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ACNE Anonymous
Telling you now, after a month's use..
MINOCYLCINE doesn't do shit.
>> Anonymous
yep, just a waste of cash

my mother was adamant about me taking the garbage though and I kept telling her it wasn't doing jack shit

then I started washing my face, she said it did something, I showed her my bucket of unused pills, comedy ensued
>> Anonymous
Try acutane? That shit really works.
>> Anonymous
Try soap and water and a sponge.
>> Anonymous
I was on tetracycline (sp?) for mine and it also did JACK SHIT. It did manage to dry out my nostrils and give me nosebleeds though. I never had a nosebleed before that in my life. I was put on accutane after that and it does work, strong stuff though. I had to get blood tests done every couple of weeks to ensure it wasn't feasting on my liver like a zombie at a carnival.
>> Anonymous
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acne_vulgaris#Available_treatments
>> Anonymous
Aspirin.

dissolve few drops of water on aspirin pills. slather on to wet face. Wait ~ 10 mins and wash off. The salicylic acid in aspirin is what works. The granules also acts as exfoliant.

If it doesn't work, well bottle of sum generic aspirin's like only $2.
>> Anonymous
Benzoil peroxide works rather fine for me - although it still didn't completely get rid of the shit after 3 months of 5% and a month of 10% therapy. But at least it did SOMETHING, as opposed to piles of other worthless crap. I'm gonna try to combine it with the aspirin trick, maybe my back will finally stop looking like moon surface. :/
>> Anonymous
>>80381
You're doing it wrong.
>> Anonymous
Acutane.

take it for 6 months, PROFIT!
>> Anonymous
>>80383
Yeah, it works, but doctors are reluctant to try it for a couple of reasons.
One, you have to have monthly followups.
Two (and most importantly), Accutane has been known to cause depression and suicidal behavior. If you don't believe me, google "accutane depression".
>> Anonymous
Get a salicylic acid face-wash, along with an afterwash astringent containing salicylic acid (optional).

pHISODERM has an excellent SA face-wash, and Noxema has a really good SA astringent.
>> Anonymous
>>80401
face wash won't work, i say take the problem from it's damn roots.

>>80398
unproven, i have used it for 6 months and i have yet to see myself going crazy.
>> Anonymous
You have to use any acne medicine out there for at least two months for it to work. This includes prescription medicines. Ask your doctor, he'll confirm this.
>> Anonymous
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OP here.
Salicylic acid. Buyed. Tried. Saw a little improvement, but I still looked like I had the plague.
Benzoyle Peroxide. Tried at varios strengths. Good if you want super dry skin. Not good if you want clear skin. Your face tends to produce oil to compensate the lack thereof when you use it.
I was my face at least twice daily, once in the morning shower, another after dinner or before bed.
Accutane (isotretinoin) has yet to be proven to be linked to depression or suicidal thoughts. I'm thinking thats my next route, but I hear it's damn expensive. My useless minocycline is covered by our insurance, but I have a feeling that something like sccutane wont be.
>> Anonymous
>>80406
Aight. I got a month.
I vow on my honor, to return in one months time and post more pics of my crater face.
>> Anonymous
>>80410

My friend tried acutane. That thing clears your acne and keeps it clear even after you stop taking it.
>> Anonymous
If you *really* want the Acne gone, use Acutane. But watch out, because that shit can mess you up later on. It's pretty much the Atomic Bomb of Acne medicine. I barely escaped from having to take it, and I am very, very glad I didn't have to fuck with that stuff.
>> Anonymous
VASELINE helps ~i rub it all over my face then go to sleep. my acne stops.. once every 4 months
+ it heals acne faster.

or

if u see a acne sign removed the YELLOW CORE right away...(needle poke and sqeeze)works well in hot shower = no pain.
*leaving it to heal makes it worse
ugly big red scarring.

my face is clear for a year
>> Anonymous
I've used accutane and my acne was so bad I had massive cysts all over my back. Once I finished using it they were gone and I havent had one since. Its been 4 years.
>> Anonymous
>>80417
vaseline, seriously?

what do you guys recommend for tissue scarring and pimples?
>> Anonymous
>>80423
as a pharmacist i'd say, either mederma or vitamin e caps, opens the caps and use the oil inside.
>> Anonymous
>>80426
University education on my 4chan. whoda thunk it?

:)
>> Anonymous
>>80426

You can also get pure vitamin E oil in a bottle so you don't have to muck about with opening the gelcaps.

Vitamin E will radically reduce or eliminate any acne scarring, but it's a little thick when it's absolutely pure, and leaves your face greasy (it is an oil) which might also exacerbate the acne. I reccommend thinning it down with rubbing alcohol or water or adding it into your soap when you wash.

It also helps reduce scarring if you injest it, though not so much and not as localized. Also, be warned, too much vitamin E can prevent your blood from coagulating properly, meaning a minor injury could lead to serious blood loss.
>> Anonymous
Losing your virginity is guaranteed to clear up any acne problems you might have. Especially if you don't use a condom.
>> Anonymous
>>80429
adding rubbing alcohol? i wouldn't do that, who know what reaction -> by-product that produces
>> Anonymous
I used to go to a dermatoligest and get pills and all sorts of shit crammed down my throat and lotions smeared on my face and toilettes to wash my face and everything... ROUGHLY $5000 DOLLARS LATER: NOTHING.

Then my girlfriend takes me to this spa thing meant for girly girls-- I mean, the doctors there are all babes in white coats and designer shoes; it looked like a bunch of girls fresh out of Doctor College. They put some itchy cream on my face and did some sort of laser treatment that felt like Satan's kisses all over my face. Ever since I've had remarkably clear skin, almost instantaniously. It's worth the pain.
>> Anonymous
>>80458

What does a one time treatment have the ability to accomplish? I do not understand how in time it wouldn't come back.
>> Anonymous
>>80458
hydrogen peroxide with laser activation probably. bleaches your skin and pores dead, so that you body is forced to regrow it..
>> Anonymous
>>80458
SOOOOOOOOOOOO what is this place called? O-o
>> Anonymous
>>80410
Benzoyl Peroxide takes time for your skin to adjust to. You need to apply on a moisturizing cream such as cetaphil immediately after to combat your oil compensation problem. People with bad cases of acne usually are ignoring daily hygiene or are too rough when cleaning their face.
>> Arutima
need more napalm facial bath
or just water/soap or

alcohol/hydrogen peroxid
>> Anonymous
I've had good results with sulfuric acid.
>> Anonymous
I just mixed some Proactive (2.5% benzoylPeroxide), 4 asprins, and some 'Hello Hydration' herbal essence shampoo into some water and applied to my face.

Will let you know if I die.
>> Anonymous
dude

I was on accutane (Roaccutane here in newzealand, brand name?) and it was magic. Here's a rundown:

3 days after first pill, acne worsens. Acne turns to insane shit for 2 weeks, I am in agony and I can barely bring myself to go back to school from the shame of being such a troll. Girl i adore comes back from london. shit.

3rd week, no new pimples, although the chronic old ones remain but do not pus much.

4th week all pimples are dormant now, skin is extremely dry and flaking a lot.

5th week onwards: skin flakes insanely, i am snowing all down my front, all the time. anus/penis/nonstrils all are itchy. joints begin to crack (haven't stopped, 4 years on) i don't have any blackheads anymore, even.

last 4 weeks of the 6month course i had no problems except slight excess flaking. approx 1litre of moisturiser every day fixes this.

I believe my concentration was affected negatively while on the drug, but i was always a shit student. I experienced no despression that was not direcly related to being hideous.
>> Anonymous
>>80483

Me again. further notes: yes, a dude above said it. it may eat your liver.

also, it affects your sebacious glands rather than the bacteria, so your immune system simply kills the zits you have, and the drug makes sure your skin doesnt ooze enough for the baccies to reinstate. no recurrances.
>> Anonymous
>>80483
i was in this shit too (they call it roaccutane in australia too lol) and my experiences werent anywhere as near as bad as this guy described it. though i do still get occasional pimples, but usually just from ingrown hairs when i shave too close lol
>> Anonymous
no acne for me just some minor pimples which keep fucking coming back
i'll try some soap water, alcohol/hydrogen peroxid or vitamin e
>> Anonymous
Accutane, huh? I'm thinking I might try that now if it isn't too much money. I don't have severe acne, thankfully, but I've had acne in general since I was 10. It got me really depressed in my early teens, so I think I can stand another month of feeling like shit. Least this time it'll be on some expensive medicine. If Accutane actually works, what the hell, it'll be worth it. Fuck, I can't even remember a time when I could look in the mirror and not look like hell. I'd just be glad to get rid of it already.