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So sorry you are having such a rough time but I used to have this kind of acne so I know what you are going through. You have cystic acne...a deeper kind of acne...and probably some rosacea as well. ...

I'm so sorry you're having such a terrible time! I too have struggled with cystic acne and whiteheads my whole adult life and am much older than you. I also had a hysterectomy in my early 40's which...

It can take several months to see a difference when making food changes...unless you are really allergic to something - then avoiding it may result in a quicker turnaround. Avoiding dairy is a key th...

Thanks - skin is clear again! Avoiding brazil nuts did the trick. It's just crazy to me how food can cause a flare-up. For me, flare-ups from food are different than how I used to get acne. Food r...

Thanks! Yes, I have a derm appt this week and am discussing this with him. Still recovering from flare-up. Everything is fading which is good. I'm following a strict rosacea and acne diet which is...

Stopped eating the brazil nuts several days ago and my skin is much less inflamed. Still have one or two red spots but they are not infected and fading. Crossing my fingers it was just the nuts.

Thanks so much for your help! Years ago I saw a naturopath and it was helpful. Actually my GP is into "functional medicine" and endorses alternative methods so part of my treatment was getting all k...

Hi --- sorry you're going through this. I'm going through a flare-up myself. You're still very young and may outgrow acne yet. My kids outgrew their acne in their 30's. Yes the nicotine in your va...

My skin was clear for years and years but in the past month it has gotten worse and worse. This morning I woke up with red inflamed pustules on my cheeks and chin. Looks horrid. Looks like I'm a te...

My skin was clear for years and years but in the past month it has gotten worse and worse. This morning I woke up with red inflamed pustules on my cheeks and chin. Looks horrid. Looks like I'm a te...

So happy to hear your diet is working! Yeah! If you get a strong reaction to eating too much fruit you may be somewhat sensitive to fructose. Which means you lack the enzymes needed to digest fruit...

What you have could be several different things but I'd say it is just non-inflammatory acne...basically very plugged up pores --- comedones plus blackheads. If you tolerated BP before and just got d...

Hi Emma Just want to allay your fears re: microdermabrasion and those horror stories --- my guess is that many of these stories are from people who had the diamond crystal spray kind of microdermabras...

Hi Emmie I too suffered from cystic acne but for decades. I'll share my thoughts and experience on both meds and diet. FYI --- I am now clear. MEDS --- like you I was prescribed many acne meds but t...

I'm so sorry you're having such a bad flare-up. I know how it feels...been there many times myself. I have some ideas that will help. This is what got me clear after having extremely resistant and ...

Everyone is afraid of lawsuits so derms are going for "safer" treatments as their front line. Back in the old days (1980's) when I was prescribed accutane it was the new drug and was the first thing ...

Will there be a microwave where you are staying? A fridge? If so, then pack your own food. Bring oatmeal or rice (precooked) and some fruit. If you can bring a cooler then also bring some non-dair...

Interesting about the Brewer's Yeast...actually nutritional yeast is what is supposed to be good (...brewer's yeast is leftover from beer production - not good...). People often confuse the two. I h...

Some people do really well on retin-a and others don't. Through the years derms have tried and tried retin-a on me and it always makes my skin look like yours! It is supposed to clear up cystic acne...

Hope retinol works for you! I tried and tried to use it through the years but every time I did it completely messed up my skin...even the milder versions. For some reason it causes my skin to keep o...

I agree mostly with above. You need something that GENTLY cleanses your face morning and night. You need something that kills the acne bacteria effectively and you need something to soothe the skin....

Sometimes any change in hormones, naturally in the body or added (BC), can trigger a flare-up. But what you can do is set things up so it doesn't matter what is happening to you hormonally. This mea...

Topical BP can be too irritating for some people...hence the delayed reaction as your skin is getting too irritated. People prone to acne can get flare-ups when the skin barrier is disrupted. You ma...

Twice a day swab the cyst with alcohol and apply a warm compress. Wait until there is a whitehead on it (couple of days) and then use a sterile needle (in alcohol) to prick the whitehead. GENTLY pre...

I'm confused...you have periods but you also use an aftershave?