Embarrassing Illnesses

I have a large build up of blackheads on my face, i wash my face at least three times a day and shower everyday, why do i get blackheads ??

Hi im 14, i have lots of acne all over my back, chest and face but its all scared now coz i sqeeze them(but im not suppose too><)what can i use to help these scare and acne go away? please help me

i am 15 years old and i have really bad acne and im thinking of starting a modelling career, do you think this would be a problem as nothing gets rid of my spots i have tried creams,gels,tablets and face scrubs and washes.

Hi im now 16 and i use to get really bad spots. when i was 15 i got the implant put in my arm and i have notice since i have had this implant my spots have been alot better. i dont ave to wear alot of foundation on my face i dont have to put any on my chest and back. now i feel alot more confident then what i did. i used many spot creams but they didnt work. but since the implat i get a couple ov spot bout 2 or 3 but small white heads. hope this has helped x

Hellooo :)
im 14 years old, and i have spots, i went to the dotctors a couple of months ago and she gave me some spot stuff, this helped at the time, but then it ran out, and my spots were fine, and i went back to wearing face powder, then after a month, they started up again, so i got some cream from the tesco's pharmacy, and that worked well ,but it kept drying my skin out, and at home on my shelf i have about 10 different spot creams, from the high street brandsm which i usem adn some of them work, (but not very well). I would go back to my doctor, but she told me, not to wear anymore foundation or powder, but becasue i had bad spots last year, and picked at them, the only thing I found that covered them up was foundation, which then created more spots, and the cycle keeps happening!! I use facial scrubs and spot creams: including clean and clear, freederm etc , but is there anything else i could use to help them? And also is there anything i can do about my scarring? They arent holes as such, but more like purpley kind of blotches, and i get blackheads over my my nose, my spots are mainly on my cheeks really. But i do get the occasional "other head" which is incredibly sore ! On my face am i currently wearing some facial powder, and moisturiser underneath. But basically im fed up of them all !! Help would be muchly appriciated ! :)

i have suffered with both white heads and inflammed spots around my chin and mouth for the last 4/5 yrs. i have tried everything even anti biotics from the doctor but they didnt work im also on the contraceptive pill that is meant to help but still i have loads of spots. its embarassing and i feel like people look at them when they talk to me and think god she looks awful! its really knocking my confidence. and to top it off iam getting reali bad scarring. i dont want to pick them but at the same tym i cant bare to walk out the house with a massive white head. can any one help me? im desperate

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I have a rash on my face along the side of my nose on both sides of my face and a little on my chin. It is itchy. It started on one side about 6 months ago. I have tried lots of different creams both perscription and over teh counter. I reckon it may have somethign to do with my swaet glands as it began when I started going to the gym more. I only use creams for sensitive skin on my face and also wash with a soapless cream. The earliest appointment I can get with a specialist is end Feb next year. I am currently trying suda cream for babies. Any suggestions.

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Bernie

hi im 24 and iv had acne since i was 14 i was told it would go away when i got older. but it hasnt i get lots of small spots and my face is always red. i use to get really big boils on my face too, but antibiotics stopped them but they didnt help with redness and small spots. i always were a hat to hide myself when im out, when i get washed i have to sit and relax for an hour b4 i can go out cause i need the inflammation to go down, i really have tried everything pills, lotions, creams, please i hav no confedence at all, i need help, please get in touch.

Hi I absoulutly lovveee watching this show. But I've got a really bad problem…I have a lot of spots.People have told me not to pop them or squeeze them..but un-luckily for me i did and i ended up getting scarring along side my 4 head.I am really upset and i have most of my cofidence still but I can't find anything to use for it….please help!
P.s:I can't use clean&clear because it gives me rashes:(

Between the ages of 13-20 I had teenage spots and then it turned to Acne. I'm 33 and recently got so fed-up I finally went to see a Dermatologist. I was prescribed an Antibiotic called Trimethoprim 200mg twice a day and a cream called Differin to put on my face at night. Everybody is different, but this has really worked and they haven't come back. I was on the course for 6months – Don't wait as long as I have there are loads of prescription remedies that work ask your Doctor