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I agree --- this is a pretty normal approach to treating acne. Here's an important thing to remember though. Your derm has determined your skin type and what could work for you. It is essential to ...

Blackheads can sometimes get inflamed which is part of the process of a clogged pore becoming infected with acne bacteria. That said, lots of people with blackheads don't progress to inflamed lesions...

What are you using on your skin? If you're using acne products...then you're right --- you'll want to use a moisturizer. The one my derm recommended and the only one that works for my super oily (bu...

I want to share with everyone who suffers from resistant chronic acne what has finally worked for me. Ditto on all the above for me (2 rounds accutane, major antibiotics, etc.) and my skin became so s...

Everyone's different so who knows? You know your body best. As for the red face...tazorac is a retinoid and that can cause skin irritation. They say that using it just as prescribed and with time t...

Doxy is not what's giving you chapped lips...so stay on it. However topical treatments can do that. Don't worry though --- just use a really good lip balm. I like Badger Unscented Lip Balm. It's g...

No --- your acne is moderate and seems to be more surface than the deep cystic kind. Your kind of acne should respond very well to the treatments you are on. It will take a month or more to get you ...

Hi Dee --- I too was put on tons of things...accutane worked while I was on it but acne came back when stopped...and full strength antibiotics were the only other thing that kept me mostly clear. Wha...

So sorry you're going through this! Hang in there. Can you speak with your derm about the increased redness and puffiness? It seems more like a reaction to a topical than stopping spiro. Have you ...

I think zinc helps but personally I have to do other things as well to stay clear. The usual dosage is 50 mg or less. Shouldn't go above 50 mg on a regular basis. Studies have shown that acne prone...

Spiro blocks androgens so it should not cause acne. It takes months to kick in so the cyst you have now is not from the spiro. Cysts take a long time to develop deep within the skin (weeks)...unlike...

I have some thoughts to share that I hope may be helpful. First off you may have a bit of rosacea along with acne --- it often manifests as constant breakouts versus the cyclical kind that is purely ...

I agree with all of the above. My old derm once stopped my spiro and I broke out after several months...but I wasn't doing anything else and when I was on spiro I was breaking out anyway (less but st...

Your diet changes will help. What also will help but is not talked about much is avoiding all processed oils (salad dressings, mayo, cooking oils, etc.). I also did not think diet could affect acne ...

I haven't taken accutane lately but just wanted to say that I'm so sorry you're having to deal with chronic cystic acne --- sucks! I'm 63 and struggled with cystic acne my whole adult life. I did 2 ...

Thank you. Yes, I would be the first person to say that what I share here is based on PERSONAL experience and observation, in addition to reading about different cultures and research studies. The d...

Personally I think omnivore is best for humans based on science and observation...but with caveats. I think vegans see good results because they are eating little processed fat and avoiding excessive...

The cycle of better and worse is not unusual with acne because it is directly affected by the increase and decrease of hormones, especially androgens, in our body. Hormones surge naturally and when t...

Yes --- a bacteria laden environment along with broken sensitive skin (active lesions) could have aggravated your acne. Plus I'm sure it was emotionally stressful. I broke out more when caring for m...

No - oatmeal does not contain yeast. Grain products made with baker's yeast include sandwich breads, bagels, english muffins, most pizza dough, pita bread, some crackers, etc. If you make these at h...

Acne often does this...flares up on one side of the face or the other. Irritation can really aggravate acne. Try using a really gentle lotion along with any acne meds you use. My derm recommends DM...

For a long time I thought I must be gluten sensitive because eating bread caused breakouts...but interestingly pasta and burrito shells did not. I had two gluten tests a year or so apart and both wer...

The Inuit and other Arctic peoples survive primarily on animal foods. But if you look at research you will note that these people currently live shorter lives than the general population () 68 years ...

Everyone is different. I agree with above that it is probably processed oils that cause the most inflammation due to being so denatured. However I personally react strongly to all dairy foods and but...

Since my post above in 2011 I have fine tuned my diet and the one I follow now really has made a huge difference in level of inflammation and amount of acne. I no longer get any cysts or big pimples....