Let’s find the common culprits! What do you think causes most of your breakouts?

• Stress
• Hormonal Changes
• Diet
• Skincare Products
• Other

Title says it all :) I’ve been getting targeted a lot by openface.io.

As a 35F who’s been dealing with really bad bacne for many years and have given up any hope of ever seeing any improvement, I’m an easy target.

If you’ve tested their products, why do you/don’t you recommend them ?

Has anyone used Skin 1004 tea trica serum!!is it really good for acne?!

Hi everyone I’m 27 and I finally saw a dermatologist again after maybe 5 yrs I only been using azelic acid every now and then but recently I just started it but I finally saw a dermatologist and they prescribed me these products I’ve done my research but I’m so nervous to go through purging again. Especially for the tretinoin it’ll be my first time for these two new products in my skincare regimen. Any advice ?

I’ve been dealing with bouts of insecurity in dealing with traumatic flare ups of acne/almost cystic acne. Extremely painful, itchy, large and almost makes my face look puffy because of all of the inflammation. I recently moved to San Diego in June and that’s when I noticed my skin taking a turn for the worst. The move has completely stressed me out. Living with my roommate who is also my best friend has been a total and utter nightmare. We’re on two completely different wavelengths and have two different lifestyles and living with her immensely stresses me out. I believe it’s a combination of stress, moving, new environment, new school (college), and not having family close. I feel vulnerable and lonely every single day. On top of this, my friend/roommate has made me feel badly for even feeling that way. No sympathy/empathy or lend of concern to how I might feel. Just how it makes her feel that I feel that way. When I realized how communication with her ends in her making it about her, I realized I have to get out of this situation. My skin has taken such a horrific toll on my mental health. I’ve genuinely thought that I do not deserve to live because of how horrific it has become. In May my skin was almost blemish-less. My scarring was extremely minimal (from past acne marks) and my acne was pretty much a non-factor, except from the occasional flare up. So, what prompted me to make this post? Ever since my skin started getting worse I started thinking that there really isn’t much point in continuing to wear foundation so I stopped altogether. I started going to class without any makeup on and while I felt the most venerable I have ever felt — it was massively liberating. I’ve started to get used to it and really started to think to myself, “Wow it must not be as bad to other people as I make myself believe.” “Maybe the extent of my skin is really only in my head.” Well today I went on an errand with my half-brother, (he’s 42). No makeup on today. I have made it a point for a little over a month now that I will not wear makeup unless I have a special event. It hurts too much and I find it pointless when I think it doesn’t look very pretty to begin with because of my texture. So we’re out and about and I can tell by the look in his eyes that he sees my skin. It was a sixth sense. I could just feel that he was thinking about it. I couldn’t confirm or deny it because he wasn’t scanning my skin. But I could just feel his judgement without expressions or words being shown/spoken. Fast forward to tonight, I had a health anxiety scare so I’m already having a pretty horrific night. I go on my phone to check my messages one last time and there’s one from him that says “Have you ever thought about going on accutane?” I will never believe another person again when they say people don’t notice your imperfections as much as you do. I will never believe it again. I have never felt so useless, worthless, and valueless. My worst fears have come true. People can see it just as much as I can. I feel like a monster. Acne has ruined my life. Any chance I had at building my confidence (which I thought was increasing) has been utterly decimated. The words I feel cannot even be explicated because there are no words. I was supposed to go on a trip with him to DC in January. We’ve gotten so much close since my Dad passed away two years ago. I was so excited finding out he wanted me to go with him, but now? He must hate me and find me ugly. I don’t want him to see my face ever again. I cannot bear the judgement. I thought I was worth more than my skin. I don’t know how to navigate this anymore. It feels like this truly may be the end of my journey to self-love/self-confidence. I can’t even tell my mother, sisters or friends what he said because they might start seeing what he sees. My skin started looking better the past two days. The inflammation went down and I stopped getting acne on my cheeks. I was so happy because of it. I was in a great mood today because my mood is dependent on my skin. Now it’s ruined again and perhaps permanently.

Any tips on getting tid of chest acne?

So I've been on accutane journey for 8 months and it will be over within this month. You can read my story on previous post Imade in r/acne. And all of a sudden I thought "does accutane affect height?" The google says there isn't any specific answer to this question and some say it does some say it doesn't. Im 17 and my height is 5'6 ft(167cm) . I started taking accutane on march this year and since then I didn't grow that much maybe 1,2 cm. And for those who knows about it or have experience please give advice.

Hey, I’m currently debating whether to treat my moderate acne with birth control or Accutane (or its equivalent). I don’t have severe cystic acne, but it’s visible enough to bother me, and I’m struggling to make the best long-term decision.

Here’s the backstory: I was offered Accutane (well, the version with isotretinoin, since I’m not in the US or UK, where Accutane is commonly used). My doctor suggested it as a potential solution, but I’m hesitant because of the side effects like extreme dryness, blurry vision, and the general discomfort many people report while on it. I’m not sure I’m ready to go through all that.

Instead, I’ve decided to try birth control first, especially since my doctor mentioned it could help with acne, and I have an appointment with a gynecologist soon to discuss it. Likely, I’ll opt for something anti-androgenic or a combined pill. Birth control feels more manageable to me, even with its own risks and side effects, because I’m not looking to jump straight to something as intense as isotretinoin.

However, I’ve seen people say that Accutane addresses the root cause of acne, while birth control just hides it by managing hormones temporarily. This scares me because I don’t want to be dependent on birth control forever. What if I stop it in 5 or 10 years and my acne comes back worse than before?

My question is: Can I start with birth control and then, if I decide to stop, switch to a treatment that prevents a severe acne flare-up? Has anyone successfully transitioned off birth control without their acne coming back with a vengeance?

I’m torn. Should I go for isotretinoin now, accept the side effects, and aim to tackle the root cause of acne? Or is it okay to start with birth control and figure out a plan later? If you’ve dealt with this or have insight into the long-term pros and cons of either route, I’d love to hear from you. Thanks so much!

I have this constant redness in my tzone. I’m guessing it’s yeast. I think I flare when I stress but this time I tried nizoral shampoo this week and I think it irritated it not than it helped lol How do I calm it down?

Why does the pill taste so gross like bitter? I’m using it for cystic acne any other helpful tips rather than this

I have these for the past 3 years 💀

What should I do to make my skin look smooth again. Chemical peel, Laser resurface name brand products??

Ive had acne and dark spots for a few years now, i’m sure majority is caused by hormones.. (I don’t really have the best diet either) But I mainly get acne on my Forehead right between by eyebrows but recently I’ve been getting more acne on my cheeks and around my nose area. Ive tried cerave, cetaphil, panoxyl, ordinary, baby lotion, hydrating cleansers, acne cleansers, salicylic acid, toners, tea tree oil products, black soap, etc. Ive never been fully consistent for longer than a couple months. and i just wanna know whats worked for other people that have my issue (my acne isnt very bad but I have really bad perfectionism and having clearer skin is a need to not pick and cause scarring and irritation)

I was wondering if anyone has tried the new acne cream by Musely. My daughter has on and off acne (gets better in the summer and gets worse around this time of the year) and has used tretinoin before with varying results (the very low dose worked well but when the derm ups it up it results in very bad breakouts that take forever to heal and it has never really got to the point of the benefits outdoing the negatives. We tried other products too). This is compound cream with a very low dose of tret (0.015) plus other actives like azelaic acid, clindamycin and niacinamide which she has used before separately). Since it's kind of new there aren't a lot of reviews. I use another cream from them and I am not seeing amazing results but also I haven't been using regularly.

The 2 i circled when I touch it I feel a bump but all the other red spots doesn’t feel a bump. These spots has been here for months and won’t go away. I randomly started breaking out in like august and been like this since. Please give me some advice