Skin Help Please!

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Wow! Awesome! I will look into it for sure.

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Thanks! I just did!

View Quoted Comment Yep, pitting occurs when deeper layers of skin are damaged/scarred. Any creams and serums and facials you start using will help prevent them but will do nothing for the ones you already have. Reach out to your local wellness centers and medical spas to ask about what your options are but you need something more hardcore than dermabrasion and facials. Even microneedling on its own will only do so much. I just finished a series of three microneedling with PRP treatments and it helped a lot but I still have some deep scars that need filler.

Try aloe Vera masks every night or every other night. I use the aloe straight from the plant. Apply it to my face. Let it sit for about 20 min or unti it dries then rinse followed by your favorite moisturizer. Clears blemishes.. scars/dark spots.

View Quoted Comment Thank you, this is so helpful! I don't notice the pitting when I wear makeup so I'm not super concerned, but any progress is progress. I just made a microneedling appointment for April (I already have a facial appointment this month). Thank you!

View Quoted Comment Great! I will! I haven't tried anything with aloe besides a toner, so I'll look into masks.

Hi, I’ve been battling acne since the age of 12, so almost 28 years now. I unfortunately had to keep trying different dermatologists over the years, who prescribed various medications (I’ve literally been on everything—Accutane, antibiotics, Retin-A, clyndamycine, etc). Finally, I found something that works; fingers crossed it will continue to work. I use a sulfur/sodium sulfacetamide combination topical face wash, as well as a cream that is similar. (The cream is what works best for me.) If you aren’t currently seeing a dermatologist, I would highly recommend finding one, because it’s really the only way you’ll be able to try the widest variety of treatments.

My aunt had REALLY bad cystic acne growing up, and was left with a lot of pitting. She swears by chemical peels, don’t specifically know the type. All I know is that they were heavy duty but her skin is MUCH better!! I have hormonal acne, and I’ve been able to help it with Lush. Angels on Bare skin for an exfoliator. I use mask of magnanimity about once to twice a week. I also like their cupcake mask. Then use Thayers rose toner and then Lush’s celestial moisturizer.

Spironolactone and The Ordinary line changed my skin. Physical exfoliants really stripped my moisture barrier and aggravated acne, and healing. I got prescribed Spiro initially through Curology, back when it was called PocketDerm or something. It eradicated my hormonal acne that was even resistant to the pill, within 2 months. I added in The Ordinary after following the Skincare Addiction subreddit (that place is really a gold mine for help with this sort of thing!) and it changed the surface of my skin within a month to the point that it glows even in winter. Look into their chemical exfoliants and their oils for sure.

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I was for 6 months, and it was pretty frustrating. I even switched to see if it was just that dermatologist. I saw no progress and the "solutions" were way too simple for my skin. I've had way more luck with medical spas, thank you though!

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Thank you! I did schedule a facial this month, and microneedling in April, but I plan on doing a peel in May. I hope I see progress! So you like the Lush exfoliator better than a normal one like St. Ives?

View Quoted Comment No problem! She SWEARS BY doing a full peel. I think she did two to really see a huge difference because her skin was very very bad. I’m sure yours will be like new in one! I definitely like lush’s exfoliator more. It’s more expensive, but it’s natural. You can go into their store and tell them your concerns and try out the product. If you have a bad reaction to it or it doesn’t work you can come back and swap it for something else too! Just keep the receipt!

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I will ask my doctor about spiro, but I did try it prior to trying accutane in high school and unfortunately saw no results. Maybe my skin has changed since then! I've been on BC for years and that doesn't help. I had an esthetician tell me my skin isn't great for physical exfoliants, so to try chemical ones so I have been using a chemical exfoliant in the shower! On The Ordinary, I don't see a tab for chemical exfoliants?

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Awesome! I really hope it helps. I know doing monthly facials, microderm, microneedling and peels is awesome for my skin, I just wanted to do something at home to help too. I haven't tried lush products but I will order some now online! We don't have a store near me.

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Ah yea, The Ordinary calls chemical exfoliants "Direct Acids." The AHA/BHA Peeling Solution, while strong, is pretty rad. I started using that 1x a week working up to the 10 minutes. After a week of starting off with the Buffet+HA+Rosehip or Borage+Moisturizer (The Ordinary Natural HA moisturizer in the AM, Cerave Facial PM moisturizer at night) I added in alternating days with the Glycolic Acid toner and the Lactic Acid at 5% while not using either the days I did the peel. Really, they do an excellent job.

Spiro is an interesting one. Hormones can shift a lot over time; my acne started changing again in my mid/later 20s after a decade of stabilization with the pill, so it's definitely possible the nature of your acne has changed and it might respond better now.

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Oh, that makes way more sense! Thank you!

I think you're skin looks very nice actually. I know the scarring is tough to deal with. I have some on my right cheek. It does bother me but I try not to let it get me down. I have found micro-needling to help. And I suggest going to a dermatologist. They may be able to use dermafillers to fill in the scars a bit temporarily.

I had a lot of help with curology. I just kept working with them to adjust my formula. But I think you're doing everything right. Have you tried giving up dairy? Dairy can cause cystic acne, it does for me. As does the protein found in it.

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Thank you! The picture doesn't show my blackheads around my nose or the current breakout above my lip & on my chin (on the other side). I did schedule microneedling in April, so I'm hoping that helps! It's a microspa so I'm going to ask about fillers, since I'm already getting botox in my forehead. I did try Curology for 2 months but my wedding is in July so I don't want to keep adjusting since I haven't seen any progress at all since the beginning of January. I haven't tried giving up dairy, but most my cystic acne went away with accutane! Now it's more the pitting, blackheads around my noise, and occasional breakout.