Acne - arghhhh

Lifestyle Health & Fitness
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I have acne problems, been to several doctors but nothing helps (it get worse rather than improvement). Please give me some advise so i can get rid of acne, or atleasts ome improvement?

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How is it possible yar that no doctor has ever been of any help? Are u sure u tried quite a few. Few things you personally can do is make sure you keep your skin always clean, avoid oily food/caffeine, have fruits/veges, take stuff that purifies the blood, avoid sun rays, etc.

Also you may want to get your blood tests done and hormones tested too.

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Have you tried Accutane? Ask your doctor about it.

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NO!!! DONT take ACCUTANE. I took it for my acne and it did clear it up so much but it has so many side effects. I stopped like 2-3 weeks before the whole cource because of side effects. Also, if you ever get to take it make sure you get it prescribed by a good qualified doctor who should keep in check your weekly blood tests making sure the medicine is not doing you any harm. But i would still say don't take that medicine. It's bewakofi to cure one thing at the expense of getting something else damaged.

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umm......................keep ur skin clean

and one really important thing dont wash it too much!!!

never!!

ok cuz washing much wil cause more oil to produce and causing more acne

so only 2 or 3 times is enough

and use anti-bacterial face wash

or use that tea tree oil directly on acne

it works

and dont touch ur skin with oily hands i mean when eating or cooking or any time dont touch ur skin

tie ur hair back dont let ur hair touch ur skin too

and ur food actually doesnt matter

it has no connection with ur acne at all

trust me its a myth!!!

so eat watever u want but dont touch ur face while ur eating oily food

cuz its the oil on ur hands that increases acne not wat u put inside

and avoid getting ur pores clogged

keep ur skin clean

and steam ur face

i myself suffer from acne

and trust me ever since i started taking steam everyday for 20 mins

i rarely get any pimle

just sumtimes when i dont take my make up off at night

other wise if i steam my face and take my make up off b4 sleeping i dont get any pimple

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Agree with all above suggestions. I am a sucker at applying stuff therefore keeping my skin clean (I have always used neutrogena face wash) and regulating the food played a big role. My mom forced me to eat fruit everyday and now I am very thankful to her for that...lol... Oh and drink lot of water, keep a water bottle with you all the time. Also wipe your face only with a tissue/paper towel. DO NOT use a towel, it spreads acne.
By the way what is your age? I had pretty bad acne in my mid teens but it started reducing in my late teen.

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Good tips by Kalli Billi, particularly the one about keeping your hair off your face specially if you have dandruff. Also don't touch your face too much specially after running your fingers through your hair, I talk from personal experience.

I used Roaccutane.. I think it is the same as Accutane. It did work for me but like Maham said it is a bit dangerous to use it if not carefully monitored. Also one of its really dangerous side effects is that it can cause malformations in your baby, so normally if one is planning a child sometime soon it should never be used.

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Well im in mid twenties. I drink alot of water, eat healthy food and stuff. I rarly use makeup. I have been to skin specialist, but still instead improving its getting worse.

Kalli billi i ll try your steam tips, maybe it will help. More tips?

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Kalli maon- is it ok to stream your face everyday? lol...plus by now your face should have gotten really slim :p.

Do you have any pets?
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If u're going to steam u're face, make sure you use an ice-pack n close u're pores otherwise more dirt will get logged in the pores. I agree stay away from Ro-Accutane is has way too many side-effects. There has to be a good dermatologist that you cud see..

Keep u're hair off u're face
Wash u're face 2-3 times with an anti-bacterial facewash
Change u're pillowcase often
See a doctor...he might reccoment Retin A or Benzomic

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I think exfoliating scrubs really helped to combat the oiliness/blocking of pores, which results in reduced acne/blackheads.

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^ BUt exfoliation while you have acne should be done very carefuly in oder to avoid scarring.

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how does steaming your face help? doesn't that just open your pores? :S

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Dermatological treatments definitely help but it takes a while to figure out what your skin works with the best. So you have to give it some time. Ask for a prescription face wash of low strength in addition to an antibiotic. There are so many options these days. Go back to your dermatologist for another consultation.

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I have heard that steaming is actually not healthy for anyone under the age of 35. My dermatologist told me this when I asked her whether one should do it regularly or not. And eating does matter alot. You show on your face what your body intakes. That's why eating alot of vegetables, lots of iron and vitamin c intake brings a glow to your face and can help with skin issues. My sister had a major acne problem while growing up. She was advised by her derm to eat atleast 2 apples a day, drink lots of milk and increase iron intake. Her skin is so clear and gorgeous now, mashallah, it's like a baby's skin.

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But doesnt steam just open up more pores and allow for more blackheads, im just really confused

jhatphat mayb u have a hormonal imbalance which may be teh cause of ure acne, i have pretty bad acne, and irreglar periods, and to begin with i took anti-biotics which didnt work out, but atm my dr. thinks its hormonal, so im sum medication 4 that, havent seen teh results quite yet, apparantly it takes time, but its worth may b getting ure hormone levels checked out

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yeah the trick of staying away from acne is keeping ur skin clean

ok so im revealing my secrets now.........................

listen carefully

first of all the reason y we get acne???

the exact reason is not known still!!!

its a fact take it!!!

im not saying it dermatologists say that!

so first o all hormones paly a mojor role

and the hormones that r responsible of causing acne r stress related not food related!!!

if ur stressed ur hormone levels rise causing ur skin to produce oil and causing acne

food doesnt have anything to do with ur skin!!!

trust me!!!

cuz food doesnt have to do anything with ur sweat glands that produce oil and sweat

its stress hormone that causes the rise in hormones

so try to stay calm

secont thing causing acne is bad hygiene

trust me all the links r gonna make sense now!

probably wen ur hormones r rising and ur skin is producing oil

so wen sking is covered in oil and ofcourse there is dirt and impurities all around us so that dirt is gonna sit on ur oily face getting mixed with oil forming dirty oily layer on ur skin

so next thing that is gonna happen is???

yup that oily dirt is gonna get in ur pores and block them!!!

and wen the poresr blocked wat next???

guess???

ok i'll tell

so wen ur pores r blocked and ur body wanna get out oils and sweat out through ur pores (cuz u always sweat and body is producing oil all the time wenever needed)

so wen the pores r blocked so the new matterial that wanna get out of ur pores will have nowhere to get out from so its gonna get filled inside ur blocked pore and thats wat we see as pimple

the bulged skin cuz of the oils trapped inside

so now u know wat pimples r and how theyr formed

so u can guess wat can be the best way of getting rid of and avoiding them

probably keeping ur skin clean so that the pores dont get blocked letting fluids to move out properly

so if u already have blocked pores so u need to open them by scrubbing and steaming

and to keep them from getting blocked u need to keep doing these things on regular basis right?!

so thats y keep ur face clean and pores open and dont wash ur face more than 2-3 times cuz wen our skin doesnt have oil on it it will produce more oil to replace the washed away oil

meaninig more oil and more clogged pores!!

so keep that in mind!!!

use anti bacterial things

tea tree oil is good

or any other anti bacterial ointments

keep ur dirty hands away from ur face

keep ur dirty and oily hair away too

change the pillow cover ofcourse

if u cant change it often then try sleeping on ur back not on side so ur face wont touch the pillow much

and sum1 asked that steaming will open the pores so huney u have to close them back to their orogonal position by putting ice on them or washing ur face with ice cold water after steaming

any other question???:)

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anything in acces is not good ofcourse

so depending on ur condition that how many blocked pores u have

so probably in beginning u will need to steam everyday

and i think it will take atleast 1 weak for ur skin to be cleansed by steaming with regulary washing ur face with good face wash and washing ur face 2-3 times and always removing make up b4 going to bed

and after that u can reduce steamimg or do it whenever needed

no hard and fast rule:)

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Sometime nothing works, as in my case, so i stop making it better and work on controlling it. It sucks but some people are born to live with it :bummer: I use Jan Marini products to keep it under control but i know its never going to go away (after popping all sorts of pills, applying various creams, i should know that).