Please help, spots on face. Pic included

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Apologies for the horrible picture. I’ve had these spots and they won’t go. They’re not whiteheads apart from one I have, and they’re on my cheeks, jaw, chin and nose. My face feels prickly as well in changing temps. I did have rosacea last year (diagnosed after many years of red face) and it went, stopped treatment and a few months later these have appeared. They’re on more one side of my face but a couple on other side too. Could it be rosacea acne again? What can I do to get rid of them? I will try anything now my confidence is at an all time low.

Do I mind me asking what age you are? Only because I'm 46 and am having similar trouble.🤗

I’m in my late thirties

It looks like perioral dermatitis (which I also have). If it is, the golden rule is never to put steroid cream on it. The best treatment is a 6 or 8 week course of antibiotics, but I haven't been able to get a gp to prescribe it and can't afford private treatment. I did manage to get a week of metronidazole (by telling the Superdrug online service I had bacterial vaginosis) which cleared it temporarily, but now it's back. I'm using fucidin cream on it but it's not very effective.

Have you recently taken steroids or used a steroid cream. I had Perorial dermatitis after oral steroids. Have a look into the this.

It took months to go I religiously used Lyonsleaf beauty balm as a cleanser and smeared my spots in sudacrem overnight.

I used weleda baby zinc cream in the day.

Hmmm, when I looked back on my pics, I noticed it started with me when I was about 41. ...I have 5 sisters, so thankfully, they were able to give me advice. They all seemed to go through this. Don't think it's menapose related, but it is to do with Ur body changing.

I haven’t used any steroids, I’ll look up that dermatitis I’ve never heard of it…

It is awful and humiliating at the same time. I remember saying to my hubby that my teenagers had better skin than me. But it should settle, either that or you LL find what works for you best.xx

It could be cold sores spreading g to your skin. Try some cold sore cream - it stings but it goes in days.

I've had PO for nearly a year and I wasn't using any steroids. I'm 46, I assumed it was another of perimenopause's bountiful gifts.

PD, sorry

My skin is similar - with redness, which I've been told is not rosacea. Mine also feels itchy, and it's also affected my confidence. I have to wear make up at work to cover it up. But I'm also sick of it - mine started a few years ago and doesn't seem to go away.

Hi!

Try skin&me - I had very similar problems with my slim and the results were amazing ! Totally changed my skin for the better when nothing else ever either! I've been on it six months and feel so much more confident ☺️

Agree it looks like perioral dermatitis.

I’ve had it several times in the past 10 years or so, and in my experience the only thing that works is antibiotics. 8-12 weeks of Lymecycline.

What causes it though? I’ll go doctors and ask

See your GP it could be folliculitis. I needed an antibiotic to get rid of mine