aprilmay

I broke out for 10 weeks. I wasn't completely clear (PIH free, no new zits) for 6 months. It's a process. Slow, but definitely worth it.

I broke out until the third month or so, it sucks but its bringing up all the clogged pores. Thinking about it like a "detox" might make it easier. Retin-a works as a long term solution! You can do i...

Another year later..... I'm still good in the skin department. I'll update with pics sometime tomorrow. The dry, cool weather is tough on my skin and I have yet to find a suitable moisturizer!!

A year and seven months later....     Well retin a micro works. It was a very bumpy road...that road being my face....hah. Anyways here is my timeline.   August 2010: Acne back, panic ...

That sounds like a gigantic cyst. They SUCK. OMG. I'm sorry for you. I am with you on the hormonal cause, however. I'm pretty damn sure that's what happened to me last fall when I suddenly started bre...

AMERICANINPARIS: overall im happy with my skin, its going back to the way it was before RAM which wasnt that bad in the first place. the whiteheads that were bothering me so much are mostly gone and ...

DAY SOMETHING   so ive only had 2 breakouts ive had since my last update one was a tiny whitehead and the other..... the fucking hugest undertheskin bump (not zit) of my life. its actually still...

DAY 63   bad updating because of holiday cheer, oops.   my skin has not been reacting well to retin a. i realllly dont like it still.... so around day 50 i stopped. i know thats only a mont...

DAY 51   kinda grumpy about my skin right now. i seem to be at a stand still... still!! red marks fade so slowly while new bumps continue to emerge. the ratio isn't looking good because the bump...

DAY 47   things are still blah on the face front. this is the bad side, the mac flash kinda blends it all together so its actually worse than it looks. the marks are alot more prominent and red...

DAY 45   grrr new spots, new spots. of course on the bad side. 4 more actives, its like a freaking war zone!! not so much because of the new spots, they are small and should go away in 4-7 days, ...

DAY 42   my skin update: mostly the same. fading marks (like 8) on my right cheek fading every so slowly and my left cheek is back in check...almost. blahblahblah they take forever to fade, fee...

DAY 38   funny how skin change change so much (usually for the worst) and yet so little (usually for the better) at the same time. some red marks have faded a lil but i got a new sucker on my ri...

DAY 37   skin is still the same, dying zits from 3 weeks ago still dying....slowly. could they take any longer? no i suppose i am already losing my youthish resilience. some new red lumps, tha...

It's very interesting, this whole thing about PIH. I also have fair skin that's freckled and after every spot I have there is always a red spot that lingers for a week to a month or more. But they a...

also!!! i just found this on the org.   its veryyyyyyy informative and i totally think i have mostly broken/excess capillaries with very slight PIH. i am VERY fair so this makes the most sense ...

DAY 33     well after my giant freak out about RAM after seeing those two giant cysts i took a couple days off RAM. and my face looked....the same. the cysts were going down in size by than...

hmmmm youre post was interesting americaninparis! ill look into it although im skeptical about putting oil on my face, though i suppose if its all natural it should do any harm.

DAY 28   well i gave retin a rest for a night bc i was upset. and i woke up with 3 huge new zits!! im sure i would have gotten them regardless, they were def IB zits. two are cystic and just ch...

Hey aprilmay, Yeah, Paris is fun, just not the place that I would choose to be going through my first acne crisis! My old bedroom in my parents house seems much more appealing at the moment. . Jus...

DAY 27   Im reallllly on the rocks about RAM right now, im finishing up week 4 and all RAM has left me are marks!! ive concluded that RAM either imflames my whiteheads which leaves a mark or turn...

DAY 24   i just have a couple of whiteheads on each cheek and my forehead. as usual im just hopeing they dont explode into zits. lots of red marks still!! grrrr cant they fade any faster!! they...

Hey aprilmay! I'm living in France and was recently prescribed Retin-A 0.05% CREAM for mild-moderate inflammatory acne (convinced the cream was a mistake, was prescribed by a GP, not a dermatologist,...

DAY 21   done with 3 weeks!! picked at a little whitehead yesterday that turned into a scab. the IB is very different that i imagined, i was totally expecting an explosion of zits but instead i...

DAY 18   Peeling still but i rub it off gently when i shower in the morning. little zits coming and going, about 5 became inflamed one was super gross and had gunk in it so despite my no poppin...