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I am getting so angry reading your story! It sounds a lot like mine. Doctor after doctor barely looking at my skin, telling me it was acne and to exfoliate more. For two freakin' years! At the end...

Hi Richmond,   The way you describe it being in your hair follicles is typical of folliculitis. I'd experiment with Nizoral or Head and shoulders if you haven't already.   Siouxies: for ver...

Hi all...Let me make this a short story...ALWAYS HAS FLAWLESS SKIN---then I got pregnant! WHat happened? All my hormones gave me cystic acne all over my entire face. Left some scarring then it all wen...

It is truly amazing that me doing a Google search and finding a bulletin board discussing PF may have provided me with the answer to my skin issues that 3 board-certified dermatologists and hundreds o...

It does sound like it. Not everybody's PT itches. And it THRIVES in the summer because of sweat, sunscreen and the oiliness of your skin. Usually I favor Nizoral, but in the summer I've noticed H a...

It could be clogged pores. But if you've tried exfoliating products without success, I've got some questions for you:   Are the bumps concentrated around your hairline/forehead/temples? Do they ...

Amazing post! I hope it gets stickied. Just for information's sake, here's what it can look like on the face: [Edited link out] I joined this forum in the Fall of last year, after struggling...

It's hard to say. I don't think I had any blackheads per say- but I did have open comedones from folliculitis (they just weren't black). And when I went to my derm with the diagnosis she said she ha...

I started to notice my skin calmed down after a couple of days. After about a week I could see a clear reduction, and after 2 weeks they were pretty much all gone. I was only using it once a day the...

This was on the recommendation of my dermatologist (after I brought the diagnosis to her). It's been getting good results.  

Thank you! I'm going to give that 2% Nizoral shampoo a try. It sounds exactly like what I'm going through right now. Also, are there any other prescription medicines that deal with this fungus that...

I can't tell you: "Yes, that's what you have", but I can definitely tell you there is a possible link. I used to have pretty much what you described: tons of tiny little whiteheads on my forehead, c...