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What type of acne is this????

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(@nicolebarkham1)

Posted : 05/17/2020 9:44 am

Hi, for about two months now i™ve been having these horrible break outs that look like this. Luckily it™s only on my forehand, but it never gets better. I go to sleep and when i wake it™s worse. What confuses me is that i have dry skin (like peely dry skin) so oil clearly isn™t a massive contributor to this is it? I just want to know whether this is normal acne or some kind of fungal or something, at this point i™m desperate for any help. I am going to try ring the doctors on monday, i have just put it off until now because of the whole lockdown thing. Thank you so much to anyone who reads/helps. First pic is how it started out a month/two months ago, 2nd pic is my skin today.0BF607D0-078F-4E56-98F7-C440D9DCB2DA.jpeg.a61fc5e43341ad4c6f1bb58d66b81dca.jpegA3D42759-3E9E-4C4E-99C9-B87AD62E9616.jpeg.a7d730c5cc473b4a30083948212ae796.jpeg

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(@dan)

Posted : 05/20/2020 10:32 am

I'll be curious what your doctor says. To me it looks like run of the mill acne.

Couple things to keep in mind:

1. Don't overwash it. It's tempting to scrub acne away, but be super gentle with it. Wash no more than twice per day.

2. Dryness doesn't necessarily mean you have low oil. Dryness is water retention in the skin, and is different from oiliness of the skin.

If your doc says it's regular acne, the regimen should clear it up well. I've seen acne like that respond quickly to the regimen.

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