what's everyone's acne story ?

Saruman_w

I had alot of crap on my forehead while I was in middle school but thankfully it went away on it's own after awhile.

Jessica0982

I've always struggled with acne but it wasn't ever really that bad. What sucked was the cystic acne I used to get. They would literally keep me in the house for a week because I was too embarrassed to be seen in public. I did see a dermatologist when I was in college, he would basically inject something into my cheek (wherever the cystic acne was) and it would be gone or at least shrink down significantly.

As an adult now, 29 yrs old, I still get them from time to time. Not the cystic but normal acne. I started ProActiv about 6 months ago. LOVE IT! At first I thought it was really expensive but my 3 month supply lasts me longer than 3 months. So it's not nearly as painful as I expected.

Truth is - I'd pay whatever the heck I had to because my self-esteem is worth it!

calliope_music

every now and then i still get zits. nowhere near as bad as when i was younger, but eating right and working out has definitely helped. i also learned that a little oil on my face (not like, olive oil, but made by my skin oil) is good because then my skin stops making more to keep me moisturized.

i got my first giant zit at age 10, right before picture day. lucky me.

pouringraina

I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, and one of the possible symptoms is severe acne. It started in 4th grade, and starting getting worse every year. By 16, MAN, did I get it bad! I tried everything - proactive, over the counter medicine, prescribed creams and oral medication - NOTHING worked, and I mean NOTHING.

I was on Accutane for 6 months when I was 17 (which is a drug that they don't put people on unless it's really really really bad). Even though I wasn't sexually active, I had to sign a contract saying I would use 2 forms of birth control because if I got pregnant, the baby would be severely deformed and probably wouldn't live. I had to get monthly blood tests to make sure my liver was functioning properly as well. It dried out my skin BAD, and I was constantly putting Aquaphor on as lotion and chap stick, a few times a day. It was a rough 6 months. BUT, my results were AMAZING. Now I am 21, and I maybe only get one pimple every few months.

BEFORE:


AFTER

ChristineMarie89

I had horrid acne!!! then i got on birthcontrol and it got WORSE!!!! now its not as bad but if i go outside i get acne(no matter how many times i wash my face >.< idk wth is wrong xD

xHelloQuincyx

nutrogena naturals.
turns out im allergic to many many many things
finally found stuff that works

misskerouac

My started at about 13, my doctor put me on Birth Control at 16 and that made it 1000x better but I still break out around TOM.
Since I started working out and eating differently though it's better. I rarely break out, maybe a small blemish here or there.

Laura_Suzie

The summer I turned 15 my acne was HORRIBLE, it eventually cleared and then when I was 17 it started to return. So my mom started taking me to a spa to have a facial every couple months and that has helped tremendously! Now my skin is clear most of the time and I only get zits when I'm PMSing. I still have acne scars though. Luckily, they're not that bad and I can just cover them with foundation.