Dd (9) keeps getting odd looking spots

[FuzzyBumbleeBee]

Dd2 has been getting odd looking spots pop up for months
We can go weeks without them and then they're back and they always look slightly pussy and usually are in a small cluster of 2-5
Always along the hair line, chin or around her nose.

Iv gone to the Dr's twice before about them and been given a cream called Fucidin but both times it was over E consult so the Dr hasn't actually seen them person and didn't mention what they could be caused by.

I'm going to message the Dr's again today as where we are you tend to get a better response that way but does anyone recognise them or what they could be?

they just look like acne spots. I know she is young for that

Yep I’d say hormonal spots. My DD is 10 and gets similar along her hairline (she’s also tall and definitely going through puberty).

Very much look like hormonal acne. Does she have other signs of puberty beginning?

They look like normal spots to me

Yes I’d take that as a sign puberty has started, my 9 (nearly 10) yr old has the odd one and has small blackheads on her nose, also has breast buds.

Acne. Both my DDs started getting it around that age. It comes and goes with hormones - with my DDs, you can almost predict their mood based on how their skin looks!

Did you or her dad have bad acne as a teen?

PS my elder DD started getting spots at 9 and is now 13 with no period and only breast buds quite recently- so these spots don’t necessarily mean early full on puberty.

She's got breast buds but no other signs, she was only 9 in September

We can't seem to shift them and some of them keep turning yellow and crusty

Any recommendations for something to shift them? We've tried a few different face washes and just plain old warm water

She has a speech impediment and delay and is currently under investigation as she's a bit behind so gets bullied a far bit, the poor thing shouldn't have to deal with spots as well I wish I could just make them dissappear

Try one of those little vibrating silicone cleansing face pads with the little “teeth”
on them to really get in those pores with a really good quality cleanser. You need to get all the crap out the pores.

try a little face steaming or a warm flannel compress before hand to open the pores up as much as possible. Getting the shit out the pores could be really helpful to break the cycle of the spots coming back.

poor thing xx

Oh bless her. I've found this gel from Lush works well for DD's spots https://www.lush.com/uk/en/p/grease-lightning

I've also just ordered her some bits from the BYOMA blemish control line from Boots https://www.boots.com/sitesearch?searchTerm=byoma+blemish

Being consistent with daily washing (using a gentle cleanser) and moisturising is a good habit to get into now anyway. I'd also look at if certain foods trigger it.

I would say start with a good cleanser, possibly one with salicylic acid in like the Cerave anti blemish one. A spot cream also but be careful as some (like Acnecide) are quite harsh for young skin. I would avoid spot creams with benzoyl peroxide (effective but harsh) and look for niacinamide, azaleic acid. Byoma or Bubble ranges (in Boots) would probably be good.

My son uses just a regular cerave foam wash. I'd try mild stuff first to see if that helps.
A friends daughter had terrible acne as had her mum before her and they had to cut out dairy during puberty years.

Could they be molluscum?

Thank you all for the recommendations

Dr's got back to me and have offered a swab to test the spots
I just can't get in to pick it up till Friday though I will try tomorrow morning but I risk being late to work

She's come down this morning with a spot in the corner of her mouth as well and loads more bumps on her forehead

Dd2 has some bubble stuff that I will nick off of her to see of it helps and I'll replace what I pinch incase its something that she can catch, dd2 will have her hands all over it even if I tell her not to

Just in case it is something contagious just make sure DD has and uses own face clothes towels products etc. perhaps a given but it’s part of the supportive advice given for skin conditions that can be passed over

Try spot patches at night, or when she comes home and take them off at bedtime.

OP, I'm glad your GP is going to swab them.
There is something called PVL ( Panton-Valentine Leukocidin) which is a bacterial skin infection which can present like this. It is resistant to Flucloxicillin and normally needs a microbiologist to suggest an appropriate antibiotic. Normally the whole family should be treated with advice on not sharing towels, etc...
Nothing sinister, but needs targeted, specialist treatment, advice.
All the best, poor little thing. X

@FuzzyBumbleeBee- I’m with @Beentheredonethat98 in thinking they actually look like molluscum spots?

not really much help if they are as they come and go as they like - but just something else to consider
my DS2 had a crop on his hairline when he was going through having them at 6/7 years old - some did go like crusty spots (ie no actual white heads ever came up)