Hello. My BF has a large area of acne on his back. For a while it was controllable with OTC creams (acnecide) but since a few months ago, the creams have not been working. The acne is now on his bum cheeks as well as his back. He has been in touch with his GP about treatments for it. Our local GP only does telephone appointments now, unless they think you absolutely need to be in seen in person. He got a text back from the GP practice asking him to send in photos of the acne. It would have been very awkward for him to do it himself, so I took the photos for him.
After sending them in, he was told they aren't prescribing anything on the NHS for non-facial acne because it's classed as cosmetic treatment. I'm not sure if this is just local policy or a national thing. It costs around £150 to go private for a consultation and that's before the cost of any private prescriptions. I am curious if anyone on MN has been able to get treatment on the NHS for non-facial acne, or indeed any other skin conditions affecting non-facial areas.