Acne is coming back

[Deleted member 1089]

After 2 years on antibiotics my acne is coming back,
Doctor says only alternative left is Accutane.
Is there anything else I could try first?

I currently wash my face in the morning and before bed with some expensive gel my mom bought,
Then I mousturize with some other facial cream.
I also apply some aloe vera sometimes.

I'm thinking about ordering some Retin-A, could it help?

 

[Deleted member 2933]

Intermmitent fasting from 9 pm to 1 pm and no dairy.

 

[Andromeda88]

I've never tried but I have heard that it got rid of a couple of people's acne pretty easily do you should check Retina A out.

 

[NiBBaCel]

maybe u wash too often brah?

 

[Deleted member 1089]

Intermmitent fasting from 9 pm to 1 pm and no dairy.

I cant I just started lean bulking.

maybe u wash too often brah?

I dont know, brah

 

[Deleted member 2095]

I never even tried antibiotics. Doc prescribed me accutane as soon as he saw me and my acne went away after 2 weeks

 

[Deleted member 1089]

I never even tried antibiotics. Doc prescribed me accutane as soon as he saw me and my acne went away after 2 weeks

How was your experience with it?

 

[Deleted member 2095]

How was your experience with it?

Great tbh just run a low dose - 10mg daily or every second day

 

[Deleted member 1089]

Great tbh just run a low dose - 10mg daily or every second day

Well I cant really decide I guess since my doctor is the one who prescribes it.

 

[Deleted member 3073]

After 2 years on antibiotics my acne is coming back,
Doctor says only alternative left is Accutane.
Is there anything else I could try first?

I currently wash my face in the morning and before bed with some expensive gel my mom bought,
Then I mousturize with some other facial cream.
I also apply some aloe vera sometimes.

I'm thinking about ordering some Retin-A, could it help?

Is it very intense?

 

[Deleted member 616]

How old are you?

 

[Deleted member 1089]

How old are you?

18

 

[Deleted member 2426]

u might aswell start using accutane if 18+

 

[StoicNihilist]

Accutane dude. It is the nuclear option for acne.

 

[Deleted member 1089]

u might aswell start using accutane if 18+

I just dont want any hairloss

 

[Pietrosiek]

Do you eat sugar? Cut this shit off completly it will help a little bit

 

[Deleted member 1089]

Do you eat sugar? Cut this shit off completly it will help a little bit

Yeah

 

[Pietrosiek]

Yeah

cut it now ASAP

 

[Deleted member 2095]

u might aswell start using accutane if 18+

Why 18+?

 

[Deleted member 1464]

yes boyo, jump on retin-a
mk677 will help skin a lot too

 

[make_it_to_the_top]

Why 18+?

Risk of stunting growth.

 

[Deleted member 2095]

Risk of stunting growth.

Source?

 

[make_it_to_the_top]

Source?

Short-term isotretinoin treatment decreases insulin-like growth factor-1 and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 levels: does isotretinoin affect growth hormone physiology? - PubMed

Isotretinoin therapy may have an effect on GH physiology, and further studies are needed to understand this association.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Decrease of IGF-1

 

[Deleted member 2095]

Short-term isotretinoin treatment decreases insulin-like growth factor-1 and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 levels: does isotretinoin affect growth hormone physiology? - PubMed

Isotretinoin therapy may have an effect on GH physiology, and further studies are needed to understand this association.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Decrease of IGF-1

https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2019/2513067/

Why is there no decrease in IGF-1 here? Seems like there are contradicting studies on this.
Also teenagers who get severe acne have much higher IGF1 levels than teenagers who don’t get any acne. Acne is highly igf-1 dependent

 

[make_it_to_the_top]

https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2019/2513067/

Why is there no decrease in IGF-1 here? Seems like there are contradicting studies on this.
Also teenagers who get severe acne have much higher IGF1 levels than teenagers who don’t get any acne. Acne is highly igf-1 dependent

I would take low dose in that case, just to be sure. Also keep in mid, that everyone may react differently to this drug (in some people it may cause decrease of IGF-1 in other probably not)

 

[Peachy]

Most of my acne was from closed comedones that stayed for years under my skin getting inflamed. I had a decade supply of closed comedones, so my acne was constant pretty much. If that's the cause for you, just do tretinoin/adapalene/tazorac

 

[Deleted member 773]

Use retin-a and forget about acne forever.

If retin-a alone doesn't clear it significantly in at least 2 months buy a glycolic acid peel

 

[metamorph]

Use retin-a and forget about acne forever.

If retin-a alone doesn't clear it significantly in at least 2 months buy a glycolic acid peel

Fucking lol at this horrendously trash advice.
It only takes a few days of legit acne to scar your face forever and youre telling this dude to trial something for 2 months. Just shut the fucking fuck up you stupid fucking retarded bitch.

Op fuck anyone off from this thread who has suggested anything other than accutane. All you need is 10-20mg/day and this suffering is over.
Yeah and cutting out junk food is obvious

 

[SikKunt]

Just shut the fucking fuck up you stupid fucking retarded bitch.

 

[Deleted member 773]

Fucking lol at this horrendously trash advice.
It only takes a few days of legit acne to scar your face forever and youre telling this dude to trial something for 2 months. Just shut the fucking fuck up you stupid fucking retarded bitch.

Op fuck anyone off from this thread who has suggested anything other than accutane. All you need is 10-20mg/day and this suffering is over.
Yeah and cutting out junk food is obvious

The fuck? I had severe acne (not cystic, like OP) and retin-a deleted that shit forever.

You're the one who needs to shut the fuck up newfaggot you don't know shit about skincare. Just lol at getting on Accutane if you don't have cystic acne.