Comments on: Severe Acne is a Heartbreaker

By: Ayako Maffucci

Ayako Maffucci — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:35:07 +0000

hello!,I like yourblog so much! share we meet more about your post on MSN? Looking forward to see you.

By: nebby

nebby — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:40:27 +0000

I’m about to be fifteen in two months and I’ve had acne for two years. It hurts every time i look in the mirror, I see people looking at it all the time, I lose confidence a lot of the times, and I’ve broken down crying a couple of times now. I’m going to a new school tomorrow and I know that it’s gonna suck because I have severe acne. Sometimes, I just want to kill myself.

By: djibreel

djibreel — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:56:30 +0000

am 15yrs. l’ve been with acne since the age of 13 but then it was not so complicated as now..though mine isn’t dat serious as dat guy in dat pic above.frnds wat can i do get ride of these pimples in my face?

By: Tawny

Tawny — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:38:42 +0000

I so understand. I’m 18, and I have annoying acne. Sometimes it’s not so bad. Sometimes it is. Right now it’s icky. >.> I hate it. I hate feeling awkward with it. I sometimes use makeup to hide it. But I find washing does help, and DO NOT PICK. I do that a lot, but trying hard not too.

Also, even if it’s hard, don’t worry so much about others. Some of my friends have acne too. And even if they didn’t, or mine may be a little worse, they are my friends. They don’t give a shit about my acne. Real friends and caring family don’t care – it’s all in your own head. Yes, it’s annoying, and we don’t like the way it makes our faces look. But do what you can to treat it, but don’t let it get you down. All teens get acne, and some adults do as well.

It really sucks acne has to exist. It’s annoying.

By: nathalie

nathalie — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:12:30 +0000

ive been suffering with acne since im 12.i am now 15 and my acne is worse although not as bad as the one in the picture..i used to wear a lot of makeup to cover it but then i started feeling down alot and being depressed because all makeup did was cover up my redness,not the bumps..and i thought it was ugly to wear makeup but yet see 100 bumbs on your face.i stopped wearing make up 2 weeks ago and decided to take care of my skin.its really gard tho.its imbaressin i wont even come out of my house.and when i have visit i dont come out of my room.my father had acne when he was young but by the time he was 18 his face was clear.my mom didnt have any at all.so hopefully mine will leave before i reach 18. ive tried everything.i tried using proactive and it didnt even work one bit.i tried clean and clear and many other things but it doesnt work.when they say it works its not always true.everyone has different skin type.
But there is one thing that works a little for me.Ive started washing my face with Neutrogena power clean srub and right after i was my face i use benzoyl panoxyl.Its the best medication ive used in my life.although it doesnt make miracles.what can i say acne is part of life.but with what i use i do see good results everyweek and it makes me feel better about myself.what i also do is exercise and drink at least 8 glasses of water eachday.trust me it works.i cant promise you anything cuz were all different.it didnt clear my acne but everytime i use benzoyl panoxyl it clears a pimple in like 4 days.as i said i see results everyweek.so i would give it a try if i were you .good luck
and your not the only one.my brother is 17 and hes got acne too.its worse then mine.but it will leave just give it time

By: 24

24 — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:35:22 +0000

hi Dr. Benabio,
i’ve been suffering acne back few years ago. now that acne’s gone but i’ve acne scars remain on my face. how to “erase” or lighten these acne scars? i’ve tried many products but none worked.

thank you.

By: Rachei

Rachei — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:52:13 +0000

Ive been suffering from acne since the 4th grade. After reading this i feel way less guilty and paranoid about the things i do or eat, so i thank you.

By: Chi Nguyen

Chi Nguyen — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:31:53 +0000

Hello Dr. Benabio,
I came across your blog through googling about acne treatments and I found this article. I hope you could give me some helpful advices!
My brother has suffered severe acne since he was 16 (now he’s 24) and seems like it gets worse by time. He has been to dermatologists’ several times, they both gave prescriptions included oral-medication, facial soap for acne skin and acne treatment, but it didn’t work at all if any.
His skin condition is slightly worse than the picture above (apart from the red scars because his face are covered with depressed scares, swollen acne, and whiteheads (every now and then).
I really want to help him improve his skin condition since he’s become frustrated with it and kind of give up.

I predict you may suggest him seeing a dermatologist again, but since we’re from a third-world country and there aren’t professional/ specific dermatologists available here (if any). so I’m afraid that it wouldn’t be any helpful.
I’ve been searching informations about treating acne and found that isotretinoin is for treating severe acne cases, so I need your advice about whether my brother should get on this medication or not ’cause I’ve read cautions about using this.
Hopefully I will receive a response from you.
Thank you for reading my comment!
Best regards.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:23:26 +0000

I am a teenager and I have had really terrible acne since the age of nine. I’ve been to the doctor and been prescribed so many different medication for it, it’s unbelievable. They ALL helped my face but they didn’t help my chest back arms and shoulders. I booked an appointment with the dermatologist and I don’t know what to expect.. If it is anything like the doctors “Here, we don’t care, have another drug” I will be VERY angry. Acne is so depressing and emotionally destroying that I don’t even like to go to work nowadays. Never mind going out to have a good time. When I was younger I didn’t go to school because I was being bullied because of it and I would sit and cry in my room. I just hope there is something they can do.. And maybe fast?

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:04:16 +0000

@Doctor David
Unrelated-to-this-article side comment: Are you saying that you had a lack of good grades (along with a lack of sports skills), or that “good grades” negatively affected your chances of getting a date?

I find it incredibly difficult to believe that your good grades scared away potential dates, and honestly, your belief that it did comes off as sexist (or perhaps you were only attracted to airheads).

Isn’t it altogether possible that you only had good grades because you used the time that would have been spent on dates, studying instead? That makes far more sense.

Perhaps you should be grateful for your good luck, Doctor.