Teens face covered with acne

[Anonymous]

Antibiotics worked short term. Accutane worked more long term but definitely messes with the head. Differin was the best topical.

But it's different for everyone. Lots of trial and error.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I also recommend cutting all dairy. Read all food labels carefully for casein, whey, etc. Try it for two months.

+1

[Anonymous]

www.acne.org -- great site for information, reviews of products, and their regimen really, really works.

[Anonymous]

Epiduo was prescribed by our derm. Has worked well for child.
Proactiv worked well for mom over the years.

My daughter's skin also clears up when she swims alot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Antibiotics worked short term. Accutane worked more long term but definitely messes with the head. Differin was the best topical.

But it's different for everyone. Lots of trial and error.

I used accutane for short periods of time to get rid of acne as a teen. Really good, but hard to use for too long. Differin really helped/helps me too. Still keep a tube of Differin around as an adult. There is a generic for the Differin so that helps with the cost.

[Anonymous]

Nothing ever worked for me as a teen

In my young 20's the Paul's Choice Acne line worked very well.

I never tried accutane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nothing ever worked for me as a teen

In my young 20's the Paul's Choice Acne line worked very well.

I never tried accutane.

^^ but I tried pretty much everything else. You name it, I tried it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing ever worked for me as a teen

In my young 20's the Paul's Choice Acne line worked very well.

I never tried accutane.

^^ but I tried pretty much everything else. You name it, I tried it.

Same here. As an adult I still struggle with acne, and I finally dropped dairy from my diet 3 months ago. I'm not super strict about it, but the difference it makes is huge (for me).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vitamin dim (if DC is a girl).

Another poster here. I use DIM as well (an herbal supplement) and it worked wonders for my skin, but I believe it's more effective with hormonal adult acne, not necessarily the teenage kind. My 11 year old daughter has bad acne and she started using a system similar to proactive called exposed skin care, which has been practically miraculous. Her skin significantly cleared up within 2 weeks, and I'm sure it's not just a coincidence because whenever she gets lazy about using it the pimples come back.

[Anonymous]

For those who recommend cutting dairy, is it really necessary to completely eliminate it, or is switching to organic enough to make a difference?

[Anonymous]

This all makes me depressed.

[Anonymous]

Another vote for cutting dairy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This all makes me depressed.

Why? I think it's great and I wish my parents had a resource like this when I was a teen. I hope to save both of my children a lot of unnecessary heartache by helping them clear up their acne early so they don't have to go through what I went through.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This all makes me depressed.

+1

I didn't have bad acne, but my DH did so I'm bummed that my kids may go through all of this.

[Anonymous]

Spironolactone eliminated my post-pregnancy adult acne and gave me the flawless skin I never had as a teen or adult. Can't be used pre-puberty, however, and also can't be used if any chance of pregnancy, and can't be used by males. But for older teen girls and adult women, can be a miracle cure. Ask your dermatologist about it.