cystic acne
cortizone type creams
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Does anyone have experience with cortizone type creams?
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> Does anyone have experience with cortizone type creams?
What do you need it for..
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Does it help cystic acne?
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> Does it help cystic acne? [...]
Soda and Coffee
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Hi, I am a male, 33 suffering from mild to semi-mild acne. I totally eliminated coffee as well as all soda from my diet. I was drinking 2-3 cups/cans of each everyday. I drink water 99% of the time now. Its been more than 3 weeks and I have seen a great [...]
Minocycline or Doxycycline
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I have been using Doxycycline and my acne does not seem to have retreated. ( I am also using retin-a) If I change to Minocycline is it possible i will see more positive results?
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Minocycline and Doxycycline are both are alternatives to tetracycline. Minocycline offers less likelihood of bacterial resistance but may [...]
Recoomendations and testimonies
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I know a couple of years ago when I must have been on my tenth course I Minocin my doctor muttered something about some special drug that he couldn’t prescribe but he would refer me if I still had problems. I presume this was Accutane.
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blackheads / sebum
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Hi Ryan, DO NOT Squeeze!This will leave cause formation of scar tissue and infection.You will end up getting acne and painful pimples which you appear to have escaped.I suggest you get a cream/gel containing Benzoyl peroxide 5-10% and use it once a day.In addition,follow [...]
Experiences of low dose (Ro)Accutane?
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Does anyone have any experience of taking Accutane at low doses: 40mg 2X per week or intermittently as described in the article below. I was on a full dose a few years ago (2mg/kg per day for 6 months) but it had no lasting effect and after going through hell with side [...]
UK woes and Accutane
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>You will certainly wait months for an NHS appointment, but should be able >get a private referral within a couple of weeks. >NHS accutane is only prescribed for severe cystic acne, due to the cost. ( >sometimes mature adults will receive it, but only after the full treadmill >of alternative [...]
Stubborn acne!
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You are right, it is expensive. However, I don’t really want to go back on Accutane because I’m doing some scar revision treatments, and you can’t be taking it anywhere near Accutane. I’d rather not put scar treatment on old for at least a year or two because of Accutane, although I [...]
Off to see the dermatologist…
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The diagnosis code for Acne Vulgaris is 706.1 I seem to have suffered the very bad stage of my acne already and now suffer just the occasional breakout. However, I was hoping to see a dermatologist anyway to see what I can do about reducing oil and what can be done [...]
Milk..why I quit drinking
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Some people cannot digest lactose, the sugar in milk. Like you, once I have > milk I’ll have > bad gas and an upset stomach. I don’t recall if I’d have breakouts, though. > I quited drinking > [...]