When I was 13 years old, puberty hit me very hard. My hair and skin got more oily, and that's when I met with pimples.
It didn't bother me that much. I don't remember products I have used in that period of my life ,but I know ,for sure, that I picked on them. I got little scars (box scars) on my forehead and small hyperpigmentation (red marks).
I went to a private clinic. They checked my face, and they have forbidden me to touch my face. They have found bacteria on my face,and as well on my back. I got some antibiotic, handmade creams and they popped my acne. They did it with an needle, gloves, it was hygienic. It hurt as hell, and it costed much money. I needed one more treatment for teh end, but couldn't do it, because it hurt so bad. Still, my face got better. I had only tiny scars left.
Of course, pimples continued to appeared here and there and my skin got a bit worse in my first year of high school. Stress, hormones, bad eating .Please notice the difference between small pimples and serious acne problems. Don't make your face worse if there is not a problem. It's normal to have a few pimples if you are a teen (male or female),or having your period.
In second year of my school, I went to the seaside and asked my mom's friend doctor how can I skip my menstruation cycle. I wanted to swim and not lie in pains. (I had problems with my period.) He gave me Dianette35- contraception pills. I drank them for ten days and stopped. I disturbed my natural cycle. I am not a doctor or specialist but I saw that I started a huge mess. Since then, cysts started to form and I created a bad, bad circle. I popped pimples, infection spreaded, I popped them again. I couldn't control myself. I thought it was better to pop a whitehead (for example) than go and get asked: "What is that thing on your face?" or "Pop it, it's disgusting".. My cheeks were awful. Scars, hyperpigmentation. It was worse than ever before.
Then I went to the serious military clinic and my doctor(she was extremely rude) prescribed me Roacutanne ( Acutanne or Retin A. As you may now, it's a very serious medicine, strong, you mustn't get pregnant because fetus will die or will be born with serious medical problems. Retin A controls oily skin, dries it out, sebum gets fixed, you get acne breakout at the beginning-initial breakout, it gets worse before it gets better. I had huge cysts along my jaw, cracked lips and back pains. I had to stop doing sport. I got depressed. Still not sure if it's directly from the medicine or from seeing my awful skin. I hided my skin, put my hair on my cheeks, always had a concealer on my face. It was a struggle, but it got better. I controlled my blood every 2 months and my liver enzymes were too high.(whcich is 'normal' when you use this medicine) My mother got scared and made me stop drinking the medicine. Doctor was shocked and told me that now is over and I can't continue now with this medicine and that I have to wait a year. I went home disappointed once again.
I met with a woman who studied medicine in China and she made her own teas, she cured my urinal infection which turned into a big mess when I was little, She told me that I should eat no sugar, gave me teas for liver, stomach etc etc. This was when I realised..Problem is in the inside, not outside. My face got better, and again I had only scars. But these teas were expensive, once I stopped with them, acne returned.
I went to other private clinic, and got Zineryt, Benzyl peroxide face wash and Skinoren for scars. She told me to take Dianette35, too. So.. it did cleared me up, but be aware that I still get a bit of pimples. I have scars, but it's muuuch better. What I want to say for the end of this summary is.. I am so depressed, pills make me tired and I got cellulite. It's a low price to pay for a nice skin, but I am afraid when I come off the pill, that everything will get back. So if you ask me , I would recommend pills only to the very desperate ones.
Diet is crucial for acne, and I wish I can quit sugar. I am such a weak person and I think a sugar addict. If you can, get rid of sugar, now. I hope I will find strenght for it soon, so I can leave pills and win this battle.
Things which I am going to write here, are not 100 % cure, I am not a doctor or skin care specialist and I don't claim it will work for you. You should always be careful when you hear advices from the other people. If something helped me or someone else it doesn't mean it will help you. Listen to your body and skin.
But if I were you, I would read this, because I wish someone told me these things when I was younger.
It didn't bother me that much. I don't remember products I have used in that period of my life ,but I know ,for sure, that I picked on them. I got little scars (box scars) on my forehead and small hyperpigmentation (red marks).
I went to a private clinic. They checked my face, and they have forbidden me to touch my face. They have found bacteria on my face,and as well on my back. I got some antibiotic, handmade creams and they popped my acne. They did it with an needle, gloves, it was hygienic. It hurt as hell, and it costed much money. I needed one more treatment for teh end, but couldn't do it, because it hurt so bad. Still, my face got better. I had only tiny scars left.
Of course, pimples continued to appeared here and there and my skin got a bit worse in my first year of high school. Stress, hormones, bad eating .Please notice the difference between small pimples and serious acne problems. Don't make your face worse if there is not a problem. It's normal to have a few pimples if you are a teen (male or female),or having your period.
In second year of my school, I went to the seaside and asked my mom's friend doctor how can I skip my menstruation cycle. I wanted to swim and not lie in pains. (I had problems with my period.) He gave me Dianette35- contraception pills. I drank them for ten days and stopped. I disturbed my natural cycle. I am not a doctor or specialist but I saw that I started a huge mess. Since then, cysts started to form and I created a bad, bad circle. I popped pimples, infection spreaded, I popped them again. I couldn't control myself. I thought it was better to pop a whitehead (for example) than go and get asked: "What is that thing on your face?" or "Pop it, it's disgusting".. My cheeks were awful. Scars, hyperpigmentation. It was worse than ever before.
Then I went to the serious military clinic and my doctor(she was extremely rude) prescribed me Roacutanne ( Acutanne or Retin A. As you may now, it's a very serious medicine, strong, you mustn't get pregnant because fetus will die or will be born with serious medical problems. Retin A controls oily skin, dries it out, sebum gets fixed, you get acne breakout at the beginning-initial breakout, it gets worse before it gets better. I had huge cysts along my jaw, cracked lips and back pains. I had to stop doing sport. I got depressed. Still not sure if it's directly from the medicine or from seeing my awful skin. I hided my skin, put my hair on my cheeks, always had a concealer on my face. It was a struggle, but it got better. I controlled my blood every 2 months and my liver enzymes were too high.(whcich is 'normal' when you use this medicine) My mother got scared and made me stop drinking the medicine. Doctor was shocked and told me that now is over and I can't continue now with this medicine and that I have to wait a year. I went home disappointed once again.
I met with a woman who studied medicine in China and she made her own teas, she cured my urinal infection which turned into a big mess when I was little, She told me that I should eat no sugar, gave me teas for liver, stomach etc etc. This was when I realised..Problem is in the inside, not outside. My face got better, and again I had only scars. But these teas were expensive, once I stopped with them, acne returned.
I went to other private clinic, and got Zineryt, Benzyl peroxide face wash and Skinoren for scars. She told me to take Dianette35, too. So.. it did cleared me up, but be aware that I still get a bit of pimples. I have scars, but it's muuuch better. What I want to say for the end of this summary is.. I am so depressed, pills make me tired and I got cellulite. It's a low price to pay for a nice skin, but I am afraid when I come off the pill, that everything will get back. So if you ask me , I would recommend pills only to the very desperate ones.
Diet is crucial for acne, and I wish I can quit sugar. I am such a weak person and I think a sugar addict. If you can, get rid of sugar, now. I hope I will find strenght for it soon, so I can leave pills and win this battle.
Things which I am going to write here, are not 100 % cure, I am not a doctor or skin care specialist and I don't claim it will work for you. You should always be careful when you hear advices from the other people. If something helped me or someone else it doesn't mean it will help you. Listen to your body and skin.
But if I were you, I would read this, because I wish someone told me these things when I was younger.
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