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I think I had it to some degree before developing acne but my acne definitely exacerbated it severely, to the point where I've avoided leaving the house for months on end sometimes. I can't use a tele...

On 10/26/2013 at 8:12 AM, heitea said: On 10/26/2013 at 6:56 AM, syllacrostics said: Big, painful, ugly, pre-period pimple on my right in the middle of my left cheek. Fingers...

Big, painful, ugly, pre-period pimple right in the middle of my left cheek. Fingers crossed the bcp I'm starting will stop these nasties from plaguing my face!

Hi! I'm happy to hear things are looking up for you! I'm starting Diane in a couple of days, I'm so excited! Haha I went though a phase of cutting out potential acne trigger foods and I realised t...

Syllacrostics - I realized that our reply's were getting quite long so I thought it might be easier for us-and other readers-if I posted a new response. That is seriously some great information! I def...

On 10/23/2013 at 6:32 AM, smarie23 said: On 10/23/2013 at 6:17 AM, syllacrostics said: On 10/23/2013 at 5:24 AM, smarie23 said: On 8/7/2013 at 1:20 A...

HI everyone! I'd like to post about how my acne battle is going. I've not used the thyme tincture for about 2 weeks now besides as a spot treatment. I was getting a severely dry face to the point wher...

On 10/23/2013 at 5:24 AM, smarie23 said: On 8/7/2013 at 1:20 AM, alisonp27 said: I know it's so frustrating! I used to leave the house without makeup all the time. I even qui...

You could try a birth control pill, which you could get from a regular doctor. Something like spironolactone would need a dermatologist to prescribe, I think. I have the same kind of acne and I have...

What oils did you use? When I tried this I used grapeseed oil. Using oils ultimately led me to having the worst breakout of my life, but I think that was more to do with my overzealous use of rosehip ...

I'm still using it, I made my second batch a couple of days ago! I like how this works for my skin. I use it maybe twice or three times a day. Initially I used it more like six times a day but it wa...

Some people report cystic acne when they are taking a biotin supplement. Have you tried dropping it and seeing what happens?

hey everyone Thanks for all the replies you still give me. I realised a lot of people were recommending Accutane, so I went to my family doctor (after a very nasty battle with my mom of course) last ...

So today for the first time I shed a couple of tears over my acne. Over the past few weeks my face has gotten worse, and today I looked into the mirror right before going to bed saw my face and just t...

On 10/17/2013 at 4:12 AM, maria199 said: On 10/17/2013 at 4:04 AM, syllacrostics said: Positive. I no longer hate the person I see in the mirror. And I'm finally seeing impro...

Positive. I no longer hate the person I see in the mirror. And I'm finally seeing improvement that lasts.

AHA+ from this site is recommended by many. Red marks may be something called erythema as well. There is a thread on this site some where about that. Basically it is blood vessels dialted to help with...

could be the treatment... I've got a lot of red marks left from acne where I applied bp, worse than usual I think (usually I dont get super red marks). good ews is that they will fade. but it takes a ...

The Body Shop does a tea tree oil line for acne, and there is a shower gel. I'm not sure how effective TTO is on cysts though, but it couldn't hurt!

Sorry I wouldn't want to scare anyone, besides, everyone responds differently to different things. And same, the red and pink marks are from deep cystic acne spots I had, man they are the WORST, I hop...

  Not feelin' so great. I'll be the first to admit that I used to be vain. I was never mean. I never pointed out if anyone had an acne problem, or a big nose, or maybe needed to lose a few ...

  Not feelin' so great. I'll be the first to admit that I used to be vain. I was never mean. I never pointed out if anyone had an acne problem, or a big nose, or maybe needed to lose a few poun...

I also think it is Erythema, from what I have seen, pigmentation is dark brown spots, Erythema is pink, red or purple spots. When I say spots, I mean a mark that looks like a spot, a mark which has fo...

I can't tell if I've got hyperpigmentation or erythema. My marks are pink/red so that makes me think it is erythema. However, they don't do that fade when I push on them thing, so I just don't know. R...

Probably yes. Since you're starting from not having periods and all, I'd guess the transition to clear skin from Dianette would take a little longer? Two months in in still "normal" for not having cle...