health Do you suffer from acne?

[Muffinnz 3,219]

Do you suffer from acne?

 

I am and still using treatments for it

[Venomous 18,813]

Yes, I do. Though, It was much worse when I was a teenager. I remember refusing to go to school because I was so embarrassed how my face looked. I was still unfamiliar with makeup at the time so I didn’t know how to apply it properly and make it look presentable. I made an idiot of myself wearing liquid foundation for the first few times! My mom and my dermatologist worked together to find a facial cleanser that works very well for me. I have been using it ever since and my skin has gotten so much better. That, and I am on a birth control regimen which helps with skin.

[Here No Longer 5,270]

I do, though it's gotten slowly better since I've used treatments for it.

[Fritzy 1,690]

Used to, not anymore though. 

[Meson Bolt 2,647]

Well suffering implies that you're affected by something in a negative way. And while I'm affected, I don't really care. So I'm not suffering.

[SharpWit 2,472]

I get acne, but It's never been that bad. Right now I have more than usual but you'd really only notice one out of the just over half dozen if you're not looking for em. Worst I've had them was when I had strips along my jawline and I have one of those beauty mark moles, it's there on my face but not pronounced like it's in yours. Anyways, had three all bunch up on it, and my way of dealing with zits is to just pop and clean them out most of the time, but after popping those it was just this big raw spot, no mole left. I was a bit surprised that it healed back up as though it never happened.

[Cash In 21,493]

Maybe when I was about 13 to 14, but that's to be expected. After that, I never really had any problems with it.

Edited October 15, 2020 by Cash In

[daviddaviddavid 772]

Not anymore, but I had it from about age 13-19. I can't remember what cleared it up in the end. I think it was probably a combination of puberty ending using an adapalene/benzoyl peroxide gel. 

Thankfully it hasn't come back since!

[SparklingSwirls 21,261]

Fortunately no, I’ve always had pretty clear skin. 

[Lucky Bolt 34,914]

I never had problems with it, not even as a young teenager in puberty. 

[DubWolf 16,587]

Not so much anymore.

Honestly I wonder what mostly causes it; diet? Genetics? Good skin care  ?

[TBD 17,228]

Strangely, I never experience acne. My other siblings has but not me.

[Lucky Bolt 34,914]

28 minutes ago, TBD said:

Strangely, I never experience acne. My other siblings has but not me.

This is the case with me too! It's a bit odd but at the same time I'm not complaining. 

[DixonTheAdversary 1,631]

I used to have pretty bad acne, but I took prescription meds for it a couple years ago and it got rid of most of it. I get a few popping up here and there, but not as much as what I used to get.

[EpicEnergy 22,066]

I used to really bad, especially when I was in college, but as of now it's cleared up and I'm hoping it will stay that way.

[PiratePony 8,473]

No, but I had a random flair up earlier this year out of nowhere. I fit into some clothes from high school, had acne, it was like I was 16 again. 

[Dreambiscuit 8,022]

When I was a teenager I had fleeting bouts with it, but not as bad as it could have been. So despite having some acne at those pivotal moments of youthful vanity, I can’t really complain.  

[Eniac 402]

Yes around the jaw and forehead. It's not diet related because I have tried not eating different things, but I think it is affected by stress. The main factor is puberty and hormones, the culprit being genetics in my case. My mum and her siblings all suffered acne up to about 18-19 so I still have a few more years. But I have a cream which keeps the appearance clear. It isn't too bad on its own though just redness and a few spots here and there but some spots can be quite painful so I use the cream mainly to prevent them from occurring rather than just appearance.

Of course it doesn't help that I work part-time at a Fish and Chip shop one of the greasiest shops there is

[ridaranka 572]

Ya I do  it is getting better though. Also I put gel on at bedtime to help it go away. But it's supposed to work slowly but surely! 

Edited November 10, 2019 by ridaranka

[Oblivion 20,265]

Not anymore though I use to when I was younger. 

[ZiggWheelsManning 7,297]

A mystery I haven't gotten that as of lately.