Has anyone ever tried the tanning bed to get rid of cystic acne? I'm just wondering if it works, even if it's just temporary. I only have cystic acne on my chin, the rest of my face is beautifully clear..and I know tanning is bad and all that, ya anit gotta go through the trouble of lecturing about it.
I came across an article yesterday, which of course I can't find, but it's something along the lines of it's only a temporary fix. I believe it stated it will dry out the skin but will in turn cause over production of sebum which will lead back to acne.
I know a woman who's been tanning for years thinking it helps her acne but her face still looks terrible it's just tan which maybe makes her feel better about her self and hide some scarring.
Tanning/any sun exposure will temporarily clear your skin but like the previous poster said, the sebum production will go back to normal or could get even worse after it dries your skin out. oily skin is a reaction to skin being dry so i definitely wouldn't risk that and worse!