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Hey yall,
ive had acne my whole life. Its genetic. The earliest memories I have of my mom is her gouging plugs from her face and by the time I was 13 I was doing the same. My skin has improved from birth control pills, but due to harsh side effects I had to stop. retinol has been very helpful, but I still have flare ups!
My issue is the type of acne I have. My pores produce HUGE sebaceous filaments that get inflamed. After a shower I will use a black head remover and the hugest plugs attached to hair will come out. Theyre painful and deep. Of course I can ignore this and not extract but eventually the plug would get so big and itll get infected regardless! Ugh.
I get these on my cheeks, forehead, and really severe around my mouth area.
I know these are notblackheads,theyre really hard and not soft as a Whitehead.
Seriously Im 30 and so distraught from having this issue since I was a teen. I eat a clean diet and my skin products are organic and work 70% of the time. However the other 30% is soooo horrible and these plugs are so big Im embarrassed to talk about it.
Does anyone have issues with sebaceous filaments like these? Any advice?
Thank you!
Hi. I hope someone has answers for you. I am flailing around myself. My self esteem is gone. I started spironolactone and birth control 2 months ago and according to everyone, it takes 3 months to work. I pray every day they are right and it will kick in soon. I'm so depressed about it.
In my experience bc did help but I had bloating and depression after 2 years of it and stopped.
I hope so too! Ive read a lot on this forum and people do have my skin issue but hopefully maybe a woman can give me some insight since it might be hormonal? But retinol treatments and glycolic cleansers are my savior. But I want more insight on my skin condition. Dermatologists have not really helped me understand, just write a stronger retinol prescription.
