Dermatologist for acne if the kid doesn’t really care?

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Anonymous wrote:Oral meds for acne can have some pretty strong side effects.
My friend's son got ulcerative colitis from discontinuing oral acne meds. It has been a rough road. The parents were fixated on the fact that the son needed perfect skin.

I live in a college town. The wealthy kids all have perfect skin. The poorer kids have normal teen skin with some acne. I always feel like the poorer kids are lucky.

Where were you a few days ago when everyone on an Accutane thread was saying someone was a bad mom for not wanting her kid on it? I would not either fwiw.

That poster said their child had inflamed cystic acne and the child already had scarring. You are a bad parent to allow your child to be permanently disfigured by cystic acne.

Yeah, I think of your teen had accutane level of acne it would be obvious to you to take them to the derm, and it would bother them- a lot. It is both terrible to look at and painful on the face.

A few pimples here and there doesn’t warrant a dermatologist visit. Especially if the child isn’t bothered and isn’t even doing the basic hygiene steps at home. I'd work on that before running to the derm.

I think the poster who made the comment about wealthy people nailed it: it's often not about the severity of the acne at all, just about what rich people will do to have the best _____________ (insert anything).

I think they’re way off base.
I’m neither wealthy nor vain, but I don’t want my kid to have pits from acne scaring.

No one is getting permanent pitting scarring from mild superficial acne/ pimples

[Anonymous]

I go my 13 year old daughter a high frequency wand on Amazon for $30 and it's worked wonders for her acne. She uses it for 3-5 minutes about twice a week. It kills the surface bacteria.

she is not interested in lotions, etc but will do this.

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Anonymous wrote:My 13 year old has fairly typical teen acne, but isn’t bothered by if at all. In fact, she bristles at the idea of caring too much about one’s physical appearance. She washes her face daily with a salicylic acid product from the drug store. (Or at least she says she does.) Am I doing her a disservice by not taking her to a dermatologist for an analysis? Or should I just let it go and see if it clears up eventually? I had some very awkward teen years myself, but I was somehow blessed with clear skin, so I’m not sure the best way to handle. I often see posters on here urging people to take their teens to the derm to spare them the awful embarrassment, but what if the kid isn’t embarrassed at all?

Skip the acid for facial oil. Get a filter on your showerhead. Dermatologist could put her on accutane/retin-a (suicides, depression, crime side effects), so I'd skip unless she asks.

WRONG! First of all, Acutane is NOT a first line treatment. Derms will go to other treatments first, especially for a 13 yr old. This kid needs to go to the doctor and understand that part of growing up is taking care of the only body you get. Its hers for another 75 years and there are risks and consequences of not taking care of it. Just like with her teeth.

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It depends on the kid and the severity of the acne. If regular acne medication isn’t controlling the breakouts and you are concerned that your kid could be left with permanent pitting on their face - yes, you take them to the dermatologist.

If it’s just regular breakouts that seem pretty normal and it doesn’t seem to be causing issues then a visit to the dermatologist might not be necessary.

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Anonymous wrote:Oral meds for acne can have some pretty strong side effects.
My friend's son got ulcerative colitis from discontinuing oral acne meds. It has been a rough road. The parents were fixated on the fact that the son needed perfect skin.

I live in a college town. The wealthy kids all have perfect skin. The poorer kids have normal teen skin with some acne. I always feel like the poorer kids are lucky.

Where were you a few days ago when everyone on an Accutane thread was saying someone was a bad mom for not wanting her kid on it? I would not either fwiw.

That poster said their child had inflamed cystic acne and the child already had scarring. You are a bad parent to allow your child to be permanently disfigured by cystic acne.

Yeah, I think of your teen had accutane level of acne it would be obvious to you to take them to the derm, and it would bother them- a lot. It is both terrible to look at and painful on the face.

A few pimples here and there doesn’t warrant a dermatologist visit. Especially if the child isn’t bothered and isn’t even doing the basic hygiene steps at home. I'd work on that before running to the derm.

I think the poster who made the comment about wealthy people nailed it: it's often not about the severity of the acne at all, just about what rich people will do to have the best _____________ (insert anything).

I think they’re way off base.
I’m neither wealthy nor vain, but I don’t want my kid to have pits from acne scaring.

No one is getting permanent pitting scarring from mild superficial acne/ pimples

Certain acne scars. My kid had some I didn’t think looked that bad that left some pits. Another kid has much deeper hormonal cystic pimples that don’t scar.

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Imo general teen acne does not need the intervention of a dermatologist. Particularly if the kid isn't expressing concerns. People get pimples.

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Anonymous wrote:I go my 13 year old daughter a high frequency wand on Amazon for $30 and it's worked wonders for her acne. She uses it for 3-5 minutes about twice a week. It kills the surface bacteria.

she is not interested in lotions, etc but will do this.

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Anonymous wrote:I go my 13 year old daughter a high frequency wand on Amazon for $30 and it's worked wonders for her acne. She uses it for 3-5 minutes about twice a week. It kills the surface bacteria.

she is not interested in lotions, etc but will do this.

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