Malcolm Cringe

The impetigo/cellulitis is no longer lumpy or active, but my skin is still kind of pink. I'm crossing my fingers that there is no recurrence, which is pretty unlikely since I took the whole round of a...

Well, I didn't realize until today that my skin condition from the impetigo was a little more serious than I had originally thought. The impetigo had invaded a lower level of the skin and had turned i...

Brandy,   Thanks. I am just looking forward to reliably clear skin, without any kind of funny business. And we (boyfriend, cat, and I) are totally loving the new place. Great location and ameniti...

It's interesting. I've never really thought of myself as much of a chronic picker. However, I've noticed that, faced with the possibility of a rampant infection (like impetigo) caused by opening a wou...

Well, it's been a while since I've been here. I had moved to a new place and just plain got distracted from this site. I've still been doing the Regimen religiously. One thing I can say is that it wor...

I fiddled with the spot and with another small one that appeared on my right temple. So now I have a couple of reddish, swollen spots. (Smacking head)   Oh well, they'll soon be gone. Staying the...

Thanks xr6 and mystifire. If I have one piece of advice about looking younger than you are, it's sunscreen, even in the winter!   A couple of days ago, I ran out of shaving cream so I used some c...

W00t! Clear!

Thanks, Brandy. You're too kind.   That side-of-the-chin spot is still shrinking. It never got out of control and never formed a head. It's not active any more, but it's still (barely) visible. T...

Well that spot on my chin is slightly larger and slightly inflamed today. It's not a big deal, but I'd really like it to be gone by Monday. I'm going to leave it alone unless it forms a head. That is ...

I love the jinx. Yesterday, I came home from work to feel a small spot on the right side of my chin. I just left it alone. It doesn't hurt, and it's not inflamed. During my night Regimen, I slathered ...

Today, I didn't have to wear any concealer. I haven't had a new spot in a while now, over a week. I love the Regimen.   Cam >B)

Yay, indeed, Brandy.   In fact, I have no active spots right now, and the nodule on my right jaw (from that ridiculous in-grown hair) is getting smaller by the day. And unbelievably after 2.5 wee...

Well, I'm two weeks back into the Regimen. And I don't know why I'm amazed, seeing as I've been on the Regimen before, but I am. The dozen or so bumps have shrunk down to almost nothing, and I have on...

My skin had been so persistently bad while not on the Regimen that I'd recently considered going back on Accutane, just to give the acne one final kick in the ass. I'd been on Accutane a lot before, a...

Brandy, thanks for the advice. I'll blob them up tonight. I can't wait until I can shave off this beard to show the clear skin.   Cam >B)

The same thing is happening with this Diacneal-related break-out as with the last. Spots that had shrunken away have mysteriously grown again, still never forming a head. They are trying my patience. ...

My neck isn't dry any more. I'm still getting a few minor spots under my beard, but no more nodules. It's only been just over a week so I can't really expect miracles. I can hope for them, though. &n...

I got a small irritation-like spot on my left cheek. It's totally invisible under my facial hair, though. Also, it feels like the kind of spot that will never really get that bad and just fade away. M...

In the week that I've been on the Regimen again, my skin has improved so much. I no longer have any small spots on my forehead, and the nodules are looking much less angry than a week ago. It's very e...

Some of the nodules are just shrinking, and others are forming heads. I've gotten a couple of little pimples in the last few days, but they are relatively insignificant. The overall effect of the Regi...

After about seven months of once-a-day BPing, my skin isn't really needing much adjustment to go back to twice a day. After four days, the only skin that is the least bit irritated is my neck, and I o...

I get so confused. I guess the DKR is now the "Acne.org Regimen" now. Time to update all my collateral.   Cam >B)

Thanks. I'm really confident that the DKR will get me back to where I was, clarity-wise. I guess I'm one of the unlucky retinoid-reactors.   Cam >B)   Sure, I'll move ya on over there n...

OK, I give in. Friday the 13th, maybe? Since starting this Diacneal thing, I've had two really horrendous break-outs: the initial one and this one. And several small ones that I never got on the DKR....