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What kind of acne/scarring do I have?

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(@musicgirl)

Posted : 06/09/2016 1:34 pm

image.jpgI've been struggling heavily with acne for about a year now. I've tried everything from EpiDuo to numerous home remedies. What hurts the most is the fact that I now think less of myself because of my acne. If there are any recommendations of what I should do, please let me know. I've been to the dermatologist and she didn't help much at all. How bad do you think it is??image.jpgimage.jpgimage.jpg

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(@viseslav-tonkovic-capin)

Posted : 06/09/2016 3:59 pm

Your acne is rather mild, so do not let it affect your self-confidence.

Since acne is not just a skin deep problem hereare 3 strategic steps in fighting acne:
1. improve mood (reduce stress by sleeping long enough, by sharing your journey so that you get support from others such as right now on the Acne.org, exercise, etc.)
2. improve nutrition (eat foods from farms, not from factories; eat foods that your great-grandmother would recognize as foods; eat sugary foods not more than once weekly, get some fish oil, eat fermented foods etc.) and
3. skin care (OTC acne medications or prescriptions, avoidance of certain makeups etc
).

People make mistake and rely only on skin care and then wonder why they still have acne!

Also, if you feel that your dermatologist is not helping you enough, start looking for another one.

Best!

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