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Hi guys, I have been off the radar for a looooong time. I suppose I will give you a quick update and maybe respond to your questions, though I am not sure the responses will be of use now... Update:...

Sorry to hear this shadylee. Acne is not fun - I don't think anyone who hasn't suffered with it can understand the sheer frustration. Don't feel guilty for being upset! It happens! I am happy to hea...

Hi aug817, My skin got worse after I started taz. All the little blackheads, skin coloured bumps (I think these are whiteheads), and perhaps some milia raised their angry heads. It seemed way worse ...

Honestly, I got that a few times in the beginning - I think see week 6 or so when I went a bit overboard and got some chemical burns. The only thing that made that hyerpigmentation from the chemical ...

Yay Shadylee! I am so happy to hear taz is working for you. I had another 'last horah' breakout at about 2.5 months - but don't fret! It gets better and better! The anxiety will go away, eventually. O...

Hi guys, It's been a while! I wanted to let everyone how it's been going - I know that people don't tend to come here to report back after they have had some success... Anyway, I have been using .5...

Hey guys - I just wanted to say - DO NOT USE THE OIL CLEANSING METHOD. It was working great for me as dry skin is one of my biggest complaints (well, besides those pesky skin coloured bumps!) and the...

It probably depends on your skin type. For me (dry, sensitive, blackhead/whitehead prone) minimizing "normal" cleansers was the best thing I ever did for my skin. I used to use Avene Clean-ac (a cream...

I know no one has been on this thread for a while...but I thought I would add my two cents. I had actually come across this linoleic acid (LA) discussion by mistake. I am a 2-3 days per week tazorac ...

Awww. Keep with it. I found mt skin would get way better, then get worse, then better for a month before I really cleared up. Glad to hear things are looking up - those cortisone shots must be terribl...

Hey! GReat to hear things are off to a good start Happy to report things are all good over here. I have been using the .05% gel for a few weeks now and really like it. I only use it every other ni...

Hi guys, Just checking in. I had a bit of a breakout this week, just some small flesh coloured bumps popping up - I think it is because my skin is getting SUPER sensitive and irritated now that w...

Just checking in after completing week 15 - only one week to go until 4 months! Still looking good. I haven't had a single inflammatory bump...still! I did get a few flesh coloured bumps on my chin (...

So - I finished week 13 and I think really this is the results week. My skin is healed! I have been going out without makeup and not feeling self conscious at all - it takes me way less time to get re...

Hi guys, I just wanted to say, I still have officially one more night to go before 3 months - but I am sooooo happy with the results. I have absolutely no whiteheads or blackheads (that I can not...

Also! I forgot to add something about how my tazorac only experiment went. It worked out pretty well. The next morning I didn't have a breakout and haven't had one since. It is very drying though, ...

  Yes! I have a lot of bumps on my forehead that are just not inflammed or red or anything, just bumpy. How long before you noticed those going away? But thank you. I really hope your acne jour...

Hi everyone, So I am finished up week 11 - ONE WEEK TO GO!!!! I thought this day would never come (especially in the bad IB stage, when everyday seems like a week). My temples have stopped breaking...

Hey! No problem - even though acne treatment is terrible, its nice that everyone has a place to share possible solutions! I have really been struggling with this slight relapse on the temple area. ...

Hey - welcome to the taz club. I have been on the .1% cream for 10.5 weeks - so almost to the "results" week. My experience has been up and down. My skin didn't really get noticeably better until w...

What is a micellular solution? Did she recommend not using a cleanser at all or just not in the morning?   A micellular solution is basically water with some oils suspended in it. It is a vers...

Hi guys, I went and got a facial and totally forgot until the morning that I also had a follow up doctors appointment (opps!). The aesthetician gave me some good advice. She said that I am getti...

Starting week 10 and there is some bad news: I broke out again on my temples! It has been clear longer than any other part of my face so far - so I am hoping that it's just really working out all the ...

Almost done week 9. Things have been about the same. I have had a few more blackheads surfacing in areas I usually don't get any breakouts (the area on either side of my nose, the middle of my cheeks)...

No worries, I don't think you're being a downer! It's truly very frustrating to deal with. I have only had acne for probably 5-6 years (varying degrees) and I find it sometimes crippling. I have a lot...