal, so I didn't really think much about it. Well, it didn't really heal, after a few months I realized that I had f***** up. My entire nose had turned into a big red scar. I started buying creams to fix it, tried each cream for weeks and months.

Well, long story short, here i am today, 16 months later, with a nose just as red as it was at the day of my realization. It's red, shiny, and won't improve. You can clearly see the scar tissue covering it. This is not rosacea or any other condition, just a consequence of an impatient teenager's wish to have normal skin. It's simply a big red scar covering my entire nasal bridge. I eat healthy, I live healthy and I almost never drink alcohol. I could literally have played as Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer. I am desperate. I am depressed. I've stopped living. I can't even look my own brother in the eyes. I am avoiding people and prefer to be alone. I am so embarassed. I've kind of given up everything.

So this desperate little post is basically a cry for help, whatever it might be. I'm so lost. Is there any wonder cream, treatment, or whatever that could help, I would be forever grateful. I don't need any psychological guidance, I need something specific that can improve this red scar. Just any tip or trick. I just need some hope (yeah I know I sound dramatic). Thank you for reading this and taking your time, it means everything to me. Really. V