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I too need to take the pill to control my hormonal acne, it's a small price to pay. I've used the time on the pill to focus on my skin care regimen and finding topicals that help my skin. I am hopin...

I had the same thing, birth control and differin topical got rid of them, took a good few months and some of them came to the surface and got inflamed, I guess just part of the purging process but I'd...

Like Kay24 said, some cleansers turn to a watery consistency and then you can wipe off with a towel. I usually work my cream cleanser all over my face then dampen my hands with some water (tap or spr...

Maybe try a cream cleanser, and remove with a tissue instead of water? Or you could use evian facial mist, its purified water in a can you could use this to cleanse with a cream cleanser, its much mo...

I paid to see a private derm in Glasgow, it was £ 110.00 for the consulation, he ended up prescribing me birth control and differin, but said if that failed then we would try Accutane. Once he has pr...

Love double wear light, still great coverage! I mix it in with Charlotte Tilbury Wonder glow for more of a soft focus finish, really tempted to treat myself to the new NARS all day luminous foundatio...

Have you tried massaging the scar tissue? I had a raised bump for a cyst that lasted about a year, I found using differin and massaging the area, as if pushing the lump back in gently seemed to help ...

Thank you for posting your journey and sharing it with us. I have looked at subscion a couple of times but a bit nervous about the procedure, some of the before an after pictures on the net are so un...

Have you tried a retinoid cream or gel? I have been using differin for about a year and a half now, I also was prescribed dianette and I am now on cilest. As well as the differin I like to use aha i...

Dianette was amazing for my skin but the doctor advised that I switch. I have now been on cilest ( which I think is the UK version of ortho cyclen or ortho tri cyclen) for about four months with no pr...

It did for me too, my skin was just really dehydrated all the time and seemed to produce more oil, it was like oily and dry at the same time and was not a good combination. I guess it works for some ...

I think there is definite improvement, I would continue with the subcicion at the recommendation of your dermatologist, maybe hold off on the suction method, you seem to be getting good results from s...

I went through something similar about a year and a half ago. Your skin takes time to heal after a bad outbreak, sure some scars will always be there but their appearance does get better with time an...

No problem I know how scary it is thinking about coming off it. I think it took me about 6-9 months for the breakouts to totally stop but I was also using a topical retinoid called differin which I th...

I was on dianette for about 15 months, I was worried about comming off it too, are you in the UK? I think each doctor is different, one of my docs was happy for me to stay on it but the other preferre...

Speaking from experience when I used BP, it's effectiveness did wear off after about six months, and the same as the OP when you stop your skin for some reason is super oily. It took me about a year ...

Hey, did you were you on birth control before you got pregnant? I mean did you stop to try for a baby? It may be that coming off birth control has caused a flare up on your acne, pregnancy maybe kep...

Have you tired massaging the scar tissue? I had the same problem with a cyst on my cheek that was there for months and eventually turned hard under my skin. it is almost two years later and I am ple...

Your skin is looking great, keep doing what you're doing. Time and sticking to your regimen will gradually fade your marks, especially the retin a, don't rush in to anything the best thing is time, I ...

Hey, BP definitely lead to my skin scarring. I've had acne on and off for years and only after using BP religiously for a few months did I start to notice my skin just wouldn't heal and was starting ...

Honestly those scars are not deep, improving the texture of your skin would probably help the appearance a lot, make sure your skin is getting plenty of moisture, sometimes when my skin is dry or dehy...

Hi there I'm on Cilest in the UK, think it might be ortho tri cyclen or ortho cyclen in the US. I went on dianette about a year and a half ago to get my skin under control and switched the cilest ab...

It's probably dehydration from drinking alcohol, try and use lots of moisturiser and drink plenty water before and after you have a drink, my skin looks like shit the day after a night out as well

Hey, I had something similar after a really deep cyst on my cheek, the lump left over wasn't painful but I could feel it and it was red and slightly raised. I found using a retinoid cream (differin) ...

I had go back on birth control too to get my acne under control about as year and a half ago, but since then I have stuck to my skincare regimen and use a topical called differin, so I'm hoping when ...