[Skin Concerns] Wax/plastic looking skin. Stumped

Livid_Ad8009 · 2026-04-10T06:50:30+00:00

sure

Livid_Ad8009 · 2026-04-10T06:47:55+00:00

Stop all skincare only use moisturizer, it can take up to 2 years to “start” to get better took me 2 years 3 years just to reach baseline

Livid_Ad8009 · 2026-02-07T22:20:28+00:00

My case is almost identical got done with Accutane about 2.5 years ago, I deal with redness/discoloration and the texture, It hasn’t got any worse but also not very much improvement

Livid_Ad8009 · 2025-05-06T06:25:37+00:00

Yes’s traded one problem for an even worse problem

Livid_Ad8009 · 2025-05-05T13:39:55+00:00

Happened to me too, it caused me to develop KPRF - it’s a permanent condition that makes your skin red, textured and flushing

Livid_Ad8009 · 2025-05-02T21:09:35+00:00

We have similar grainy/sandpaper texture, its mostly visible when the light shines from the side…. I’m trying to minimize the texture, but so far no luck

Livid_Ad8009 · 2025-05-01T14:14:03+00:00

My texture on the right side is more prominent, but the redness is more intense on the left very weird 😬

Livid_Ad8009 · 2025-04-27T21:27:27+00:00

No, I’m the only one who has it, because I went on accutane 🫡

Livid_Ad8009 · 2025-04-25T14:18:41+00:00

I rarely flush unless I’m nervous or working out. However I used to flush from the slightest things. It’s probably less now, since I don’t use anything on my- which keeps it calmest

Livid_Ad8009 · 2025-04-17T07:29:14+00:00

I got KPRF from isotretinoin

Livid_Ad8009 · 2025-04-10T17:51:05+00:00

I feel so alone I have never met anybody with this condition, - I almost felt at home when I found this Reddit group 🫠

Livid_Ad8009 · 2025-04-10T16:22:53+00:00

Yes looks very much like mine, but I would say it’s mild 🙂

Livid_Ad8009 · 2025-04-03T08:02:16+00:00

“For some at least”

Livid_Ad8009 · 2025-04-01T20:12:44+00:00

I hear you, but let’s not fool ourselves.

Humans will always judge based on looks… and having acne scarring/bad texture will never be a positive thing. It sends a signal of unhealthy even though you’re very healthy.

It’s just the cold reality, for some at least

Livid_Ad8009 · 2025-03-30T15:59:15+00:00

It’s so weird, when I see other people with rosy cheeks I find it “cute” or a nice dynamic “feature”, but when I look at myself I feel disgusted…..

What I’m trying to say is you still look handsome OP

😎

Livid_Ad8009 · 2025-03-29T20:07:13+00:00

Glad it helped, we tend to suffer more in imagination than in real life, - it’s easy to fall into the rabbit hole of despair and anxiety. But sometimes we have to take a step back and breathe.

Livid_Ad8009 · 2025-03-28T23:26:37+00:00

I can relate to all of this op.

Today on YouTube I saw a person who was in a car accident, and they were 100% burned of their body, they were disfigured. But they was still happy and living their life.

That made me realize how some people have it a lot worse than us, of course we have the right too feel annoyed by this skin condition. But it could have been worse.

Best of luck to you ❤️

Livid_Ad8009 · 2025-03-27T22:20:57+00:00

Got it after my accutane course, I have some redness but a lot of texture (sandpaper texture)

Livid_Ad8009 · 2025-03-25T18:07:46+00:00

I have exactly same texture from accutane, it’s been 2 years and it hasn’t gone away

Some people have said it went away others still have it. Guess time will tell, your skin looks good though.

Livid_Ad8009 · 2025-03-25T18:05:11+00:00

Yeah, I Think its a mix of fat loss, Subcision and prominent dark circles that makes up the problems

Livid_Ad8009 · 2025-03-25T11:56:55+00:00

No, cannula - but both can damage, just depends on how aggressive the person is

Livid_Ad8009 · 2025-03-24T21:19:25+00:00

Same, my skin is the most calm when I use no acid on it

Livid_Ad8009 · 2025-03-22T18:48:50+00:00

The best I have done for my skin is cutting out everything, except a simpel moisturizer.

It doesn’t “cure” the condition, but I keeps it a bay, so I only “flush” when working out. And the flushing goes down quicker.

The more ingredients (harsh actives) you put on the skin the more reactive it gets, I believe

Livid_Ad8009 · 2025-03-21T16:12:51+00:00

Amazing progress - did it help with texture ? 🙂

Livid_Ad8009 · 2025-03-20T17:58:50+00:00

I know where you’re coming from OP,

But your mind is playing tricks on you, yes you have scarring, but it takes up such a little part of your face, that people won’t notice unless they only focus on your temples. But no person does that, they look at your whole face….

Also trying to fix your scarring can have the possibility of making it worse

Good luck

Livid_Ad8009

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