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Can a person with acne/pigmentation really have better skin ?
| I don't know | 9 | |
| Maybe | 0 | |
| Yes | 12 | |
| It depends on how bad it is | 2 | |
| Each case is differnt | 5 | |
| With medication the skin will get better | 2 | |
| If it's genetic then there is not much one can do | 1 | |
| Yes by drinking lots of water and eating healthy food | 1 | |
| Ask the Dermatologist | 4 | |
| Yes by putting sunscreen and keeping away from the sun | 0 | |
| Yes but it wont be perfect skin | 7 |
Buy chemical peels, or get them professionally done, depending on what you can afford. That's usually the fastest, easiest and most effective way to improve your skin. Don't try it yourself without thoroughly researching it because you can literally burn your face off. It's a chemical peel, it actually burns layers of your skin off allowing for a hopefully healthier and better looking new skin to grow in. It's not a joke or something to play with but it's commonly done at home. Just be careful. The cost is about $25 for an entire bottle of something like TCA or salicylic or lactic acid, or going to an esthetitician and paying a few hundred to a few thousand for the same treatment. But I'm not joking it's serious stuff. Just because you can buy it on amazon doesn't mean it's safe. You have to be so careful. You can end up way worse off if you are stupid. Also if you are dark complected you shouldn't use this stuff at all, you'd really be advised to see a dr because in black people it can be enormously damaging.
I use to have really bad acne as a teenager and although my skin is far from perfect now it is a lot better. You can get professional treatments but some of it should heal on it's own. The faster you deal with it the better.
Diet, daily habits, frequency of face washing, and specific face wash used, sunscreen habits, any of these gone wrong can give a person "bad" skin. I used to have terribly bad acne until I learned how to manage it, and eventually make it disappear all together.
Change your diet and drink more water. Your skin is a reflection of what you consume. It may not help with pigmentation problems but it will help with acne. And stop eating food with added hormones.
Well, that's kind of bullshit. Acne can be hereditary. A better diet will probably help (apparently a high "glycemic index" is what you want to stay away from), but it's not true that one's skin is just a reflection of consumption.
Ask your doctor or dermatologist about skin products that may help. Other than that, eat well, exercise well, sleep well, bathe well - good advice with or without acne.
No, it isn't bullshit. One of the ways your body filters toxins is through the skin. Your liver and kidneys can only process so much. Acne needs to be treated from the inside out. I'm not saying to ignore topical treatments. But topical treatments won't prevent its return. It's a quick fix and only masks the underlying issue.
I wasn't denying that a good diet will help keep your skin healthy - I was objecting to the statement "your skin is a reflection of what you consume". It sounded like you were saying bad skin = bad diet (and nothing else), though maybe that isn't what you meant.
If it's severe and you've tried many other things, a dermatologist can prescribe Accutane; very powerful drug. I'm taking it at the moment.
It's known for getting rid of all acne (however over a period of many many months depending on how bad it is) and even scarring. A few minor side effects, and some people are unfortunately allergic, but generally a very effective answer to getting rid of acne.
Wow they still put people on that shit? :-S
Apart from the stuff wigsplitz mentioned about the suicide, there's also the risk of organ damage. I took it about 10-12 years ago. I have liver damage now and it did zero for my skin.
Now I'm not saying this is how everyone on it will end up, but it is a real risk.
Other than what other people have already said with diet (reduction in dairy seems to help me) and general skin maintenance (use a good face wash, I alternate between an organic geranium/lavender wash and a salycic acid/pumice/clay wash) the final tip that worked for me was moisturise (I never bothered, I'm lazy...but if you take all the oil off your skin when you clean it and don't replace it, it's gonna get more oily) and taking zinc and manganese can help (obviously, only if you're deficient in it).
I thought there was a huge deal about people committing suicide while on Accutane? I thought it was dangerous because it was known to cause psychosis and depression and there were actually people who did end up killing themselves? Doesn't sound minor!!
Wow I don't know where you got that information or where you're from, but I've done a fair bit of research and I didn't come across any suicides. My dermatologist mentioned common minor side effects, and more severe major side effects, depression being one of them however she said there were only a few cases and there was a small chance one would get it.
I do know that the original designer drug 'accutane' was taken off the market due to the many lawsuits against it, though I think they were based on severe allergic reactions, I didn't hear anything about suicides. And now they use the same drug but just under a different name (roaccutane in australia)
But yeh like I said, it is a powerful drug and it's not for everyone, but very effective if you're lucky not to be allergic.