Hi there, I wanted to ask if anyone had any advice for my situation. I'm a 22 year old female, and have suffered from acne since the age of 13. I've always had mild/moderate cystic and yellow headacne that was always concentrated around my mouth and chin, but never any where else at all. This summer just gone I came off all medication I was on and went on an entirely natural acne cleanser/toner, etc. routine and my face completely cleared up, no zits at all, just scars and hyper-pigmentation left over.

I went back on my medication (unrelated to acne treatment) for a couple of months and all my cystic/yellow head acne came back, so as of November I stopped it again, and once again, and carried on with my usual routine and my skin cleared up. However, now I am still not taking any medication but I am getting a completely different type of acne. I am now getting it around my mouth, on my temples and on my forehead, instead of just around my mouth. It also is no longer cystic/yellow heads, but now just tiny, tiny, tiny under skin spots and tiny, tiny yellow heads, but also black heads all over my back and chest.

I was just wondering if anyone has any idea what is causing this change in my acne?? I assumed the first kind was due to hormones because of the area on my face and also how it stopped after stopping my medication. I have no idea why I'm suddenly getting it in different areas, and also different sizes, and also different types?? I don't know, I just hoped someone could offer something up as to why my skin was clear, and now I've got these tiny blobs all over my face