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Today I found outthat I have a serious problem with demodex and I believe it's responsible for my adult cystic acne. So I've been given a lot of prescriptions. There may also be a problem with yeast,so I was given something for that too just in case.I encourage you to get tested for demodex - they are microscopic so you wouldn't know if you had a problem. The doctor had the nurse put some clear glue on a glass slide and stuck one slide to each of my cheeks, then pulled them off slowly (it hurt but not too much). Then she looked at it under the microscope.
A lot of people havedemodex mites on their face, believe it or not. And according to my doctor, it's normal to have about 5 demodex mites on a slide. That's not even considered a problem.I had 40 on my right cheek and 100 on my left cheek. Which probably explains why my left cheek has been getting cysts and even more of these rice-grain-like plugs lately (I think they are called follicular plugs) and my right cheek has not.
I have to put 2 creams on my face 2x a day and take pills. But I'm hoping I will be successful in the end and I'm glad to finally find out I have a demodex problem. You should get tested to see if this is what's causing your acne, if nothing else has worked. (Accutane did work for metemporarily. But after getting off Accutane the problem came back, and I think this demodex issue is why.)
I will treat the demodex and update, to say if it improved my skin.
StatelyTack,
Yes there is a very easy way to be tested and I'm shocked I was never tested before, because it's so simple. The doctor puts a kind of glue on two glass slides, and puts one slide on each of your cheeks. They let the slides sit for a minute or two, slowly remove them from your face - it barely hurts - and then look at the slides under a microscope. So right away, within a few minutes, they'll know if you have a demodex problem or not. My doctor let me look through the microscope at them, too.
There's no guarantee that you have them, but justbecause your doctor might not want to test you, don't let that discourage you! I thought my Korean doctor would be really helpful when I moved back to Korea. I told her "I have demodex mites." Right away she started arguing that no, I didn't. Then I informed her that I had already been tested by another dermatologist and knew for a fact that I had a huge problem with demodex. Imagine if I had not previously been tested. What if I had believed her? I still have no solution, I'm trying things. But at least now I know what's causing it.
Who knows why your doctor might not want to test you but, especially if you feel a crawling sensation, you should get tested. It's very simple and fast. Good luck with it.