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Hello all! Happy HUMP DAY.
...yea I just said hump day. why not.
ANYWAY. I've been noticing something a little odd lately. I have no acne on my cheeks or jawline right now; only on my forehead and chin/sides of chin. I do have a cyst on the side of my nose but that's probably because I itch there a lot and my hands were dirty. I'm just worried about my chin and forehead. I don't rest my hand on my face nor do I have bangs. I keep my hair up most of the time because I get so paranoid when hair is on my face. so it can't be that that's causing my breakouts. I am nowhere near my period since the Depo-Provera shot doesn't give me one. I usually get one a little before my next shot. I don't think it's hormonal because my jawline has cleared up amazingly. I'm on Tretinoin 0.025% and have been for 15 weeks with no improvement. (please do not suggest other things like Duac or antibiotics as I am going to the dermatologist in April because I have tried everything humanely possible except Accutane!)
I just want to know what could be causing this odd breakout. I used to have HORRIBLE cheek breakouts and a clear forehead. Now my cheeks are clear and my forehead is a mess along with my chin. Anyone know what could be causing this?
How could we know, there is no way to know what is causing your acne, no dermatologist can really know, not even you can know, just gotta try everything until something works, any dermatologist will put you on many things until something works, they are clueless just like all of us
if it was easy, everyone would be cured by now
How could we know, there is no way to know what is causing your acne, no dermatologist can really know, not even you can know, just gotta try everything until something works, any dermatologist will put you on many things until something works, they are clueless just like all of us
if it was easy, everyone would be cured by now
I'm not expecting a cure. I'm just wanting some insight and experiences people have had that maybe caused acne on particular parts of the face.
I haven't a clue, i used to get similar breakouts to you but now my forehead is clear and my chin still breaks out, I know chin breakouts are supposedly hormonal but apart from that I have no idea. Acne is a monster.
"Acne is a monster" you're telling me! lol it's horrible.
There was a paper I read a while ago that I can't locate at this moment. It stated that the chin is more susceptible to worse acne because there are more sebaceous glands on the chin and that it generally takes longer for the skin to heal. The paper was in the Wiley Online Library and it was free text. The topic might've been premenstrual acne; I can't remember for sure.
I'm not sure about the forehead part. There are a lot of sebaceous glands on the forehead too, and I suspect the change of breakout locations might have something to do with P. acnes bacteria (or some other bacteria or microorganism). But, like orlando said, nobody really knows why this occurs*.
*To clarify, I mean acne going from one place to another without any face touching, like what Leo's experiencing.
How could we know, there is no way to know what is causing your acne, no dermatologist can really know, not even you can know, just gotta try everything until something works, any dermatologist will put you on many things until something works, they are clueless just like all of us
if it was easy, everyone would be cured by now
I have to say I completely disagree. I don't know what dermatologists you've been going to, but most of them have a pretty good idea about what is going on, at least mine does. When I first started getting acne my derm told me I have higher than normal amounts of acne causing bacteria, put me on antibiotics and it started to get under control and manageable. Anyway, in conclusion, I don't think derms just randomly throw stuff at you to try, nor do I think they are clueless. They went through A LOT of schooling to become a specialist. I believe they will put you on things they think will work, and of course there are lots of trial and error.
Back to the original post lol. Chin and forehead are a part of the T-Zone, so maybe there's just excess oil? I don't know your story so I can't say for sure. I've only ever had very minimal cheek acne and never jawline, but I've always had chin, nose and forehead. I've found for me it's usually too much oil, over touching, hormonal or change in routine. Has anything changed lately? Added stress? When I get acne really out of the blue, I like to go back and think, have I done something different? I'd be interested to know what the derm says too.
How could we know, there is no way to know what is causing your acne, no dermatologist can really know, not even you can know, just gotta try everything until something works, any dermatologist will put you on many things until something works, they are clueless just like all of us
if it was easy, everyone would be cured by now
I have to say I completely disagree. I don't know what dermatologists you've been going to, but most of them have a pretty good idea about what is going on, at least mine does. When I first started getting acne my derm told me I have higher than normal amounts of acne causing bacteria, put me on antibiotics and it started to get under control and manageable. Anyway, in conclusion, I don't think derms just randomly throw stuff at you to try, nor do I think they are clueless. They went through A LOT of schooling to become a specialist. I believe they will put you on things they think will work, and of course there are lots of trial and error.
Back to the original post lol. Chin and forehead are a part of the T-Zone, so maybe there's just excess oil? I don't know your story so I can't say for sure. I've only ever had very minimal cheek acne and never jawline, but I've always had chin, nose and forehead. I've found for me it's usually too much oil, over touching, hormonal or change in routine. Has anything changed lately? Added stress? When I get acne really out of the blue, I like to go back and think, have I done something different? I'd be interested to know what the derm says too.
If they really knew what they are doing, there wouldn't be millions suffering from it, and thousands on this forum, still complaining about acne despite years and years of treatment.
There is no way for any of us, to know why the op is developing acne in those areas
How could we know, there is no way to know what is causing your acne, no dermatologist can really know, not even you can know, just gotta try everything until something works, any dermatologist will put you on many things until something works, they are clueless just like all of us
if it was easy, everyone would be cured by now
I have to say I completely disagree. I don't know what dermatologists you've been going to, but most of them have a pretty good idea about what is going on, at least mine does. When I first started getting acne my derm told me I have higher than normal amounts of acne causing bacteria, put me on antibiotics and it started to get under control and manageable. Anyway, in conclusion, I don't think derms just randomly throw stuff at you to try, nor do I think they are clueless. They went through A LOT of schooling to become a specialist. I believe they will put you on things they think will work, and of course there are lots of trial and error.
Back to the original post lol. Chin and forehead are a part of the T-Zone, so maybe there's just excess oil? I don't know your story so I can't say for sure. I've only ever had very minimal cheek acne and never jawline, but I've always had chin, nose and forehead. I've found for me it's usually too much oil, over touching, hormonal or change in routine. Has anything changed lately? Added stress? When I get acne really out of the blue, I like to go back and think, have I done something different? I'd be interested to know what the derm says too.
If they really knew what they are doing, there wouldn't be millions suffering from it, and thousands on this forum, still complaining about acne despite years and years of treatment.
There is no way for any of us, to know why the op is developing acne in those areas
There are always theories. I would much rather someone give me a theory than say "don't know, no one knows, figure it out yourself". Or give me their experience and maybe I could work off of that.
The whole point of this forum is for support and help.
It's much easier to blame someone else for the problem, even though everyone is only trying to help.
How could we know, there is no way to know what is causing your acne, no dermatologist can really know, not even you can know, just gotta try everything until something works, any dermatologist will put you on many things until something works, they are clueless just like all of us
if it was easy, everyone would be cured by now
I have to say I completely disagree. I don't know what dermatologists you've been going to, but most of them have a pretty good idea about what is going on, at least mine does. When I first started getting acne my derm told me I have higher than normal amounts of acne causing bacteria, put me on antibiotics and it started to get under control and manageable. Anyway, in conclusion, I don't think derms just randomly throw stuff at you to try, nor do I think they are clueless. They went through A LOT of schooling to become a specialist. I believe they will put you on things they think will work, and of course there are lots of trial and error.
Back to the original post lol. Chin and forehead are a part of the T-Zone, so maybe there's just excess oil? I don't know your story so I can't say for sure. I've only ever had very minimal cheek acne and never jawline, but I've always had chin, nose and forehead. I've found for me it's usually too much oil, over touching, hormonal or change in routine. Has anything changed lately? Added stress? When I get acne really out of the blue, I like to go back and think, have I done something different? I'd be interested to know what the derm says too.
If they really knew what they are doing, there wouldn't be millions suffering from it, and thousands on this forum, still complaining about acne despite years and years of treatment.
There is no way for any of us, to know why the op is developing acne in those areas
Dermatologists do know what they're doing, but they recognize the fact that most diseases are difficult to cure. Not just because of the diseases' complexity--the way the body is also impedes cures.
The best example I think of at this moment is OCD. Yes, millions suffer from OCD, but just because they get occasional bouts of compulsions and/or intrusive thoughts during and after (successful) treatment does that mean that the psychiatrists and psychologists don't know what they're doing? The problem with OCD is that it's problems in the brain: symptoms stem from multiple brain regions that aren't "working together" properly.
Also, if using antidepressants, you can't take a simple blood test to measure the levels. Right now, there's no safe and cost-effective way to pry open the skull to look at the brain. That's a major impediment to possibly finding a cure. I would suspect that extensive brain surgery would be a cure in the future, but right now we can't do that. Same goes with acne.