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Hey rose, great to know things are working well! Also great to hear that you're comfortable in your own skin! What kind of moisturizer are you using? Not to totally change your regimen, but for pee...

Thanks for the response!   I definitely know that my amount of topicals is kind of insane and doesn't seem to make any sense at all from what I've read. However, because my derm has told me to fo...

Don't really know why I'm updating. Guess this'll be the last time for a while cause I'm gonna start to get busy.   Anyways, my face is currently on fire. Using the Retin-A AND Duac at night is...

Ahhhh long day. But a good day!   So I visited my derm. And I feel SOOOOOOO much better. She told me that most of my acne has healed (is finishing healing) but I still have a few new spots (my...

Thanks Rose! Best of luck with your treatments as well! I'm sure everything will pull through for us in the end

Wahhhh I took pictures today. My skin looks pretty much the same, but the lighting is weird and I look a little paler/washed out. But nothing is dramatically different   You can't really tell ...

Bump.

I just bought Neutrogena's Healthy Skin Face Lotion, which has Vitamins C, and D as well as AHA. I'm currently on a topical regimen of Duac in the mornings and Differin in the evenings. The system i...

Ugh right now I'm in that obsessive mood again. NO MORE MIRRORS Now I'm just analyzing all the whiteheads on my forehead. And my skin looks gross (I want to exfoliate but I'm trying to be gentle and I...

I am Rose!! And you seem to be going through the same thing as me!!! I think he's speaking to us in very similar ways   I'm actually quite fortunate for this experience because it's allowed me to...

Thank you Rose! Everyone just keeps telling me to be patient with the PIH so it's just something I'll have to do! I'm fair skinned but I hate having red spots across my face because it makes my acne...

Okay. Late night revelation. God is speaking to me   I am SO THANKFUL that I don't have cystic acne. My skin condition is not excellent, but I'm sure there are people who would KILL to have what ...

Okay, so I'm back from the skin care center!   My mom basically paid $85 for some reassurement and reccomendations, but she was expecting it to cost at least 100, plus I think consulting with the...

Allison, I'm on Bactrim as well!! The Differin and Duac have subsided most of my active acne but I have horrid acne marks (PIH) but I'm fair skinned, so I have red spots and patches all over my face ...

Thank you again Jay! I really do appreciate all your assuring and helpful responses. I'm sure I'll have a million questions for my derm on Friday!   Well today I woke up and my skin doesn't lo...

Another update! I agree Jay, it helps to release all of this! I also agree that derms do a lot of trial and error and I hate feeling like a test subject. But I haven't gone through a lot of differe...

Jay, you're the best! You're keeping me going! I definitely want to ask my derm if I can get off the antibiotics because even if I have to use the Duac and Differin for several months/years/whatever...

YOU SOUND JUST LIKE ME OH MY GOSH!   My skin is definitely been over aggravated by cleansers, exfloiants, toners, etc, and I'm using a gentler appraoch now too! I'm almost at the two month mark,...

Another update for today!   I feel good about myself! Sure my skin isn't perfect, but I have a lot else going for me, and I *think* things are pulling through. Gotta work on my patience!  ...

Yes Jay!! I always do that to myself. The emotional effects are the WORST. I will definitely check out hydroquinone, I have heard it can work wonders!   If you don't mind me asking, what type of ...

Jay, I have the right frame of mind, but I'm still letting it get to me! The worst is all the hyperpigmentation I'm hoping my dermatologist can help me with that, otherwise I guess I have to just l...

I can't muster up any energy/confidence/whatever to post more pictures right now lol, but I wanted to do an update!   My skin is looking pretty similar to before, a few new inflamed spots, but ge...

Creiss24! I'm glad to know someone is in a similar boat!! Please feel free to share your experiences or log anything you want in here!!   How is your regimen going?   BTW, I will do an upda...

Thanks, Jay, for the response!! It's great to get feedback!   The great thing is, most of it IS just marks, but I hate waiting for them to fade. I know the retinoid will eventually take care of ...

Hey everyone, so I thought I'd never do this, but I'm feeling like I need to share my journey on this website because I'm honestly so distraught and I need to track progress somehow. This is going to...