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Doctor Responses: Acne
Dr Christian answers your most frequently asked questions about acne such as: What are the available treatments? What can you do about spots on your bottom? What are the pimply like spots that appear on your upper arms?
With thanks to the Baker Street Medical Centre
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im elizabeth, what kind of cream can you get for acne, please help!!
hi im 14 and i think i have acne on my back back but im not sure, it can get really itchy at times, my mum has put it down to eating fast foods like chips because that is when it gets worse but i also think there could be acne in it aswel
hii..
ii get spots when im about to start my period…its embarassing because i get it every month and no matter what i still get my spots..
any help?
I am 16 years old and have had acne since the age of 11. It started out as small pimples but quickly escalated to much more severe acne.I told my doctor immediatly. The doctor gave me drugs for my acne such as DUAC and told me I should use it for a maximum of around 3 months. Suprisingly, I didn't see results until about 1 year of usage. So far the doctor has given me about 5 different types of drugs to use for my acne, but the same thing keeps happening and I end up using each drug for about a year to a year and a half before I see results, and as soon as the spots begin to fade, they suddenly flare back up again but worse than ever! Sometimes they even turn into large, hard, painful boils on my face. For 5 years now I have been bullied at school and would even bunk my GCSE classes just to avoid everyone. I won't go outside as I always feel down and depressed… my hair has even started falling out! my doctors refuse to refer me to a dermatologist…? I have no idea about what to do and feel as though there is no light at the end of the tunnel. I need help!
hi Im 14 and my spots have started to increase i have always suffered with spots from a young age but have never really thought anything of it. Since the last couple of months i've got even more, its starting to look like acne. i don't suffer with spots anywhere else but my face. I've tried creams and nothing i seem to do works . please help me as i feel really ashamed about it. thanks
Hi,
I'm 14 and have quite oily skin. I don't suffer from acne, but I randomly get an outbreak of about 4 or 5 spots at a time, but they always have white heads. They are usually on my forehead, chin and at the bottom of my nose. Can you recommend something I can do to prevent them, I use a facial scrub twice a day and have a medicated spot cream. I also suffer from bad blackheads on my nose. I find it difficult to treat them because I have incredibly sensitive skin. Thanks.
My son has been suffering with acne for 3 years now, he is nearly 19, we have tried the zeno which is ok for individual outbreaks he has also taken oxytetracycline but this didn't seem to do much good, his skin is very dry and flaky. We have also tried the clinique 'blemish' range again without much success. It is now affecting his confidence, any ideas?
hi. i am 14 years of age, and i suffer with acne quite alot. but mostly on my face,arms,chest and back and also on my chin and aorund my neck.
i went to the docotrs and he gave me some cream but it didnt work. so i stopped using it.
but now my mum has brought me clearsil wipes. and they seem to help on my face but not anywhere esle. can you tell me the right treatment
hi
i'm a 17 year old female.. i've suffered 4m acne 4 d lst 2 yrs.. i've been to d doctor she has proscribed me medication of all sort but didnt wrk i've tried so many different lotions nd potion nd they didnt wrk.. my doc refered me 2 a private dermitoligist.. i've been on medication 4 d lst 3 mnth its called roaccutane.. it wrked well at d start but diesnt seem to be going nw.. she tld me i will only be on dem 4 4 nd a half months…but i'm really paranoid bout them i wnt leave d hse witout makeup… all my other friends really pretty nd hava had loads of boyfriends is it cz of acne i cant get 1. also 3 ppl in my family have had it nw 2 used roaccutane nd it cleared it up i'm afraid mine wnt.. especially wen my 18 is commin up shortly :(
i'm nearly 15 years old and i suffer from spots all over my face especially on my cheeks and forehead. i have tryed so many creams and clearasil products but nothing seems to work, i also have very oily skin and wash my face about three times daily because it gets so oily! the spots are red and they can have have a yellow colour under the skin, they dont last long really but then more erupt while the others fade. its very embarassing and frustrating and i dont know what to do please help me