Permanent spots in 13 they don't go.

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We first thought it was time of month but they don't go.. Lots of spots across forehead. Do we leave them or get something for them? Does this hint at hormone issues or unbalance?

Spots in a 13 year old isn't an 'imbalance' it's just being 13!

I assume she uses face wash ect?

None of her peers seem to have permanent spots they ebb and flow with the month.

I would buy some Effaclar Duo (la Roche posay) It completely cleared up my dds sporty forehead.

Thank you.

@doctorhamster

There are quite a few different versions, which one did you get please

Not all teenagers get lots of spots so it could be more than "just being 13". In my experience a gentle face cleanser without SLS and a decent but basic moisturiser should help, maybe with the addition of a salicylic acid toner. If she feels oily she may not want to use the moisturiser but it's really important - spotty skin will overproduce oils if it's dehydrated which just makes things worse.

If a basic and consistent routine doesn't help, I would make an appt for GP. My sister, now in her 30's, has struggled with acne for many years, if she had seen a GP/dermatologist earlier it would have prevented a lot of scarring and saved much agonising over her skin. I really hope you find something that helps!

Pick thank you.
This is what I'm wondering, that it might actually be acne and a hormone issue.

I've given her t tree face wash to use and occasionally I put t tree on them but even that doesn't help.
I'm going to try the product mentioned by doctor hamster and give it a while, if not then gp.

I'm pretty sure there's only one product called Effaclar Duo

Try Carbon Theory soap, you can buy online or in Boots. It’s been brilliant for DS, he had a lot of spots on his forehead because he wears a long fringe. It’s also helped his spotty back too. Normally in a girl I think spots around the chin are more linked to hormones.

Permanent spots on forehead often indicate a gut/dietary issue (rather than monthly hormonal spots around chin/jaw).
Has she ever mentioned tummy issues or feeling uncomfortable after eating? Gluten dairy and sugar intolerances are the most common but any intolerance can show up in the skin. Worth looking into and getting tested if it continues.

Tea tree can be too harsh and drying for younger skins. Avoid SLS and alcohol loaded products like the plague, Clearasil etc are god awful as is Simple (so not the clean green image they try to present). A gentle sls free cleanse tone and moisturise daily routine is a good start with a very gentle face scrub or mask once a week max.

Any spot is acne. Same as any nerve pain is neuralgia. It’s just a technical term to describe what you have. Most acne hormone driven because women have a more complicated hormone mix than men.

I’d ring the dr & use a prescription product. A proper topical product might knock it on the head.

Interesting ideas... The spots literally appeared right before she started to have periods so I thought they were hormone but they don't go.
She has not complained of stomach issues for a long time.
Our diets could be better, we eat too much crap at the moment but overall the balance is OK.

To be honest I've mostly subscribed to the less is more skin treatment.

Personally I splash with water and now use a daily and nightly moisturiser. I use neat t tree on spots.

I am suspicious of lots of treatments that upset the balance of the skin...

I'd make a gp appointment now, get prescribed treatment.. there is no need for any teen to be very spotty these days and it is so confidence destroying.
Two (of my four) had a low dose antibiotic plus a topical preparation prescribed and while it took a couple of months their skin cleared up so well.. they both stayed on the antibiotics for a year or so and that was all it needed.