In Reply to: Re: i am about to see a dermatologist and want to know about different types of acne treatments posted by why don't you try proactiv if it worked for your camp councilor? on July 23, 1999 at 04:35:53:

I HAD DISCOLORED AND F***ED UP SKIN OILY ACNE
AND USED TO SMOKE I STOPPED SMOKING TOOK DYROX
TABLETS THE WHOLE CORSE. THEY CAME OUT AND GOT
REALLY YUK AND OILY IT TOOK TIME I WAS GOING TO GIVE UP BUT KEPT USING IT IT WORKED IT LEFT PINK SCARES ITS GOING TO COST ME $600 TO SAND BLAST THEM OFF PROFESIONALLY .
ps.they have to come out before they go.!!!!

: : :Alright, so i'm fifteen (yes, you may be thinking PUBERTY) but i do have pimples (mild-medium) and get them mostly on my forehead
: : they are really bad there, and have got some big honkers on the apples of my cheeks i used to have such perfect skin
: : and do not pick at them or anything, but i hate makeup and hate to wear it it makes my face feel dirty i want to look in the
: : mirror in teh morning and see NO pimples. I have faith that it will happen someday. I use Neutrogena as a daily clenser along with
: : Noxema cold cream clenser and they dont improve or make worse my condition i am afraid that if i switch from my normal routine it will get worse
: : i really want this to clear up, but i dont know what method works best. My skin type is combination and i want to know what works
: : best for my skin type. I have been on a complexion oral medication called minocyclene and have used retin-a (which left my skin oily and only seemed to
: : worsen my condition and benzamycin (which does a nice job of drying them up but not making a phenominal difference)
: : i want to know what kind of things have worked for ppl with combination skin and what things are just a waste of money...
: : please email me i want help.
: : btw my camp counselor Ann used proactiv and has a beautiful rosy complexion