Implanon : Implantable Contraceptive

To be honest this is the best birth control I have taken. I no longer have a period, no side effects... Then it all came crashing down lol. I have had very mild acne, but I never had cystic acne before so it was definetly because of this birth control that I now had it. But I found a solution. I saw the dermatologist and she perscribed me spironolactone, for hormonal acne. I would say I am clear-skinned 95% of the time. It's crazy but I really liked this birth control and the spiro actually helped my mild acne from before so I take them hand in hand. I am just about done with my first 3 years with implanon and getting another one next month. Even if you don't get the implanon, if you have hormonal acne (it's mostly around your chin or neck) get spiro it will work wonders for you. Good luck

I have suffered from acne since 7th grade and I am now a sophomore in college. I have been taking a prescription med to control my skin ever since. I did one course of accutane which was great but then my skin started breaking out again a few months later, and took minocycline which controlled it. I got the Mirena IUD which made my skin HORRIBLE. I even took accutane again and it didn't work, so I got the copper IUD instead and my skin immediately got much better. Unfortunately the copper IUD was awful for my menstrual cycle so I very hesitantly got the nexplanon. I was so worried because I have read almost all negative reviews about acne. After getting it, my skin broke out badly for about 3 weeks but then it perfectly cleared up! It's been 3 months and my skin is nearly perfect. I do take 200 mg of minocycline every day but I have for years and my skin is better than it was before. I am now a true believer that everyones skin is different and what makes someone break out may work great for someone else! I could not be happier with nexplanon :)