Acne

[minimoya]

For the past 1.5 months, I've been using X-Out on my face. For the first month it worked great! Fewer spots. But recently, the las two weeks, I've noticed an increase in pimples and blackheads. Why is this? Should I see a doctor?

[HockeyLovesMe]

i dnt think u have to but ask yur mom but for me if i play sports i get more cuz im like all sweaty i just gotta clean more thats all but also its getting summer here so yur all sweaty more to.. for u i think its normal

[FergusDunn]

For the past 1.5 months, I've been using X-Out on my face. For the first month it worked great! Fewer spots. But recently, the las two weeks, I've noticed an increase in pimples and blackheads. Why is this? Should I see a doctor?

maybe take a break from any products - then change to something similar but different.

Of course see a doc if you want to

[xXl0sth0peXx]

I think you'll get better replies here.

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[Jake111]

I used to suffer really bad with acne for years.
I used practically every retail product there is, i started to goto the gp for several months and i was put on a few courses of different as all these treatments wernt exactly working for me i asked if i could get reffered to the dermatologist, so they took some pictures of my face and sent them off. Within a month i had recieved a letter with an appointment, he has put me on roaccutane (accutane for the u.s) akso called isoretrain (something like that) ive been on this for 6 months now and theres no acne at all left just red scarring, i have one more course of 3 months so i dhould finish in august, im on this ladt course to prevent acne from coming back! Then i belive depending on the scarring you will have to have either laser, skin peel or laser skin peel

Sorry for the paragraph, hope it helped if you read it all
(Also if you get put on accutane, be careful of the side effects, they vary some get it bad and some rarely get it, consists of depression, suicidal thoughts, dry skin, dry lips and rashes)
Ill stop now haha :)

[Jake111]

But acne isnt caused by not washing or anything, its down to the amount of sebum (natural oils) your skin produces, get dead skin cells trapped in your pores so ignire people call you dirty and what ever

[minimoya]

An example of this is from yesterday (Tuesday). I put on the stuff and washed my face and all. Woke up this morning (Wednesday) and had a brand new zit that got worse as the day progressed. I put stuff on it to tonight and I wanna see if it works. But anyways, I don't know why that happens.

[Magenta]

I used to suffer really bad with acne for years.
I used practically every retail product there is, i started to goto the gp for several months and i was put on a few courses of different as all these treatments wernt exactly working for me i asked if i could get reffered to the dermatologist, so they took some pictures of my face and sent them off. Within a month i had recieved a letter with an appointment, he has put me on roaccutane (accutane for the u.s) akso called isoretrain (something like that) ive been on this for 6 months now and theres no acne at all left just red scarring, i have one more course of 3 months so i dhould finish in august, im on this ladt course to prevent acne from coming back! Then i belive depending on the scarring you will have to have either laser, skin peel or laser skin peel

Sorry for the paragraph, hope it helped if you read it all
(Also if you get put on accutane, be careful of the side effects, they vary some get it bad and some rarely get it, consists of depression, suicidal thoughts, dry skin, dry lips and rashes)
Ill stop now haha :)

Okay, let me tell you right now: do not ask to try accutane unless you've done every other acne treatment you can possibly get your hands on by prescription or otherwise.

Accutane is not something I'd just go about recommending to another person, I'd leave that up to their dermatologist to suggest should it come to that. Why? Because I've been on it twice now and if there's one thing I'm an expert on, it's severe acne and the use of isotetrinoin as a treatment. Isotetrinoin is used to treat mostly severe cystic acne but is also used in chemotherapy to treat brain and various other cancers. So that might give you an idea of what you're dealing with there.

Sorry, I just get a bit up in arms about hearing accutane suggested by people off the internet. It's a really harsh drug and it sucks to take and it's really only a last resort rather than a quick fix and often people end up asking for it without reading about the side effects and risks with it. (I realise that's not why the poster was suggesting it, I'm just saying it's not really a suggestion to take to heart unless you've tried everything else or have incredibly severe acne that's not simply causes by fluctuation in teenage hormones.)

Anyway, you sound like you're talking about regular pimples and blackheads. For smaller pimples, you may just need to try something else. Washing your face more often will prevent a larger build-up of oils that will cause more pimples and properly exfoliating your face should clear out any dirt and dead cells and whatnot that causes blackheads. Besides, you're a fifteen-year-old boy. Changes in hormones will make oil production vary as you get older. Eventually it'll most likely regulate itself. Something I used that worked well on regular pimples was Clindoxyl Gel.

Also, make sure whatever you're using is oil-free. It's counterproductive to add more oils to your face which just clog the pores and end up causing more pimples to form overnight.

[Jake111]

Okay, let me tell you right now: do not ask to try accutane unless you've done every other acne treatment you can possibly get your hands on by prescription or otherwise.

Accutane is not something I'd just go about recommending to another person, I'd leave that up to their dermatologist to suggest should it come to that. Why? Because I've been on it twice now and if there's one thing I'm an expert on, it's severe acne and the use of isotetrinoin as a treatment. Isotetrinoin is used to treat mostly severe cystic acne but is also used in chemotherapy to treat brain and various other cancers. So that might give you an idea of what you're dealing with there.

Sorry, I just get a bit up in arms about hearing accutane suggested by people off the internet. It's a really harsh drug and it sucks to take and it's really only a last resort rather than a quick fix and often people end up asking for it without reading about the side effects and risks with it. (I realise that's not why the poster was suggesting it, I'm just saying it's not really a suggestion to take to heart unless you've tried everything else or have incredibly severe acne that's not simply causes by fluctuation in teenage hormones.)

Anyway, you sound like you're talking about regular pimples and blackheads. For smaller pimples, you may just need to try something else. Washing your face more often will prevent a larger build-up of oils that will cause more pimples and properly exfoliating your face should clear out any dirt and dead cells and whatnot that causes blackheads. Besides, you're a fifteen-year-old boy. Changes in hormones will make oil production vary as you get older. Eventually it'll most likely regulate itself. Something I used that worked well on regular pimples was Clindoxyl Gel.

Also, make sure whatever you're using is oil-free. It's counterproductive to add more oils to your face which just clog the pores and end up causing more pimples to form overnight.

Although you talk about the drug like that it is not as bad as you make it out to be or as others do, i regularly talk to a teacher in my school about it as when she was around my age and she suggested it to me and i litteraly can not thank her enough. Many reasons why people talk bad about accutane because of the bad media it gets although if you compare all bad cases to all the unseen unknown cases that that go perfectly well there will be a collosal different.

Researching the effects of it is one thing you should not do because your brain starts to think that every litte thing is a side effect of it when a matter of fact it was just hormones, so i do suggest looking at options with accutane because it has been the best thing ive done with acne.

Therefore i completly disagree with you telling someone that they should nit go on it, but yes you do have to be aware of your behaviour.

[Croconaw]

See a doctor if the problem persists.

[Matt_2012]

What about your diet? One night i decided to eat uncooked vegetables only for dinner and i found through out the night my face was far less oily.

Also try clearasil face wash and the wipes.

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http://www-cdn.terrywhitechemists.com.au/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/C/l/Clearasil-Ultra-Deep-Gel-Wash-200ml_5.jpg

[minimoya]

I do have to say, I am not the healthiest when it comes to eating. I'm average weight—I think—160 lbs (give or take) and 6' 1" if that means anything. Anyway, I don't know exactly what I should be eating...

I am an amateur photographer and I love to shoot portraits. I shot these of my friends. While the guy has some acne, is it is like 40% better than mine. And the girl with the hat has very-close-to-flawless skin (by the way, I did not do spot removal on these).

I look around and a lot of my guy friends don't have acne that bad, but I can't seem to get mine down.

[Raynes]

Although you talk about the drug like that it is not as bad as you make it out to be or as others do, i regularly talk to a teacher in my school about it as when she was around my age and she suggested it to me and i litteraly can not thank her enough. Many reasons why people talk bad about accutane because of the bad media it gets although if you compare all bad cases to all the unseen unknown cases that that go perfectly well there will be a collosal different.

Researching the effects of it is one thing you should not do because your brain starts to think that every litte thing is a side effect of it when a matter of fact it was just hormones, so i do suggest looking at options with accutane because it has been the best thing ive done with acne.

Therefore i completly disagree with you telling someone that they should nit go on it, but yes you do have to be aware of your behaviour.

I totally agree with him. Isotretinoin can literally *cure* acne, and is the only thing known to do it, but it is amazingly dangerous. We're not just talking about side effects while you take the drug. There are numerous side effects that are permanent and do not go away, and they include inflammatory bowel disease/crohn's disease, dry eyes, decreased night vision, excessive bone growth, and even stunted bone growth in teenagers who are still growing. Side effects while you're taking the drug can also be amazingly bad. This drug can causes psychosis. Seriously, just look at the effect list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accutane#Adverse_effects

It's okay to recommend isotretinoin, but I'd ask that you make sure let them know what you are recommending. Link them to the wikipedia page. Let them make an educated decision. I have severe cystic acne that antibiotics don't do much of anything for, but I refuse to go on Accutane because my mother has crohn's disease which already makes me a risk for it, and the numerous other side effects are dangerous for someone who lives alone like myself.

Isotretinoin is far and away from being a first-thing drug. Isotretinoin is your last resort when you have very severe acne and no other treatments work. You most definitely should see a doctor about your acne though, since it is a medical condition. They will happily treat it or refer you to a dermatologist who will happily treat it.