Hey all. I've had acne since I was about 12 and started using treatments at about 15-17, I'm currently 22 and the acne is obviously much much better, however for the past 2 years I've pretty much used a mixture of Benzyl Peroxide and of just recently, past 3 months I've used retin-a. As you'd of guessed my face has pretty much been hit hard resulting in my face peeling and really red as if it's burnt, Ive experienced peeling too so I decided to stop using the treatments altogether but I'm just wondering if my face will ever actually recover from the abuse I've given it over the years? My skin is really thin at the moment for example, if a blemish appears with a white head and I pop it with some force, from me squeezing it I end up bruising my skin.

Anyways enough rambling, heres my questions;

How long will it take for my face to recover? I don't get too many new spots coming up so perhaps im outgrowing it but me pounding my face with has just prolonged my acne.

My worst case scenario is the acne coming back, retin-a has been the only thing that has ever kind of worked but my face is always really dry and peeling and red when using it, its like a vicious cycle.

Thanks for any help guys, any questions just ask too!