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Clindamycin is a topical antibiotic that helps slow or stop bacterial growth and also helps reduce skin inflammation.

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Clindamycin is a topical antibiotic that helps slow or stop bacterial growth and also helps reduce skin inflammation.

It is normally applied twice a day.

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March 18, 2007
I got a sample from my doctor and have been using it for a few weeks or so two times a day. It helped me with my acne but I had an abdominal pain , cramps and diarrhia . I stoped using it and everything back to normal :)including my acne .
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February 28, 2007

Pros:

Easy to use, packaged is pre measured. helps clear acne up fast

Cons:

Pricey

I have been suffering from acne from the age of 12 (now 22). I had mild acne up until a year ago when my face broke out severly. I tried everything from Proactive (horrible), to every kind of product and everything made it worse. I finally went to the derm in December and he persribed me this (Cleocin Pledgelet Pads) along with Bactrim (an oral antibiotic to be taken morning and night) and Differin. The three together have made my face so clear. Yes, I have an occasional pimple here or there, but NOTHING like before. I also wash my face with the Glytone fash wash morning and night. Every time I feel a pimple coming on, I just go through my regimen and the next day I'm good to go! I would highly recommend this product to someone who thinks NOTHING will work!
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February 27, 2007

Pros:

shortens the time length of a visible pimple

Cons:

drys out face REALLY bad

the clyndimycin works pretty well. I apply it on a pimple andthe next day it is gone. I also get the pimplesthat hurtreally bad under the skin so i apply it on the pimple and the next day the hurting is gone. It reduces the pimple but still leaves it red for a bit. My chin has been bumpy for forever now, nottoo bad anymore but it used to break out about twice a week!!
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January 16, 2007

Pros:

Cleared my skin Quickly. Saw results in the first week. After 2 weeks, hardly ever a pimple on my face or back!

Cons:

Yeast infections that were hard to cure. I've never had yeast infections before taking this.

It worked great for me! I had no side effects other than the yeast infections. It didn't make me sunburn easily like the cycline products do, which was a blessing as I love gardening. The cycline products made me burn so badly! I would recommend this if you are a guy and can't get the infections or females who are not prone to them.
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January 7, 2007

Pros:

Helped my forehead; made my skin less oily; absorbs well into skin

Cons:

Didn't help my chin

I used Clindagel alone for 2 weeks and it fixed my forehead within days. Now I use it together with Differin, to try to fix the rest of my face too. I still have chin problems, but the rest of my facial skin looks smoother and more radiant. I have noticed some of the blackheads on my nose going away and the pores are getting smaller. I didn't think that would ever happen.
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December 20, 2006

Cons:

dries out skin

Worked for the first month then stopped. Did nothing for my skin and very drying on my sensitive skin.
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December 10, 2006

Pros:

works well in some areas, but not in others.

Cons:

drys out skin pretty bad

still iffy on this product, it seems to only work in certain areas of the skin, and it drys those areas out, so the skin ends up irritated anyway.
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December 7, 2006

Pros:

Helps to dry out ance quickly

Cons:

smells bad

I've had moderate to severe cystic acne since I was 13 years old, I am now 23 years old, I've been taking this medication in liquid form along with a pill form of an antibiotic. These two together have dramatically helped my skin clear up. I have to use it twice daily, cut down on make-up (just a light powder), and what has also helped is taking a shower in the morning and one at night , let the hot water run on your affected acne areas, then use the medication, it seems to clear them up almost instantly, or at least overnight.
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December 6, 2006

Pros:

It may clear some acne- SOME, most of skin does not clear up

Cons:

Makes skin feel tacky, does not work to clear acne, makes skin worse

Do not use unless you have very very little acne
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November 17, 2006

Pros:

Worked well for the first 3 months

Cons:

Stop working after 3 months

works and then it stops working.
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