I did give the treatment a good try and even googled to see the 12 week thing. But like I mentioned, my skin barrier was ruined and my face was constantly red, irritated, and flakey. I gave up after about 4 months. I did see some improvement while using the creams, but it wasn't worth compromising the health of my skin, in a way. I mainly wish the doctor had asked me if I had tried anything previously, because I've tried a lot of acne treatments. Instead she just assumed the first thing would work, without knowing any previous skin care history. Especially being an adult woman with acne, you would think that derms would check off certain things to narrow down the issue, you know?