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Give up dairy we are all different and all have different triggers, for me giving up gluten got me clearer but not clear, then I gave up dairy and that helped an additional amount...so much better now but for other... | In forum Other acne treatments | 10 years ago |
Glycolic Acid 70% using distilled water mix a 50/50 combination to dilute the 70% to 35% then follow instructions, and go slow do the minimum time...and gauge reaction....slow and steady, if your skin can handle it the... | In forum Other acne treatments | 10 years ago |
Severity of my scarring? And How can I improve it I'm currently alternating every two weeks between dermastamping and TCA peels. It's a slow process, not sure it's really helping, but I'm going to give it a year. I've read that study too....and kee... | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
Orange Juice Breakout? orange juice is not a good thing to drink...stick with whole fruits and foods...avoid it even if it doesn't break you out! | In forum Diet & holistic health | 10 years ago |
Severe Acne Cured Through Diet Changes. With Pictures good for you - I too am gluten free, soy free and dairy free....haven't gone paleo yet, I am very thin and I can't afford to lose weight you look very slim too....are you able to maintain you... | In forum Diet & holistic health | 10 years ago |
Who Should Conduct Scar Treatment? sadly that's becoming the exception and not the rule....personally I'd only let the doctor do it, but it's more about experience with the machines I guess you want to make sure that they have ... | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
Having Trouble. BP doesn't work for everyone- but there are other things, have you seen a derm? how old are you?...male or female? clean up your diet, minimize processed food, clean whole foods, ditch dairy... | In forum The Regimen | 10 years ago |
Need Help Out Of Options. it's not cystic but it's pervasive, and I get the frustration trust me...looks like it would respond well to a topical, what do you wash with and treat with am and pm? | In forum Acne | 10 years ago |
I've Tried Everything try photo dynamic therapy - they put an acid on your face ALA and you incubate then it's activated with red and blue light....it's what they do for pre cancerous lesions....it can be very helpful in s... | In forum Acne | 10 years ago |
Would Dermarolling Work On My Type Of Scars? you should look into subscision on some of the deeper rolling scars first, then follow up with derma rolling - I think that would speed things up considerably for you many threads on subscisio... | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
Laser Resurfacing so he's not a derm or a ps, is he a nurse practioner? or a physician's assistant? I'd want to understand his background and experience sure. I've had the erbium resurfacing, it did he... | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
Need Help! 14/m Accutane, Joint Pain And Muscle Pain I would lower the dosage, yes it extends the time, but minimizes side effects, and right now you need a normal active life, and that includes football for you so drop the dose down, try 20 twi... | In forum Prescription acne medications | 10 years ago |
Noticing Acne Scars and it certainly didn't slow him down....it's all about the attitude- perhaps he had a rough time as a youth, but who knows? I've always wished some popular tv personality with obvious acne s... | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
20Mg Accutane + Differin + Clindamycin when you are on Accutane, even a low dose, your skin will be dryer...no need to dry it all, just stick to the spots I think it's a very good approach, low dose....please keep us posted! | In forum Prescription acne medications | 10 years ago |
Should I See A Doctor? it's really not that bad, and it's not cystic....next time I get one the size of a marble deep under the skin I will send you a picture seeing a derm is a good idea, try to avoid the anti biot... | In forum Acne | 10 years ago |
Pissed At Doctors my advice, no matter what the ailment, educate yourself- and you go armed with what you need to do to me they just write prescriptions, I do all of the research and heavy lifting | In forum Prescription acne medications | 10 years ago |
Feling Really Down - Acne Retured With Vengence At 36 so fingers crossed- but I would ditch dairy all together if I were you- get an almond milk or coconut milk...but hey you know your body/skin best some other advice from a long time cystic ac... | In forum Acne | 10 years ago |
Please Help, Nasty Red Scar On Neck far from nasty- but I get it- you've had it a while, it will take time to fade- use an AHA daily, like the one on acne.org, or look for the red box product alpha hydrox, get a 10% AHA- start slow ... | In forum Acne Scars | 10 years ago |
Minocycline Stopped Working yes, three weeks isn't a fair trial- so keep at it for another 5-6 weeks minimum before you stop give it a chance to work | In forum Prescription acne medications | 10 years ago |
Skin Care Set For Male Acne? the other popular option is salicylic based products....I personally prefer those- just read labels and go slow to start but he needs a good acne wash in the shower, then a SA topical that ho... | In forum Acne | 10 years ago |
Coping With My Acne agreed, we all know that feeling, and acne can rob you of so much but you need to fight back, slow and steady progress, get an action plan from what you glean here, then try it for 45-60 days,... | In forum Acne | 10 years ago |
Skin Care Set For Male Acne? the acne.org routine is simple and no perfume, would be perfect if he can tolerate BP (and bleached shirts!...or just use it at night) the bigger challenge will be getting him to use more than... | In forum Acne | 10 years ago |
Epiduo, Aczone, Antibiotics everything takes at least 6-8 weeks- that's a good routine, so stick with it...if it's going to help it will take that long in the meantime, since time is not on your side, clean up your diet... | In forum Prescription acne medications | 10 years ago |
Scar/red Mark Really Down 🙁 Please Help yes the redness will fade with time, I like to use AHA (like the one on this site, or alpha hydrox from amazon) to speed things along, but yes even the darkest red will fade over time A few y... | In forum Hyperpigmentation - red/dark marks | 10 years ago |
Life Span For An Acne Cyst On Cheek? believe it or not, this is why I have two derm offices going- if one can't get me in I go to the other! I just get no relief with anything but an injection...you could call everyday and ask if they... | In forum Acne | 10 years ago |