How can I heal acne scabs?
Try lemons! :) Lemon juice can do wonders for acne scars / scabs. Check out this article: http://beautynip.com/questions/7/lemon-juice-for-acne-scars
Monodox for acne: how long should I take it?
Hello Rzkkx, I'm sorry to hear about your situation. If you have acne on your chin and your cheeks, you likely have what they call "Hormonal Acne". It's not good to take antibiotics for long.. You can only take it up to 6 months max. From my experience, after I got off antibiotics (I took minocycline) my acne came back. What really helped my acne was birth control (Apri). Apri is a generic birth control and only cost half as much as a brand name one. If you have no insurance, find a "Planned Parenthood" close to you. You can potentially get free birth control. Another option is to go see a gynecologist. It's less expensive and you can ask for refill over the phone! You may potentially be able to ask for refills over the phone with your dermatologist too. This way, it'll save you gas and they won't charge you. I recommend you to try Apri. It is what I am currently taking and it completely cleared me up. If apri is not available, try Sprintec. I hope this helps, Ronnie from http://skinbeautytalk.com/
Why is my acne so bad?
So I'm 16 year old boy. I know some of my acne has to do with puberty and stuff, but im stumped because my friends hardly get acne and they are my age too. I get acne liek this but not as many. http://www.acnetaxonomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cystic-acne.jpg It's really annoying and it definitely lowers my confidence because i feel like everyone is staring at it. I take acne cream prescribed by a professional and i put on acanya in the morning and atralin at night. I dont put on any kind of lotion or anything else. Just put on those gels and wash my face before i sleep and when i wake up. It helped during the school year (August - March) and the end of the school year it got bad. Now during summer, its gotten even worse. I tried to not eat any dairy products for a week but it didnt seem to help. I dont know what else to do and my parents are too busy to let me see a dermatologist so dont suggest that atm please. Can anyone offer some advice or reasons to why my acne is so bad? I eat a lot of organic meat products like beef chicken etc. I play basketball a lot but i make sure to wash my face after i sweat. I drink at least 3-4 bottles of water a day in hopes of making my acne better. Every time one pimple disappears another pops up and then another gets 10x worse. It's destroying my confidence, but thankfully my friends are at least accepting of it. can someone please offer advice/ a reason why i get so much? Please help a teen with a decaying confidence :(