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United States160 Posts

September 17 2011 09:41 GMT

#21

On September 17 2011 18:31 BrTarolg wrote:
Goto your doctors and take doxycycline for a couple months

cleared up 90% of the prob for me

It did not work for him. He got massive diarrhea from it to.

ThatGuyDoMo

Australia516 Posts

September 17 2011 10:53 GMT

#22

Alot of pseudo-science revolves around this issue.

There are 2 main kinds of acne, normal and cystic.

Cystic acne cannot be 'cured' through products like proactiv or treatment such as that.

The only solution for cystic acne (which is more commonly known as scarring) is through drugs such as roacutane.

Badgesc

France111 Posts

September 17 2011 11:16 GMT

#23

Never touch your face with your hand and sleep with a new towel on your pillow every night.

I've never had much acne but it helped for the little bit I got in the area between my cheeks and my ears.

If he is feeling dry, he can get a moisterizer in the supermarket, get a good one tough. Also while he is in the supermarket he can get a cream that cleans up his skin. To be used 4 times a day if he has that much acne.

Kennigit

Canada19447 Posts

September 17 2011 11:38 GMT

#24

Everyone's skin is a little different, but these rules helped me
- Cut sugar out. No soda, no candy, no chocolate etc
- Drink a lot of water. 6-7 glasses a day
- Exercise.
- Sunlight - google vitamin d/e effects for skin.
- Clean face and get a moisturizer.
- You are what you eat.

Kukaracha

France1954 Posts

September 17 2011 12:08 GMT

#25

On September 17 2011 18:11 Reignyo wrote:
PLEASE do NOT take medical advice from TL

Go to see a doctor, acne can be bacterial and can be treated by antibiotics, but your doctor will know what is best.

As for people talking about accutane, you cant use your experience with/without side effects to base any argument at all. The drug does work, and any doctor that prescribes it will have multiple follow up sessions to see if the drug works and whether side effects are causing any issues. here in AUS the doctor will do bloods and warn you about what vitamins/foods you should avoid/not avoid while on it to avoid side effects and the like.

If you want real medical advice go to a DOCTOR. Medical advice off the internet is never good.

EDIT:
it really irks me when people make medical related posts and people just spew crap without knowing anything at all about it, and then people potentially taking that advice/opinion on board. Like the guy who typed

" Imo using acutane or w/e doesnt solve anything, it just masks the outward symptoms of the problem" and posted crap about eating foods that cause acne, without really having any idea what he's on about

I second this.
Especially hormonal treatments, they can work very well if you have a serious and capable dermatologist, but should only be used under medical control. Things can turn bad if you don't know how to manage it.

Simple advice that you can do by yourself has already been given: don't touch your face, don't pick it, wash it twice a day with a special washing cream for young acneic skins, change your pillow case as often as possible. The rest, I'm not sure.

Oh, and too much sun is definitely good in the short term (dries your skin), but only makes things worse in the long term. Use a 50+ sunscreen on your face.

But first of all, find a good dermatologist.

FFGenerations

7088 Posts

September 17 2011 12:13 GMT

#26

antibiotics
wash bedding every 3 days

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