Acne That Never Goes Away Posted: 07-21-04 05:54am
I got acne since 18 years old. In the
last 5 years i've tried almost everything.
Took various antibiotics, acne medicine
prescribed by doctors (gp), seen different
dermatologists( took roaccutane twice),
took herbal medicine from my native
country (srilanka), used cheap to
expensive products. Things I havent
tried red/blue light treatment,
acupuncture, la roche poshe (mineral water
healing in france), lasser (will make my
skin go dark since im asian).
Could someone tell me any treatment or
anything that I can try that will get rid
out my acne forever. Can putting on
weight help this problem as im abit under
weight for my height at the moment.
Thanks
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ungj85
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Joined: 10 Jul 2004 Posts: 21
Posted: 07-21-04 17:31pm
There's a difference between acne and acne
scars. Acne usually come and go, unlike
acne scars which take forever to
disappear. Tell us which one you're
talking about.
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Ukgal
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Joined: 21 Jul 2004 Posts: 2 Location: UK
Posted: 07-22-04 03:06am
Im not talking about scars cos I can get
rid of them. Im talking about acne.
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wakkochic17
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Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 494 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 07-23-04 08:43am
You sound like me.. I wish I could give
you an answer. I have tried just about
everything. I'm thinking about going on
a second treatment of accutane. Gaining
weight wouldn't make much of a difference.
I'm not sure about the alternative
treatments. I heard the light treatment
doesn't do much. As for laser treatment,
that won't get rid of acne, just scars.
I've thought about laser when I get rid of
my acne. Good luck, I know the
frustration. I've been battling it for
11 years now.
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Mist
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Joined: 19 Sep 2003 Posts: 58
Posted: 08-12-04 03:04am
Looks like you need to change your diet.
I still havn't tried accutane wakko,
mainly because I have heard so much bad
stuff about it. About how a year or so
after your accutane treatment, which
actually only sent your acne into
remission, most acne will come back. The
permanent side effects such as damaged
joints are not worth one acne free year.
Especially as active as I like to be.
Heavy sugar intake and bad fats like
butter and whole-fat dairy products, and
especially fried foods, are a major cause
of acne. I suggest also to eat three
portions of salmon, or some other type of
fish but salmon is best, a week to give
your body the neccessary essential fatty
acids that your body requires but cannot
create. Vitamin c and e are great
supplements to your diet. I take 1000mg
of vitamin c and 1000iu of vitamin e at
the end of each with my last meal. Also
benzyl peroxide products dry your skin out
which creates dead skin cells that sit on
the surface. These are just looking for a
hole to fester in. Try different face
washes. I have a really gentle nivea face
wash that has absolutely no soap. Actual
soap is damaging to your skin as well, but
no worries there are plenty of synthetic
soaps that aren't actual soaps. Also tea
tree oil at night applied to the affected
areas opens the pores. This stuff smells
but it works.
Take it or leave it but it is working for
me and I don't think i'm going to have any
joint problems or hair loss. And once my
skin is acne free it won't come back.
I don't know if I stressed it enough but a
good diet is the, in my opinion, the best
attack on acne. Time will only tell who
the victory will be. Patience is a
virtue. Practice it in all areas of your
life.
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2ferano
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Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 08-12-04 03:11am
Have you tried something simple like
proactiv? Or the generic version. I
have had acne since I was 8 years old (i
am now 25) and I use klear action which is
generic proactiv. It works wonders and
is only $20/month. Also, tanning can
help clear your complexion. Good luck.
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Mist
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Joined: 19 Sep 2003 Posts: 58
Posted: 08-12-04 03:27am
Yes I have used proactive. I used it for
a little over 3 years with fluctuating
improvment slim to none. Most of the
changes have been recent due to diet
change. And supplements. I've had acne
as long as I can remember. I know I was
getting it a smidge by the time I was in
second grade. I'm 20 now, just turned 20
last month. I think mine is highly
genetic as my father had it bad, and both
of my brothers have to battle it as well.
Although, I somehow got it the worst . My older brother
joined the marines. With that, came a
major diet change. His is a lot better
off now. Barley noticeble, to me anyways.
My younger brother is going to be in
eighth grade next year. I know his eating
habits are as bad as mine were so I pray
that his doesn't develop to the severity
that mine has. I try to help but you know
how kids are. I was stubborn too. I had
the idea that it would just go away. It
didn't, now I have to fight harder.
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2ferano
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Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 08-12-04 03:59am
Oh, I know how you feel. It stinks. I
still am in awe that klear action helps
me, because nothing else ever has. My
mom has very oil skin. She is 50 and
still gets pimples, but not severe or
anything. My skin is so freakin oily
that it is disgusting. I contribute my
acne mainly to that. Unless I wash my
face every hour, the oil just lays on it,
but you are not suppose to wash your face
excessively because it can make acne
worse. It is a lose, lose, situation.
If I think of anything else I will let you
know! Hopefully it will go away with age
for use both.
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Yellowcarddude
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Posted: 08-12-04 11:16am
Is there any natural way you can get rid
of scars without going under a laser?
Cause I definintely don't want to go under
a laser. Anyways my acne seems mild, but
my face fluctuates from a dry complexion
then oily then dry then oily. For my
acne, I want to get rid of it all! I'm
kind of crazy over this. Vitamin a works
best for acne so eat carrots! Even though
I don't, I have some in my cereal! Not
much but eh.
Also, diet does not affect acne. Unless
your a person that it does. Someone
gained 20 pounds and still had he same
acne. For my rash, I don't know if it's
going away or not. Seems like some are
getting smaller and bigger. Anyways got
to go. My dumbazz sister won't shutup...
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2ferano
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Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 08-12-04 11:19am
Klear action helped with my scars and my
acne.
Vitamin e will help with scars. You can
buy vitamin e oil and put it on your face.
Plus there is that "mederma" that they
advertise. I don't know if it works or
not, but if you want to give it a shot and
let the rest of us know that would be
nice!Lol
that is all I can think of right now.
Also, for acne drink lots of water!
Flushes out the toxins.
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Mist
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Joined: 19 Sep 2003 Posts: 58
Posted: 08-12-04 11:36am
Yellowcard, I heard peels do wonders on
scars removing up to 90% of the visible
damage. I personally have not tried them,
mainly because I still have acne and it
would be stupid to do it until I am clear.
As hot as frick noted, lots of water is a
must. No matter who you are weather you
have acne or not. Keeping properlyy
hydrated is a must. This will sound like
a doctor but drink at least 64oz of water
a day. More if you do a lot of work. Not
only does it help flush out the toxins.
The liver now has enough to work with. So
instead of stealing the nutrients from
your body, it takes from the water. If
the liver gets the proper amount of water.
Also it is working a lot less, because it
doesn't have to pull from other sources.
And when it pulls from other sources you
begin to get symptoms of dehydration. Now
back to the other question. My skin is
very oily too. Watching what I eat has
had awsome result on that. It used to be
30 minutes or so after proactive my face
would be oily again. Now it can be
several hours before it is oily like that.
That right there is one of the main
reasons I believe in the diet being the
problem. I know there is a lot of
iffyness on the issue. Some people
believe it, some don't. Thats why I said
take it or leave it because you don't
have to.I'm going to look at this klear
action stuff as you say it has had great
results for you. I'm always looking to
find working products!
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2ferano
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Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 08-12-04 11:39am
The klear action is just generic proactiv.
So, if proactiv didn't work for you then
klear action probably wouldn't either.
When you say to change your diet, what
exactly do you mean? Do you mean eating
right, like vegetables and balanced meals?
Or just cutting out junk.....I don't eat
right at all, not even close! That needs
to change for various reasons, but it
would be nice if it would help the acne
too!
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Mist
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Joined: 19 Sep 2003 Posts: 58
Posted: 08-12-04 11:52am
He he, I just got done. Checking out the
klear action and yes it is exactly the
same as proactive except for a couple
ingredients in the cleanser step. The
diet is actually very simple. Basically
what I am doing is the body-for-life
program so it is a diet/workout program.
There is a book called eating-for-life if
you don't want to lift weights too. You
can check out the website www.Bodyforlife.Com
and click on the nutrition link on the
left side. It briefly describes the diet,
so that you can look more in depth later
if you are still interested. Basically
six meals a day 2-3 hours apart. 1
portion of protein and 1 portion of
carbohydrates and 2 glasses of water per
meal. Two meals a day you also include a
portion of vegtables. Three meals a week
eat salmon or some other fish to get the
essential fish oils. Or you can take a
teaspoon of the oil, but who wants to do
that if you can eat salmon! They have a
meal replacement that you can take instead
of a meal. But there are cheaper ones out
there. I have seen several people
rcommend their meal replacement product,
but I just stick to a 100% whey protein
powder. Look for about 20g of protein per
serving if purchasing one of these. It's
a lot cheaper. But should only be used to
replace meals in between real meals. So
don't just drink meal replacements, you
don't get all the other nutrients that you
may need!
Anyways their nutrients section has a list
of good protein sources, carbohyrates,
veggies. Good fates, vegetarian protien
if your a vegetarien, as well as some big
no-no's on fats that you should avoid.
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2ferano
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Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 08-12-04 13:40pm
Hey thanks! I will look into that
further here in a little bit. How long
have you been doing it? Have you lost
weight?
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Mist
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Joined: 19 Sep 2003 Posts: 58
Posted: 08-12-04 14:03pm
I have actually only been on the diet
about a week. As far as weight loss, I
really don't know because I havn't been
able to step on a scale yet. I don't
have one and I don't know anyone or
anywhere that does so when I do get to
weight myself i'll let you know, I was
about 200lbs not long ago though so i'll
check up on that. I do feel that weight
loss is not so much the issue as fat loss.
Since muscle weights more that fat. I
can weight the same have less fat, and
more muscle, and look more trim than
someone else the same weight, with more
fat and less muscle. But the face I took
a shower about two and a half hours ago.
I woke up late hehe. I've already been
rollerblading which caused me to sweat and
usually after a good sweat my face would
be oily. Instead I patted my face dry.
It has been 30-40 minutes since then and
my face is still not oily. The emphasis
on pat dry is you don't want to rub your
face with a towl it just causes
irritation. So if you have body acne, it
is a good idea to pat yourself dry with
the towl after a bath or shower or
whatever made you wet I forgot to mention
that after my shower I cleanse my face
with a 100% soap free cleansing solution
by nivea for men. Called double action
face wash. It feels really gentle on the
skin and I really love the smell.
Oo oo, I have something to send you if you
want. It has a lot of good information
about the causes of acne. Pm me if you
would like to recieve it.
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2ferano
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Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 08-12-04 14:14pm
Oh yeah, I agree on the weight thing. I
don't care if I weight 500 lbs as long as
I look good! It is just a number!
However, I really do need to trim down.
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Mist
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Joined: 19 Sep 2003 Posts: 58
Posted: 08-12-04 14:24pm
Well if your 500lbs your big an
misproportioned for sure. Therefore
ugly!! Hehe. Meh, there is a weight you
will reach that you just kind of balance
at. But yeah, it is nice to be trim! Gl
on the diet/workout program. I really
like the workout program because it is so
effective and you never work for more than
an hour if you do it right. Short, yes,
but it is one hellova workout. My
upperbody is still sore from four days
ago. Tomorrow is the next upper body
workout though so I hope it doesn't phase
me much. I do suggest doing the workout
program if you are going to do the diet
because it really takes so little time
compared to other programs. And even with
a diet you aren't going to lose as much
weight as if you diet and weight train.
And working out won't kill fat if you
don't diet right so. They work together
for best results. Again best of luck to
whatever you choose to do!
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2ferano
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Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 08-12-04 14:27pm
I am going to look into it here later.
Right now I am logging off for a while.
But I will let you know what I decide!
Thanks again! Pm me if you want.
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gettothestars
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Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Posts: 9
Posted: 08-23-04 13:23pm
ukgal
wrote:
im not talking about scars
cos I can get rid of them. Im talking
about acne.
how can u get rid of scars.. They are the
biggest problem I have.. .. Can you please
advice.. Thank you.
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gettothestars
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Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Posts: 9
Posted: 08-28-04 17:14pm
Help please... I have many scars
on my face and I am getting depresssed day
by day... How can I get rid of themmm...
Any option is fine... Long term or short
term... I want to change....
. My older brother
joined the marines. With that, came a
major diet change. His is a lot better
off now. Barley noticeble, to me anyways.
My younger brother is going to be in
eighth grade next year. I know his eating
habits are as bad as mine were so I pray
that his doesn't develop to the severity
that mine has. I try to help but you know
how kids are. I was stubborn too. I had
the idea that it would just go away. It
didn't, now I have to fight harder.
because you don't
have to.I'm going to look at this klear
action stuff as you say it has had great
results for you. I'm always looking to
find working products!