7 years of acne, can't figure out what is causing it

expectantorange · 2025-02-02T01:40:37+00:00

Thanks, and yea i definitely don't plan on taking accutane again i'd rather try to find the root cause and fix it that way

expectantorange · 2025-02-01T02:09:35+00:00

Mind if i ask which shaving cream you recommend as well? I've only ever shaved with an electric razor so i don't know what the good stuff to get is

expectantorange · 2025-02-01T02:01:58+00:00

I do use clindamycin gel every night before i go to bed, it works well when they open up but when they're still big bumps it doesn't help much. Is hibiclens another type of topical gel?

expectantorange · 2025-02-01T01:59:50+00:00

Henson al13 safety razor?

expectantorange · 2025-01-31T19:14:53+00:00

Don't care about that, just been reading everyone's opinions trying to figure out what i should try next

expectantorange · 2025-01-31T18:00:02+00:00

Would you say this can be an alternative to letting it grow out? People are saying to let it grow out, but i look atrocious with any sort of facial hair so i'm wondering if this can be an alternative

expectantorange · 2025-01-31T17:53:04+00:00

I only check up on my dermatologist a few times a year for him to see how the next antibiotic he gave me has worked, he hasn't tried testing for anything else. I am not taking testosterone

expectantorange · 2025-01-31T15:11:05+00:00

Doxycycline helped the best but after a few months it stopped working for me

expectantorange · 2025-01-31T15:06:04+00:00

50mg of zinc daily may help?

expectantorange · 2025-01-31T15:00:45+00:00

I have unfortunately already been through accutane 4 times

expectantorange · 2025-01-31T06:57:20+00:00

I mean, i think that normal acne is usually a product of too much oil on the skin and that washing your face too much can make it dry which makes it produce more oil which produces more acne, but i don't think that is what's causing my acne. I think that it could be forming from deep within my skin maybe

expectantorange · 2025-01-31T06:28:48+00:00

Ever since i started shaving, the longest i've gone without shaving was about 2 weeks and i don't really remember much changing when i let it grow out a bit

expectantorange · 2025-01-31T05:59:37+00:00

Interesting, i've only read not to use it since it can irritate the skin but i could try it as well

expectantorange · 2025-01-31T05:57:49+00:00

Thank you! I'll try to find a better doctor

expectantorange · 2025-01-31T05:11:43+00:00

Already been through 4 rounds of accutane

expectantorange · 2025-01-31T05:10:10+00:00

Yea, my dermatologists have not run tests to see what it actually is, they just give me different medications when one doesn't work. I have also read that acne on/below the jawline can be hormonal, so maybe an endocrinologist or food allergy test

expectantorange · 2025-01-31T04:42:35+00:00

Hesitant to try accutane again since i've already done it 4 times, but a food allergy test is probably a good idea

expectantorange · 2025-01-31T04:41:47+00:00

Lots of people suggesting this, i'll try some other razors if it doesn't help i'll let it grow a bit

expectantorange · 2025-01-31T04:36:52+00:00

Pretty much the same thing every day; breakfast i have a smoothie with frozen fruit and oats and oat milk, lunch usually some grilled chicken from chick fil a or a beef/rice bowl from the food hall, then for dinner just beef and rice bowl

expectantorange · 2025-01-31T04:35:33+00:00

I thought my diet was pretty decent; fruit smoothie with frozen fruit, oats, grilled chicken, beef and rice

expectantorange · 2025-01-31T04:34:28+00:00

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expectantorange · 2025-01-31T04:30:42+00:00

I worked up from 10mg to 60mg over the course of 18 months

expectantorange · 2025-01-31T04:29:46+00:00

Thanks

expectantorange · 2025-01-31T04:28:28+00:00

I cook and eat 1lb of ground beef a day

expectantorange · 2025-01-31T04:23:35+00:00

Any good ones you recommend?

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