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Teenage DD skin

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musicteacheriz · 11/02/2017 19:53

My DD (16) is having a hard time with spots at the moment. Today her face has broken out in huge painful spots, she says it hurts to move her face SadShe stopped wearing foundation about 2 months ago and it helped a bit but now she's more self conscious about her skin on bad days.
She hasn't tried anything new to trigger it and she cleanses her face every night with an M&S face wash and moisturises with aveeno. We've tried topical lotions (freederm etc) would a visit to doctor/ pharmacist be beneficial??

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Pinkpillow · 13/02/2017 07:05

I feel for your daughter. I had bad teenage acne, finally had Roaccutane, but have always have the odd spot or two throughout adulthood.
My daughter is 14 and started to get bad skin about a year ago. After trying topical washes and gels, dr prescribed Duac, which didn't make much difference.
I bought her a Lumie Clear light from Boots and it has made such a difference. It is a hand held light used near or against the skin - best used everyday. It is pricey at £150, but I got it in a promotion at £120, and bought when there was a points promotion. She has really benefitted, and I use it too when I feel a big spot before it erupts- I think it's 100% worth it.

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Crumbs1 · 13/02/2017 07:10

It's acne. Over the counter stuff won't do the trick. Go to GP to get right stuff to avoid scarring. Make her go - she'll thank you later. Prescription drugs are miraculous nowadays. Go to GP instead of buying stuff that won't work well.

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musicteacheriz · 27/02/2017 21:38

Thought I'd update you a few weeks on!
We went to the doctor and were prescribed Duac gel. What a difference! Her acne hasn't completely cleared up but golly what an improvement!

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bigearsthethird · 27/02/2017 21:55

I used to suffer terribly with acne it really killed my confidence. If was all over face, back and chest. I tried all sorts, pill, acitane, every spot cream known to man, numerous dr and hospital appointments. About age 20 I was given some samples of skincare by Roc. It was their elubiol sebum control range, hopefully they still do it. Anyway if I used the face wash, toner, moisturiser and also the gel (for on spot treatment) twice a day it made an amazing difference. Took about 10 days to see the real difference but that stuff was a godsend. It didn't get rid completely but made it about 90% better whilst using the products.

I had numerous referrals to dermatologists, it wasn't until I struggled to get pregnant that the reason for my acne became apparent. I had PCOS so that affected my hormones and acne is a big side affect, so might be worth exploring that option as if it's something like that causing it it might be treatable from that angle. Another side affect is very infrequent periods so if she's suffering from that too def worth an investigation.

My skin eventually cleared up completely after having surgery on my overies and then 4 children

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Messelina · 09/03/2017 20:28

DS 1 and 2 both have very good results from pantothenic acid supplements - vitamin B5. You have to take quite a bit - 1000mg a day or more. You can see the results quite quickly. Both DSs had acne before they started taking it, now they have great skin.

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Messelina · 09/03/2017 20:29

Also I've heard blue light therapy works really well on acne, haven't tried that though.

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Crumbs1 · 09/03/2017 22:50

Yes Duac is excellent stuff! We had to buy some on a private prescription written by daughter's friend for second son who was home for the weekend and looking spotty. It cost £70.60 for two tubes - although in fairness they are the big tubes and worked almost overnight. Our daughter at uni gets sent prescriptions for duac by one of her school friends GP mother and it has made such a difference.

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Lanny81 · 10/03/2017 00:30

My DD is going through the the same issues with a bad breakout. Up until now she's been quite lucky but just recently her skin has been terrible!
We've noticed it's since she changed her foundation. She was using No7 beautifully matte from Boots and she never had a problem with her skin. She switched to Rimmel which is quite oily and her face is horrendous. The fact that she plasters foundation on first then does face contouring doesn't help. And because the cheaper foundation was making her face look shiny (which is not acceptable apparently!) she was dabbing bloody talc all over her face to take the shine away and blocking her pores up even more!
My friend told her about witch hazel as it's very effective in clearing up spots. So I've been to boots today and got her some witch hazel exfoliating scrub, deep cleansing foam wash and a witch hazel stick. Heard some very good reviews too about these products and they're on 3 for 2 offer atm x

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callmeadoctor · 11/03/2017 13:02

Thankyou for updating OP Grin I would say to anybody with a child with acne, do not waste money on over the counter stuff. Gp (and/ or dermatologist) is the way to go. Nobody should suffer (but in particular, teens are very vulnerable)

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WankersHacksandThieves · 11/03/2017 19:06

We are 2 years in after seeking professional help with both DSs, tried every combination of cream (prescribed by GP and everything over the counter prior to that) and 1 year on with antibiotics too - waiting now on an "urgent" appointment with dermatologist and just been changed to a different antibiotic. Both Dss faces backs and chests are covered in painful red acne, DS2s face looking very scarred between the spots too :( It's a nightmare, you get times when you then it's looking better and then you think it's looking worse.

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