13yearsofAcne

Sorry to hear that dude. If it makes you feel any better, did you know there are people out there who take up to 200mg of accutane a day for their whole lives for a condition called Itchyosis....

Thanks for sharing. I tried to source some Spiro a few years back but it isn't prescribed to males apparently. How does this dude source his supply? It's not a dude called 'Joeh' by any chance is ...

That's great news. Strongly suggests some kind of bacterial involvement in your condition. I would be interested to hear how you get on long term with this line of therapy.

You could try keeping cool and splashing some cold water on your face every hour or so and see if that helps. Or you could try vigorously exercising for a few weeks and see if that makes it any wors...

I do suffer from allot of anxiety in public situations.   I think this could be affecting your skin. Let me know how the exercise works out for you. I predict exercise will make your condition ...

Do you sweat alot? Exercise? Anxiety? Heat etc... I don't see any open comedones (blackheads). Those whiteheads could be acne, could be folliculitis, could be miliaria... Does your skin produce mu...

Roaccutane could help with this. It's not a cure though as I still get these types of spots after 7 years of roaccutane.

I'm sorry I can't really help, but if it is Pseudofolliculitis barbae shaving everyday will probably make it worse.   If you believe it's anti-fungal I'd suggest trying Metronizadole gel or Azela...

Interesting question. Was that a Dermatologists diagnosis or a GP?   It could well be folliculitis. Not sure how that diagnosis will help you much though. Chronic folliculitis is about as equally...

Where the hairs are thinner (vellus), new anagen hairs may be too weak to reach the opening of the follicle as intended and instead grow into the skin causing swelling and inflammation. Distinguishabl...

I don't have a solution but I would suggest the problem is hair related.   The areas where your beard is comprised of thick terminal hairs seem clear. When these terminal hairs die a new anagen h...

Aquaphor has recently been rolled out by Boots. Although Eucercin Dry Skin Replenishing Face Cream 5% Urea works like a dream.