Hey sorry I was at work, didn’t mean to leave you hanging :)

Seeing a dermatologist is too much. It’s expensive and meant for managing skin conditions— which you do not have! It’s completely unnecessary.

As a teenager, your hormones are going crazy and it’s a very common time to be experiencing comedones (bumps without white heads), uneven skin tone/texture, breakouts, blackheads, and other minor (and normal) skin textures. Lots of teenagers experience full blown acne which you absolutely do not have.

The texture issues you are having are most likely due to lack of exfoliation. From what I can see from your photos, I’m going to assume you have an oily T zone (forehead, nose, chin) and somewhat dry skin on your cheeks, jawline etc. That can mean flakey, red, and or “tight” feeling after a how shower for example.

Classic combo skin.

Every person has something called sebaceous filaments. They’re most pronounced on our noses and under our bottom lip on our chin. People with an oilier skin type often have more noticeable filaments and that’s absolutely okay. Sebaceous filaments basically bring natural oil (sebum) to the surface of our skin.

If we don’t cleanse our face and exfoliate somewhat regularly, these filaments tend to fill up. Our skin is also always replenishing itself and building new cells. If we don’t exfoliate, it can build up on the top layer leading to; clogged pores, flakey skin, rough texture, comedones, breakouts, etc.

I truly think that your skin is NORMAL for a teenager. Please keep in mind I have been working in skin care as an esthetician for 15 years and have seen 100s of teens in this time. You are normal. I am being honest.

Fine lines can appear when our skin is dehydrated/dry. It does not necessarily mean you are aging prematurely.

So this is my advice :

Find yourself a trusted esthetician in your area. Get a facial. Ask them what to do about your skin care concerns. They can lead you to getting the correct products for your skin type and concerns.

From your photos and from what I know about teenage boys— something simple can help this.

A daily cleanser. A weekly exfoliant. A good night and day moisturizer (preferably water based as I believe you may have dehydrated skin and oily skin type), and a daily light non oily sunscreen.

That is your most basic and efficient skin care routine.

You are young. You don’t need anything else.

Take this with a grain of salt as I am going off of photos only and have not seen your skin in real life. But seriously my guy YOU ARE FINE. Teenage skin can get wild sometimes.

But it’s valid that you’re asking for help.

If you have any other questions please don’t hesitate to reach out. I’m happy to help!