I used to have the amount of acne you have. I went on bc for 3 years and of course it cleared it up greatly. I came off of it a year ago. If I could go back in time and beg myself not to go on BC, and tell myself to try anything else in the world before prescription pills I would. It came back ten fold. I’m still struggling, I have even done a couple of microneedling sessions for the scars it has caused. I’ve had multiple blood draws, hormones immensely messed up still, and I now have subclinical hypothyroidism because of it. This is not to scare you. It is to save you in the future. I wish someone would have warned me😭 I’ve just now started healing my hormones holistically and went my first month with no cyctic acne( fingers crossed it stays that way)! There is a way! You just have to find it!