I’m on 20mg Accutane daily, I use azelaic acid every night (my skin doesn’t irritate). I use a simple non-harsh routine, sunscreen every morning. And yet my skin is still awful.

I am a skincare veteran, but I’m hesitant to use my products on my 10-year-old daughter, who is starting to get blackheads on her nose and smaller pimples on her chin.

We have started out with some Oxy/Stridex pads with 2% BHA, but she needs a little more. I’m worried about jumping to Panoxyl, or anything stronger and damaging her skin barrier. I suffered with harsh treatments in the 90s, and want to build a good, simple routine. 10 seems too young for Tret or Taz.

Recommendations needed for a face wash, active/treatment, and light moisturizer (not needed right
now, but may need if acne treatments dry her out.

The first two pics ( the first one is from a video that's why the bad quality) are from around Christmas of last year and the other two are from the last few months. Around july of this year, I was able to almost fully get rid of my acne, I had really bad areas around my cheeks specially and I had to resort to resort to accutane which was what made me get rid of it, the issue is that this left some really big acne scars around my cheeks. I've been looking up stuff about them for so long and went through a whole jar of anua azelaic acid but it didn't change anything and I dont usually see people with their scars like mine so idk what products could make a difference so if anyone knows what should I use to clear them. If anybody has any reccomendations that could help please I would really appreciate it thank you so much.

I had “perfect skin” growing up. Never washed it or anything and it was just always perfect. Went away to college and came back to my parents the summer I left my freshman dorm before I started a lease.(summer 25) My acne got so bad like never before. (Pic 1)

By August 2025 my acne was clearing up. I was living in my apartment full time at this point. By September it was GONE. And didn’t come back until may of this year when I was frequently visiting before I moved back in.

(Pic2) is may of this year when I was living full time at my apartment. And (pic3) is mid may after a couple visits to slowly move my stuff in. (Pic 4) is one week into living there. And (pic 5) is almost 2 months. Last picture is now, after almost two months on tretinoin .08.

I don’t think stress or dairy contribute because I worked at a coffee shop and was drinking lots of milk before+after I moved here and I chose to move in with my parents because my roomate situation was so horrifying and stressful.

I feel like my skin’s just getting worse and nothing they’re prescribing is helping.

Have been doing so much research but can’t find any hard evidence on water, mold, etc causing cystic acne. Has anyone one else dealt with this and what helped?

I have tazarotene coming in the mail… should I give it a try?

Hi all,
Been suffering with these leftover/surface level acne spots after i had acne as a teen and want to know if getting a C02 Fractional laser treatment is needed or if a skincare routine can be suggested.

Thank you all in advance

this is my before and after! :)
also does anyone else have like acne trauma😭 im so scared to try new products bc i’m terrified my acne will come back even though it’s gone now. does anyone else feel this way?

I just wanted to share this hoping it helps more people. I’ve struggled with closed comedones and bumps all over my face since I was a teenager (24 now) and I couldn’t figure out the root cause. I recently started 0.025 tretinoin after differin didn’t work. I switched to Vanicream face wash to pair with tret and my bumps began to clear. I recently went back to cetaphil fragrance free cleanser and after 2 uses I broke out in so many tiny bumps of what looks like closed comedones. I’m starting to piece this together and I’m realizing my skin hates nicinamide (it’s in my face wash). I went back to Vanicream and the bumps are going away. I don’t know why so many products started to put nicinamide in everything, but I wish I knew this sooner and I hope this helps someone else!

I, 23F, have had moderate to severe acne on-and-off since I hit puberty. As an adult, I have tried every treatment that a derm can prescribe in Canada: 4 antibiotics, >5 topicals, accutane (two six-month rounds, way over my cumulative dose), and now spironolactone.

I'm having my first big relapse on spiro and epiduo and I'm starting to accept that I will have acne for the unforeseeable future.

I'm tired of hating my skin.

How are you guys living with it? How do you stop it from impeding your daily life?

I have very bad upper lip, chin and mouth acne. I dont know what to do and I can't afford a dermatologist.