Hello everyone! This is my first post here so I™m unsure as to whether I™m posting in the right place.
I wanted some help in regards to what treatment do you guys recommend for me?
Some backstory on me, I had aggressive and persistent acne as soon as I turned into a teenager. Both of my parents had horrible acne and have scarring now. Took accutane when I was about 17. All my acne was gone. Then it came back. I started doing facials and saw improvement at first. Then I noticed I had these horrible scars left. My confidence has been pretty shaken by them and although they don™t disrupt my life, they are always in the back of my mind whenever I interact with others.
I had 2 chemical peels done within about a year and now I™m being recommended a micro-needling with PRP at the clinic. But I wanted to consult with you all before spending so much money and messing with my skin anymore. My skin looks so bad now
🙁 and I™m only 22 years old and feel like this is holding me back. Any comments or suggestions are welcome!
For now I™m doing my skincare + a retina at night.
You should first get a handle of the acne. Retin-A is great if it's helping. Look at the foods you're eating, as thing like dairy can cause some people to break out. The supplements I take that help keep acne at bay are: zinc, vitamin C, selenium, and sometimes lysine. Drink 6-8 cups of water daily and several cups of veggies daily as well.
You could go with CROSS for the ice picks scars. I prefer phenol CROSS but you can try TCA CROSS as well if you can't find a derm to use phenol. Microneedling with PRP seems like a waste of money right now, so I wouldn't do it. Try CROSS and once your scars are leveled off you can try a chemical peel or a laser like erbium! Vbeam for redness from CROSS if it lingers too long.
@dodgerguy Thank you for your response! Yes the the retinA has been helping so much to keep my acne under controlled, and I™m pretty confident that it™ll clear up this breakout I have right now cause it™s been helping me a lot. I™m lactose intolerant so I don™t do much dairy except when I™m really craving ice cream or a pizza... 
but I do notice my skin does hate dairy and fast food so no more of those. I™ve been upping my water intake cause I really was not drinking any at all before..
I haven™t taken any supplements as of yet, so I™ll give those a try!
I hadn™t heard at all of Phenol cross so I™m going to go research that now. Can I ask why you prefer it over TCA CROSS? Thank you again!!
Update: I do live in South Florida and was not able to find any derms that do phenol cross. I only found phenol peels. I was able to find a couple that do TCA across, so this will possibly be my next step.
On 4/27/2020 at 10:05 AM, monkieturtle said:How long have you been using retin A? Did you purge and does it help with acne scars?
Hey @monkieturtle, Ive been using retinA for about 2 months now every night, I experienced a purge like 1 1/2 week after using it, but afterwards my skin had no breakouts at all. Ive noticed it has helped my scars but only to a certain extent since if you have really deep scars, youll need more than a topical to help!
On 4/30/2020 at 4:17 PM, esquadrado said:Hey @monkieturtle, Ive been using retinA for about 2 months now every night, I experienced a purge like 1 1/2 week after using it, but afterwards my skin had no breakouts at all. Ive noticed it has helped my scars but only to a certain extent since if you have really deep scars, youll need more than a topical to help!
What strength are on for retin A? How many times did you use when you first started?