Stievamycin Tretinoin and Erythromycin Gel

i'm 22 and I've had to deal with pimples all my life...last year, i started using my mom's hydrocortisone and it made my skin beautiful, i didn't need to use any make-up. Suddenly, i broke out with severe cystic acne and NOTHING WORKED. My derm told me that i HAVE TO GO ON ACCUTANE, but becuz i had a planned vacation to southasia, he said i can start when i get back. When I came back, i still didn't want to go on Accutane becuz of all the scary stories i read, so I tried Smoothbeam ($500/session), i had two sessions and it DIDN'T WORK AT ALL. I then started self-diagnosing my self and learned that I had steroid acne (because of the hydrocortisone cream) and I had too much yeast on my skin. SO i started using NIZORAL as a facewash (read on steroid user's forumn) and Stievamycin and my FACE IS SO MUCH BETTER. Its been about a month since i started this regimen, and i won't say that its all gone, but CERTAINLY much much better!

well i first used something like this same ingrediants but it was diff name, i started nov. 07 and it cleared my skin up and then march 08, went to go get a refil turned out they discontinued making it so they gave me this next cream... it didnt work and so from march till end of may my acne came bak and was worse. then i got a refil for the cream i was using and turned out they discontinued this one too !!!! so they gave me stievamycin . omg u have no idea the surprise on my face when i opened it and it looked/smelled/felt like the first cream/gel i was on !! then this started working wonderfully ! gosh i hope they dont discontinue this !!!

I cannot believe my derm never told me about this and was going to let me go on Accutane (again) without trying this. My family dr., who uses it herself, prescribed it. I am very hopeful that it will clear up even my cystic acne, and I will be glad to use it for the rest of my life.

I used this product every night for the past week along with solugel-8 every morning and my acne is almost entirely gone. This is a miracle product in my opinion.

My doctor gave a sample to try. I have developed quite a lovely bunch of pimples only on my forehead in the last 3 months. This is only my third day with it. I read that a lot of people are experiencing with a burning sensation and my doctor warned me about that too, but I don't feel anything at all. When I stretch my skin looking up, it feels tight but otherwise, all is well. My forehead starts to flake a little but after I rinse it off, it's gone. I don't apply a moisturizer during the day, because I am hoping to dry the area out. The rest of my face is really dry though because I have photosensitivity. I will look for a moisturizer that can help my dry cheeks and oily forehead. I don't see a difference yet, but I'll be patient. Keeping my fingers crossed!

I had severe cyst-like acne about 7 years ago and I tried a lot of different acne fighting products. But none of them worked. My acne was so bad that a doctor suggested that I take Accutane. But since I am quite anti-pill, and the side effects to the med seemed endless, a doctor recommended stievamycin since his son had used it and it worked for him. The results were amazing. Within a year, my acne had cleared up by 90%. My t-zone area, which use to be covered with ugly, red pimples, now looked like it was under control. A couple years later, people were even complimenting me and asked me how my skin was so clear! Today, I still use it and my skin remains under control. When I dont apply it for a few days, my skin actually breaks out more. I still do get break-outs even with usage but they are far less often. I would rather have my 3-4 pimples than my 90-100 7 years ago! I definitely recommend it. It has changed my life!

Like all prescription acne meds, it takes time. I can't speak for everyone, but it's been working for me for a few months now. Before stieva I'd tried clindoxyl and over the counter treatments, and nothing else worked as well. It also seems to fade out old scars. My skin looks better than it has in a few years.

About 3 years ago my acne decided to flare up, and I was stuck with acne all over my face! After going to the doctor, she started me out on stievamycin on a lower dose and gradually built me up to a higher dose. Lets just say it got worse before it got better. However after 3 months of dedicated use I saw a huge difference. Now 3 years later, I'm only left with scars. Sure, I get a pimple here and there but nothing like I did before. Unlike other reviewers, I had no adverse side effects. My skin was rarely irritated/dried out (my doctor was surprised by how tough my skin was). I really do recommend this product as a topical solution, it is super effective and doesn't require too much effort. The only disappointing aspect is if I forget to put it near my hair line, acne will definitely show up. I think i'll be using this for many years to come.

This product has been working well for me so far! I love how you just use it at night time before going to sleep. I really see a difference in my acne. It does take a long time to start seeing results but i recommend to keep going with it! I noticed once i started using it no new acne was forming and i have yet to have a new once. I have been using this product for about 4months and my skin isnt completely clear of blemishes but i can definatly notice a difference! Overall happy with this!

i was prescribed this, diane 35 and minocycline by my doctor almost six months ago, i stopped using this product because i realized it did more harm then good. from the first week i started using it, it made my skin extremely dry and flaky. i couldn't put on cover up because my skin would flake. after about four-five months of using it, my face cleared up. but i don't credit stieva for it. i am left with read spot scars all over my cheeks. i stopped using stieva for a few days and realized the scars were slowly fading. i blame stieva for the scars that i now have to live with.