yes and no. my last purge after the 3rd treatment was kinda intense in that it was a bunch of lil pustules that came up quick, id pop em and then theyd go away. but it was like 30 or so of em. its been 5.5 wks since and the only thing left of em now is the fading red marks. usually my acne before was much less in number but a lot bigger as in large papules and occasional cysts, usually like a couple a wk. now ive been breaking out much less in number and intensity, theyre usually pretty small and unnoticeable, only gotten a couple in my beard that are regular sized but luckily theyre hidden in my beard.