>tfw acne LITERALLY destroyed my entire fucking life and NOTHING fucking helps with them
literally the only reason why I'm an antisocial shutin autistic misanthrope retard
10 years of acne
10 fucking years
and it still doesn't stop
I've been to dermatologists and cosmeticians
I eat health and live a healthy lifestyle
but the scars are permanent
JUST KILL ME ALREADY
ACNE AND ACNE SCARS FUCKING EVERYWHERE
>>27745198
Stop jacking off, stupid.
>>27745217
I don't jack off daily, stop perpetuating broscience
>don't wash at all
>WAAH WHY AM I FILTHY LOOKING :'( ABLOOBLOOBLOOBLOO
>>27745243
>>don't wash at all
epik meme you fucking retarded normie piece of shit
>>27745249
I wash daily and never had acne issues
maybe you need to stop crying, you lazy disgusting pile of shit, and wash yourself once in a while
you're pale as shit.
get some sunlight.
have you ever seen a tan person with acne? probably not. there's your fix.
>>27745217
Explain. I tried looking up if masturbation causes acne but answer is no.
>>27745214
>>27745230
>>27745249
That's not even bad fuck off
>>27745257
>you lazy disgusting pile of shit, and wash yourself once in a while
>LOOK AT ME IM BEING A RETARDED NORMALFAG AND YOU CANNOT STOP ME LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME
well meme'd
>>27745260
seen plenty desu
why do you insist on making it his fault?
some people just have shit-tier genetics
>tfw psoriasis
You smoothskins will never know this pain, don't take having clear skin for granted
>>27745260
>going outside
>getting sunlight
>tfw this board is getting more and more normalfags
>tfw it's 90% normalfags already
>>27745198
i can see on your filthy uncut hair you have very bad hygiene
>>27745302
>not getting a haircut every week = filthy, bad hygiene
GET
THE
FUCK
OUT
fucking retard
I know that feel.
I'm 25 for fuck sake.
Your acne isn't that severe.
Fuck the stupid shit derms prescribe and the overhyped shit cosmeticians prescribe.
Get on a good routine of daily BHA (something that doesn't suck, paula's choice BHA is good, get the acne version, the regular liquid feels weird as hell) and intermittent AHA. My skin is kinda sensitive but I can use pretty "irritating" AHA products without incident.
Go for products that are, above all, NON-IRRITATING until you figure out what your skin can tolerate. My adult acne was mostly due to irritation from washes, etc.
I use cetaphil cleanser, gentlest shit there is.
Paula's Choice BHA for acne (regular).
Moisturizer is more personal, I like a heavy one (cerave) then some coconut oil overtop, just feels better for some reason. Looking for something really moisturizing but more penetrating. I liked clinique's moisture surge with shea butter on top, too, but I'm really fucking cheap.
I use mario badescu Glycolic Gel every few days, helps A TON. Might be irritating, though.
Stridex in the red box is probably the cheapest BHA, along with St. Ives pads. My face hates the latter and the former has menthol, so, be warned.
>>27745322
I'm 24 and I've been having acne, blackheads, white heads and cysts since I was 14
and I was getting professional treatment almost monthly during my teenage phase, didn't help jackshit
what medication are you on op
>>27745198
>acne destoiyd mah entior life meh
pathetic little cunt
here my acne in 2014
it was a hard time and isolated myself completely but I wasn't such a cry babe
Other people in my case would have considered suicide
pic related
>>27745198
Use cicatricure man.
>>27745425
I had this when I was 16
the cosmetician helped so I have no serious scars on my cheeks
I'm not saying that my acne is the worst
but I'm 24
it's not as bad as it used to be
BUT IT STILL FUCKS ME UP AND NORMIE RETARDS WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND THIS
>>27745450
seems like shilled bullshit only retards buy out of desperation
does it actually work? is it effective?
Accutane?
Took it for 1.5 years, been perfectly clear ever since.
Those dry fucking lips tho
>>27745484
I also went on accutane, 2 cycles . Dry lips were hell to go through but haven't had acne since
>6ft 2
>strong jaw
>black hair, crystal blue eyes
>broad shoulders
>can grow a thick beard at 21
>terrible acne across face, chest and back
>even though it is going away, I will still be a flakey scarred mess
Fugg is there a worse feel?
Lmao fuck off OP I had acne far worse than yours for 8 years until accutane. And I even kissed a girl once before I fixed it
>>27745484
>>27745500
it's not available here, and I'm not sure I'd sacrifice my liver for removing the acne, plus the scars would be still there
>>27745516
>And I even kissed a girl once before I fixed it
fucking normalfags I swear
>ive tried EVERYTHING except the universally accepted cure (accutane)
>WHY HAS GOD FORSAKEN ME
>please HELP
>>27745529
Just do what I did and take the lowest possible dose + get blood tests every so often to check that your liver is functioning correctly. The liver is the only organ which regenerates btw.
Also for the scars, if you really care just get microdermabrasion or laser treatment.
Don't worry about what other cunts might think of you. Do what you want to do to make yourself happy, no-one else matters or has a say in that.
>25 and still attacked by fucking acne
I just burn the shit off with tooth paste. Might go into hardcore acid and shit. I don't care. I just want them to die in fire.
I guess I was lucky...
>Get the usual acne at around age 15
>Doesn't last for that long and ends around age 17
>Goes completely dormant for a few years
>Thinking I've put it behind me until I'm age 22
>Out of fucking nowhere, the acne returns
>Thankfully the only place it goes after is my forehead
>Still have to go trough the embarrassment of buying ace cream in my 20's (even had to ask a clerk where they have the cream once)
>Thankfully went away in a few months and could be covered up by letting my hair grow out
>>27745566
>universally accepted cure
it also universally fucks you up and ~50% of the users who have way worse acne, say it wasn't worth it in the end
also it's not fucking available and banned here, can't you fucking read?
>>27745577
but it's banned here and I wouldn't have the money for it if it wasn't (although I don't know the exact price of the treatment but I'm pretty sure it's high as fuck)
ITT: people giving advice that never works
>>27745198
>this is considered bad acne to normies
well looks like im fucked cause my skin is much much worse
>>27745529
>>27745577
Oh also I don't mean to be rude in saying this, but it's very surprising to me that accutane (isotretinoin) wouldn't be available where you are. It's literally the most effective agent and has been in use for a long time.
>>27745257
Thats the most retarded logic ive ever heard
>i smoke cigarettes everyday and dont have cancer so that means everyone that smokes doesnt get cancer!
please fucking kill urself m8
>>27745198
you need to eat less greasy shit and wash your fucking hair and face everyday i can tell from that image you hair and skin is greasy as fuck
this is your fault you fucking greasy fuck
>>27745463
Alright man.. some people like you and me are just predestined to shit like this. Its in our genes, we can't do much about it, just make the best out of it. Try accutane again Idk man.
Or go completely vegan it might cure it.
I know how it feels but I can tell you I have it much worse than you but I still get pussy at least sometimes. Currently I do have some scarring and still bit of acne I use local vitamin A threatment for about a month after that ill go on accutane again so I can have at least a year without this shit. If this doesn't work either ill go full vegan, no meat, no gluten only raw products n shit.
>>27745641
Not OP but my diet consists of mostly beans vegatables and rice and i shower daily. Its really fucking genetics you fucking normie
I have 10x worse acne from my neck to my ass than anything in this thread
Been to half a dozen dermotologists, a round of Accutane, hundreds of antibiotic pills, dozens of creams, a couple surgeries even
I mean I guess it could be worse and I could have something that might kill me but it's just annoying after so much time really
>>27745341
>Your acne isn't that severe.
>Fuck the stupid shit derms prescribe and the overhyped shit cosmeticians prescribe.
This.
Back when i had a flowing mane and mad acne, my doc gave me epiduo to try. Fuck that - it straight up killed all the skin on my fucking chin. I canned that shit and started using oxy pads while leading a much much more healthy lifestyle. I dint use those pads anymore and i now have no more acne. But if nothing is truly working for you, op, that's unfortunate and i feel for you...i really try to be hygienic in life yet that cannot fully cure my grotesque perplexion.
>>27745686
you can fix it if you stop lying to yourself
i had acne for years but religiously washing my face and hair and getting enough vitamin D and less cheetos cured me
>>27745198
me too I could have been a normie if no acne
>>27745736
>it worked for me it will ALWAYS work for EVERYONE
not sure if retarded... Anyway please fucking kill yourself
>>27745605
it never fucking ends
>>27745641
FUCK OFF YOU LITERAL RETARD HOLY SHIT
JUST KILL YOURSELF
JUST PLEASE FUCKING KILL YOURSELF
BECAUSE NOBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO BE THIS FUCKING DUMB AND IGNORANT
SWIM IN THE OCEAN
>>27745736
See
>>27745794
Oreginel comment
>acquire vial of 100% tea tree oil
>acquire cotton balls
>wash face with warm but not hot water
>partially soak cotton ball in tea tree oil
>then soak it entirely in warm but not hot water
>rub diluted solution all over your face
Op I was going to give you some tips but you are rude as fuck you fucking fwggot so not anymore get FUCKED cunt
Have you considered that maybe your hormones are fucked?
All these 70 iq normalfags are telling you to wash your face more, but have you ever considered washing it less? i washed my face 2-3 times a day with acne wash for years as a teen and still got big painful cysts. these days i wash my face only with warm water these days and i get pretty mild acne now.. Not sure if i just grew out of it or what
>>27745803
Jesus christ now that ad is just fucking mean.
haha stop eating so much pizzas pizza face lmao XD ;))
>>27745230
Stop masturbating and eating dairy.
>>27745198
>/r9k/
>has garbage genetics
welcome to the club, here is your complemenary Fleshlight and video game
The worst part is that all my HS friends and college friends will remember me has the ''acne guy''....
FUCK
>>27745198
>tfw (excuse) LITERALLY destroyed my entire fucking life and NOTHING fucking helps with them
/r9k/ in a nutshell. Kill yourself already, failure. You chose to be a loser.
>>27745198
I am assuming you take daily showers and change your pillow case weekly ? If so, try changing pillow case daily for a while.
>>27746011
>I'm handsome, tanned, muscly, have a 20 inch cock and 38 billion dollars! Hahaha, why aren't some people as successful as me!
Why the fuck are you even here?
>>27746053
Also... assuming you are past puberty.
>>27745198
You and your ideas on acne fucked you up m8, not acne.
I know a guy who has a much worse case of acne than yours, by far. His face is worse than a fucking pepperoni pizza, more scars and holes than face.
And yet this guy actually managed to get all the ladies in campus. His secret? Fuck if i know... he worked out and had a great personality i guess?
TL;DR: Point is, acne doesn't make shitty personality, it just makes it more valuable
>>27745985
>acne
>genetics
Lol okay greasy
What country is isotretinoin "banned" in? (Accutane is a brand name)
>>27746103
>acne
>not mostly genetics
Lol okay retard
>>27745198
>tfw was first one in my year to get acne, got called spotty etc, it barely lasted more than couple of months then my acne disappeared; never to return and everyone else started getting it.
That was a good feel :).
>>27745249
>>27745257
>>27745230
Acne is all about genetics, really.
Some external factors like poor hygiene and greasy food can help on its development, but it is not the determinant factor. Genetics are.
It's kinda like body size, you may eat well and exercise during your growth period to maximize, or fuck up the results, but there's only so much you can do over what your DNA says you can develop or not
Oily face cystic acne here.
Some faggot on Reddit suggested to stop washing your face with ANY products and start taking vitamin D supplements.
For washing your face, just use cold water and a towel. This means don't splash any hot water on your face during showers.
Tried this for a week and I haven't had any serious breakouts. My skin is less oily too.
>>27746063
To try to get you to get off your lazy ass and do something. If you spent a fraction of the energy you spend on whining on improving yourself instead, you'd already be somewhere. Seriously, why aren't you doing a single thing to become better?
>>27746153
you are not a robot then
>>27746160
let me clarify: by body size i meant height, not phatness
>>27746164
Because I have bad genes. End of story. Nothing to be done.
>>27746171
>reeeee only complete losers can be robots
>if you're not as big of a loser as I am you're not a robot
Why is /r9k/ such a race to the bottom these days.
>>27745260
UV makes your skin age.
>>27745198
Have you tried some kind of medication against acne? I don't have acne as bad as yours, and there are of course a lot of different causes, but I guess yours might be hormonal due to high testosterone levels or something? Also, do you use skin care products? I know it's lame and kinda metrosexual, but it can really help. You should at least get a facial cleanser, a toner with salicylic acid (this is important) and an oil free moisturizer. It doesn't look that bad in the photos tbqh, you shouldn't feel bad about yourself. Shitloads of people struggles with acne.
>>27745736
Man, fuck off, I've been vegan for years and shower twice daily. How much more healthy and hygienic can I get? And I still have acne and back acne and thigh acne and upper arm acne and chest acne and neck acne. Been to dermatologists and anything they prescribe just either makes it worse or just doesn't do anything.
Meanwhile, people with the shittiest diet and shittier hygiene never even develop acne throughout their lives and they give shitty advices to people with acne on the Internet.
Fucking normalfags.
>tfw mild acne at 13-14 and that was the end of it
>got wrinkles instead
I'm 18 fucking years old and I look 30 minimum. Fuck me.
>>27746191
So you have chosen to be a loser. Okay. Accept it, then. End of story.
>>27746223
Too right, now fuck off and do your winner stuff.
>>27746210
>I've been vegan for years
>vegan
No fucking wonder. That explains everything. You will die in a few years, and the human gene pool thanks you in advance for not procreating and spreading forward your garbage genetics.
its not that bad. have you tried a no carb diet
Hi friend, are you still in the thread? I have the soloution.
>>27746248
Just so you know, I've had acne for around 13 years now, and I experimented with many different diets and none helps. I've been on paleo and raw food etc. you name it I tried it.
>hurr durr you're subhuman you should die
no u
>>27746210
It's probably BECAUSE YOU FUCKING SHOWER TWICE DAILY. That's too much you faggot. Once a day at most, or even once every other day is fine.
>>27746202
Maybe itll age it past teenager then and itll stop looking shit
>>27746297
>even once every other day is fine
NEET detected
I HAVE ACNE ON ASS AND THIGHS
>>27746210
>Vegan
I didn't realise faggots visited this board wowow
buckle up for a sweet acne story!!
>get it at around 13/14
>it's fucking horrible
>classmates don't even want to come near me
>become an outcast very quickly
>get some kind of weird anorexic period a few months after
>my acne is dying
>so is the rest of my body kek
>resume eating, this time 100% healthy, no sweets or sugar of any kind, wash face with perfect water
>work out, go running, get plenty of sunlight, no dairy of any kind
>acne doesn't even budge
>skip forward to when i'm 20
>acne disappears without me even noticing
>drink milk every day
>eat something sweet every day
>hardly ever wash my face
>skin is perfect
>use a moisturizer every morning though
so there we have it, nothing but hormones, genetics and sheer luck
granted this was at a time when I just stopped giving a fuck about everything, so my stress levels dropped to an unprecedented low
>>27745361
op, why didn't you respond to that ? did you make this thread to fish for pity or do you want to get better ?
>>27746289
Nutritionist here.
It's not so much the TYPE of healthy diet that's the key to preventing spots. Though there is definitely one that trumps them all (leaning on a combination of ketogenic and paleolithic but with more raw foods and raw fats).
The spots aren't the problem, unless you're a shallow fucker who focuses his happiness on getting others approval.
If you're not, you'll realise that spots are actually detoxification of the body, and for some people are necessary until much of the toxins are removed from your body (a lot is removed through the skin, incidentally).
Eating healthy for years may even be required before they go completely. Depends on how toxic your body is (probably very).
>>27746289
You're a vegan. That means you are actually a female. Get an operation to do MtF and you will be much happier.
>>27746341
What's your fucking point?
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>>27746280
and what would that be?
>inb4 normie advice
>>27746414
it's obviously this
>>27746341
>so there we have it, nothing but hormones, genetics and sheer luck
are you retarded?
>>27746417
just B Urself, bra
no, i mean seriously ;-)
>>27746380
>"nutritionist"
>saying the word "detoxification"
>the toxins are removed from your body (a lot is removed through the skin, incidentally)
This is cringe level wrong/retardation/yuropoor education
Get something with Benzoid Peroxide. It literally inhibits the ability of the skin to produce bacteria.
The skin because SUPER dry at first but after a few weeks/months it gets used to it. Benzoid Peroxide also removes all shinyness in the skin.
>>27746459
Great argument, faggot.
To elaborate, the body is always detoxifying itself through the liver, kidneys, etc. Eating a shitty diet and expecting bodily detoxification to be effective is like trying to play a high-end game with a shitty GPU.
You need healthy foods for detoxification to effectively output more toxins than you're inputting.
>>27746417
Here, read these two posts.
>>27746380
>>27746519
>>27746517
>the ability of the skin to produce bacteria
>skin to produce bacteria
>skin
>produces
>bacteria
what the literal fucking shit am I reading
>>27746557
it does. read up faggot.
You guys deserve your acne if that's really the worst of your problems.
>>27746517
It caused my acne scars to not heal in 6 months. Great stuff, really.
>>27746602
so your skin literally creates life constantly for no reason? separeted lifeforms?
it's like a mini factory for bacteria, your skin is LITERALLY creating, producing bacteria with its own dna? how fucking high are you
>>27745257
This is why normies need to be shot
>>27746645
But if normies are shot, who's left to carry on the human race? I mean come on. We're totally fucked.
>>27746636
the skin produces the bacteria which causes acne, yes.
>>27746688
care to tell me how your skin produces different kind of creatures with their own DNA?
>>27746688
No, your skin produces various kinds of triglycerides, on which the acne bacteria, P. acnes feeds.
>>27746688
>>27746602
>>27746517
>it does. read up faggot.
>look up "skin producing bacteria"
>nothing even suggests this
You are fucking braindead
>>27746103
>acne
>not genetics
el oh el
my younger brothers had the same shit diet as me and at worst they only got like two small pimples on their forehead. while I always had acne ridden all over my whole body. i've always cleansed (they've never done that in their lifetime) change my pillow cases every other day, taken accutane (minocycline before that), aczone, tazorac, and a shitload of other creams.
i'm pretty sure i inherited it from my grandfather who had severe acne from his teen to his late twenties.
>>27746729
Oh, so all you have to do is avoid the acne bacteria? -- get your head out of your ass.
>>27746787
If you could remove the acne bacteria from your skin, then yes.
But it is next to impossible, since it's part of the natural human skin flora.
What you can do is limits its source of food. And btw this is EXACTLY what accutane does. Accutane practically makes your pores dry as fuck (IIRC it's basically a Vitamin B5 overdose, but don't quote me on that one).
No grease/sweat/sebum = no food for P. acnes = no acne.
>>27745257
kill yourself mate
>i have no problems with acne, now let me act like an idiot and mock you
people like you are cancer
>most acne has migrated to my back
>never take my shirt off in public so it's not a problem
Still get it on my face when I'm stressed out, or eat really greasy food
>>27745198
Acutane, literally 100% effective, stop being a fag, go to the dermatologist and get some
>>27746974
yeah, get some shit that will dry out your lips and your asshole and if youre lucky maybe even your dick
Go on Acutane noob.
Suck my damn balls OP then kill your self I'm normie and married and make lots of money lmao
>>27747001
Just use lube for your asshole if it gets dry, homofag.
>>27745484
I took it for a year or so, worked wonders. Even helped the scarring.
But yeah, the fucking dry lips
>>27745529
It actually helped my scars quite a bit.
Where are you that is not available? I took it when I was 17, but I know they won't prescribe it for kids anymore because it can cause suicidal thoughts
>>27745512
How about
>acne
>weak jaw
>can't grow a good beard
>balding
>man tits even when I'm skinny
>jew nose
>below average penis
A-at least I'm not a manlet either
>>27745198
Why is your jaw so weak, were you a mouth breather as a child?
>>27745803
At least I can get away with less consistent skin as a man more so than a woman.
>>27745803
hahahaha that's fucking brutal
>>27746840
It's vitamine A, but you're right. It's the only thing that helps. I took it for a few years and luckily the only side effects I had was dry skin and sometimes a nosebleed.
>>27747154
FUCK YOU I NEVER BREATHED THROUGH MY MOUTH EVER IN MY LIFE BUT I HAVE THE WEAKEST JAW YOU CAN IMAGINE
and those weird tongue muscles & organs (lymph nodes etc) are "hanging" down so that the tip of my chin and my neck are connected directly (45 degrees)
and I'm not OP btw
get accutane, seriously
that shit is the closest thing to a miracle we have
>>27747597
>tfw my dermatologist didn't prescribe me accutane because he said people suffering from depression can't take it
>instead he prescribed me some shit creams that I know won't work
I guess there's no harm in trying tho
>>27747752
Even if they work (doubt it), it will only last while you use them. As soon as you stop, the acne will come back.
I've posted this before but I'll post it again because you seem really stressed.
I had severe acne until I was 21 and I still have scars. I developed social anxiety as a teen and basically became a recluse. I got made fun of for having zits. I remember being laughed at and told to leave the cafeteria to go into the bathroom to pop my zits. Another time a girl said she would never date me because of my face and bust out laughing at me. I'm 26, I still fucking hate people, I've never been on a date, and it's partially because of those experiences. This shit is serious.
If you have persistent, scarring, severe acne, beyond your teenage years, the only treatment that is available and that works is Accutane. Everything else is a waste of time and I would go so far as to say that 99% of the other treatments available are scams.
Accutane is repressed as a treatment because there is an entire acne industry that revolves around peddling you useless topical treatments and ineffective medications. There isn't any money to be made with Accutane. It's available as a generic, it has nearly perfect efficacy, and once you've finished the treatment you never need to buy anything else.
Accutane completely eliminated the acne and new scars stopped forming. This is after trying dozens of topical treatments and other drugs. I visited dermatologists who refused to prescribe Accutane. Why? Because they wanted me to come back and pay them money for proprietary treatments, and if I had a cure, that wouldn't happen. Finally I find a general practitioner who prescribed me Accutane and after a few months I never had acne again.
You really need to understand that we have a totally corrupt healthcare system and your well-being literally isn't even considered. All that matters from the supply side perspective is having a reliable customer base. Accutane eliminates the customer base by providing a cure.
Seriously, stop wasting your time with gimmicks and frauds. Do your own research.
>>27747824
>There isn't any money to be made with Accutane
Sure, except this shit itself costs a fortune.
>>27747816
i know it won't work, but the reason I keep going is because it's cheap (like 70$ for 3 months of usage). hopefully in the next appointment with my derm I hope he sees the medication isn't working and decides to prescribe me accutane.
i just want to get prescribed accutane so badly though...
>>27747900
I got the generic Isotretinoin. It cost nothing.
Hell, even if you go the online route, you can order enough Accutane for the full treatment for a couple hundred bucks. And those prices are severely marked up because they are breaking the law by selling directly to consumers.
There is no money to be made selling generic drugs. Not real money. That is why they do not want to prescribe you Accutane. Safety has absolutely nothing to do with it, especially if you are a male.
I've told OP and others exactly what they need to do if they want to stop having acne for the rest of their life. They can choose to fix their acne or they can choose to continue suffering from acne and continue wasting time and money on useless treatments. It's up to them.
I've been there, done that, I know what works and what doesn't.
it's impossible to get acne unless you do something wrong in life. i know this because i'm a great person and i never had any acne. stop doing things that give you acne, faggot.
>>27749093
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>>27748001
Who doesn't want to prescribe accutane? Every dermatologist I've had (3) has been on board for it. (My psychiatrist has reservations but he thinks it would be a good idea too.)
But we tried Cephalexin first and holy shit after a decade of trying stuff and putting off accutane we found something that works. 90-95% reduction in symptoms, I look attractive.
Just keep working with your dermatologist or find a better one. Most people seem to fail bc of poor adherence.
>>27748001
Yeah, my insurance actually covered mine. I used to think I was ugly, but thanks to that shit all of my disgusting boils went away with NO scarring (even the dermatologist was amazed).
2-3 years of awkward embarrassingly failed practice dates and no-sex relationships and I've finally built a charisma girls can gravitate towards. Life is okay.
The problem is that almost all acne advice and products pertain to the little pimples that form on the surface which can be removed practically by scratching and hygiene. Real bad acne are actually large cysts too deep under the skin to pop by normal means, and even if you do drain the sucker with a needle the shit further spreads underneath into a cluster of more cysts if it's not a clean drain. Even when it does drain and the mounds reduce in size, the redness still takes weeks to months clear.
FUCKING CYSTS.
Anyone else ever on anti-biotics and you audibly pop a face cyst and the pus has that weird anti-biotics smell? I love that smell and actually sort of miss the activity of popping the motherfuckers.
>>27745257
G E N E T I C S
le bot
Getting some sun will help. Mild sunburn will destroy some of the sebacious glands so you arent so oily on the body
Try dry brushing or exfoliating before you shower and use a tea tree oil based soap WITH NO PERFUMES or other oils. CeraVe products work best for the face.
In the end, people really don't care about acne. I suffered from it from 16 til i was 34. I still got married to the most awesome man in the world and there are products out there designed to help conceal it if its bad.
Only a robo-autist (a robautist, if you will) would be so self obsessive and worried that they allow it to ruin their lives.
Stop complaining. You are literally one of millions of people with the same issue.
I just started accutane at the start of this year and already I'm noticing big improvements. This is coming from someone who's had really bad acne for about 6 years now.
>>27749525
>people don't care about acne
>i'm a woman
kek. too bad i wasn't born in easy mode.
>>27745198
>Never went outside for sun
>Never ate healthy
>Never exercised and stop drinking fucking soda
You deserved it OP, I did all those things and my acne went away and I'm enjoying the fruits of my labor
>>27749525
>In the end, guys really don't care about acne when you have a pussy.
fix'd for you
Even if you don't give a fuck about your own ridiculous acne and take it in stride, it still infringes on your life through outside perception. Sure, if you are horribly disfigured that your body looks like a crumpled wad of clay you can say that you're happy and not let it bring you down, but most people will still cringe at the sight of you and be deterred from interaction. The same goes for acne, or being ugly, or freakishly short, or basically any repulsive quality that detracts from the human ideal that is naturally preserved in our minds.
>>27749647
this
but she made some valid points though
Nah. Just have a dermatologist wife that saved my skin. And enough feels for acnebro's plight to offer a bit of girly sounding advice that works.
Also, all the accutane talk. It can cause sterility. Make sure you really are willing to risk it.
>>27749525
Oh sweet jesus!!!
WOman!!! WOMAN IN THE WORLD. god help me the damage is already done.
>>27749771
I think about having kids and the awful blight that is cystic acne, and I ask myself, do I really want to contribute to the spread of this awful human trait?
>>27749816
not all kids get it. My parents had perfect skin and i came out looking like i stuck my face in a beehive. Two of my bros are clear skinned and my sis an me were cursed by the pizza face devil
>>27749525
>In the end, people really don't care about acne. I suffered from it from 16 til i was 34.
>I still got married to the most awesome man in the world and there are products out there designed to help conceal it if its bad.
Women cover their entire face as a matter of daily routine, so if they have shit skin, it's not an impediment. Furthermore women naturally have better skin than men because their skin produces less oil.
I appreciate you offering advice, but it's time for a reality check. You got married and probably had a successful dating life because you're a woman. You weren't seriously socially ostracized because you're a woman. Women get handled with kid gloves their entire life.
You've never been turned down by a guy who said you're face is too fucking ugly to date, hell, you've never even had to ask a guy out, they fucking did it for you. Easy mode.
Nobody gives a fuck about men, especially ugly ass robot losers with pizza faces. We are on our own. Even most men don't give a fuck about other men. Most women see them as tools to use. /r9k/ is almost entirely male because only fucking losers would hang out here, and only men are left on their own to either succeed or become losers. Women get propped up, over and over again, their entire life, and their egos are constantly inflated by endless compliments and a complete lack of serious in-person criticism. Because being mean to guys is funny, but being mean to girls is considered socially unacceptable.
If you're a guy with serious fucked up skin you need to stop fucking around and follow my advice
>>27747824
>>27748001
Get the drug that works. Acne is caused primarily by too much sebum production, which is determined almost entirely by genes. If your genetics lead to too much sebum production, you need to permanently shrink/kill the sebaceous glands, and the only drug with that mode of action is Accutane.
>>27749948
If we still had natural selection you and your sister would just fucking die without passing on your shitty genes. But nah, what we have is technological evolution where instead of getting rid of inferior genes we just a) cover it with makeup and call it a day, b) invent stuff that fucks up our bodies so that our inferior genes aren't visible.
I wish we could just go back to natural selection (yes, that means I should be dead too).
>>27749676
I do cardio 6 times a week
I eat only self cooked stuff, with healthy ingredients from local farms.
I never drink soda only water
I don't go outside because I'm a robot, that's the only thing that's true
>>27745198
Roaccutan for the acne and dermaroller for the scars.
Roaccutan for the acne and dermaroller for the scars.
Roaccutan for the acne and dermaroller for the scars.
Roaccutan for the acne and dermaroller for the scars.
>>27747546
Are you sure, did you eat correctly? Your genetics might be fucked, I'm ugly too but my jaw from the profile view isn't this bad.
>>27751377
I don't think my jaw is that bad, and I don't think it implies that I was a mouthbreather
>>27745272
That's what the billion-dollar masturbation industry wants you to think.
>>27751728
I'm a guy who fell for the nofap meme and did 60+ days without masturbating multiple times, and guess what: didn't do shit to my acne.
>>27745198
dude it ez hahaha like dude
just wash your face bro
>>27751450
Are you the same dude? What the hell do you mean your jaw is weak? Are you fucking with me?
>>27745512
are you me? this shit is the worst. plus my eyes are always red for some reason, I think it's dust or something
>>27752310
I'm op -10kg fat, will get back to this in a few months
you told me my jaw is weak here, didn't you >>27747154
>>27752601
I thought you were >>27747546
your jaw looked pretty weak in the OP pic,
>>27752701
because im 10 kg fatter
>>27745273
came here to say that
You've wasted your life for fucking nothing.
>>27748001
I wish I knew this before, when I went to doc when I was 19 he prescribed me Accutane, Didnt't even know what that was at the time. I made some google search and got scared. Didn't wanna use it cos health effects.
Now I'm 25, still having acne...already fucked up self confident and self-esteem
doesnt feel so good tbqh
>>27747395
>tfw acne on chest and back
>avoid any chance of bf because he'll eventually want to see and feel my "smooth girl skin" that doesnt and never will exist
Wish i was born with small pores tbhq
>>27754194
>>avoid any chance of bf
>avoid any chance of gf
for me
it's not fucking fair. acne is the most disgusting condition ever. like, fat people can have gfs if their skin is otherwise flawless. people born without some or all limbs can get gfs if their skin is otherwise flawless. me? i'm in perfect shape and health other than my skin, and no fucking gf. I want off this ride
>>27745198
>I eat health (sic) and live a healthy lifestyle
>fat fucking face, neck and underchin visible even though looking up
Yeah right m8
![450[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/qGIpEDR.jpg "450[1].jpg")
>Benzoyl Peroxide crud helps a lot
>alcohol your greasy spots (forehead, temple, being the ears, hairline) at least twice a day
>only use clean razors
>WASH HAIR DAIRY WITH SHAMPOO
>pluck irritated facial hairs with tweezers
>keep bed and pillows clean, wash at least once a week
some may be obvious but you never know
>>27754275
see>>27751450
original asdfa2345agwesr
>>27748001
Acne can have widely different causes, you can't be so retarded to think that what worked for you will work for others, you goddamn fucking cretin
>>27745198
why don't you get on estrogen? it's really cleared up my skin nicely
>>27754345
maybe he's not mentally ill?
>>27754345
because I don't want to be a tranny
>>27745529
where the fuck do you live? it's available even in the worst places on earth, like eg turkey or russia
>>27754362
he's on r9k lad
>>27754365
why not?
![acne[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Dp2Fb5U.jpg "acne[1].jpg")
>>27754294
whenever we have these threads everyone just screams ACCUTANE!!! but OP doesnt need it, faggots
accutane is for the worst, the clusters of zits that create craters in your flesh.
there are tons of other zit meds out there, minocycline for one. go to a doctor or talk to some girls on /cgl/.
there are also many websties that help if you just GOOGLE TO TYPE OF ACNE
>"hard black heads on nose"
>"zits under the skin"
>"puss bumps"
almost everyone gets zits and women go to great lengths to clear that gross crud. just look around.
>>27754406
>estrogen means no zits
retard, women on their period have the worst skin.
>>27754253
> there are people out there that dont have to lift a finger to get flawless or near flawless skin
>they could rub their face in all sorts of shit and still look better than me
>they dont have to spend the first part of every day popping painful spots and subsequently walk around with a pizza face only for those spots to resurface again by noon
Seriously, mfw i see some smoothskin roastie complaining about 1 tiny blemish "aww my skin used to be so perfect what happened today..?"
But just keep washing your face anon, wash it until your face comes off that will solve everything
>>27755060
I wish you the best too, femanon.
>>27745198
I literally believed that when I was a teenager but then I fixed my face with acutane and remained the same. No difference whatsoever. From your bone structure I can tell you're not a lady's man(don't mean ugly) ,so you probably won't change a lot either.
>>27745985
Le originallllllligxxgo
>>27754344
>Acne can have widely different causes
No.
99.9% of the time acne is caused by too much sebum production, which causes blocked pores, which provides a breeding ground for P. acnes bacteria.
Too much sebum production is caused by over-active sebaceous glands. Which, for most people, is genetic.
Accutane is the only medication available which works by shrinking the sebaceous glands thereby reducing sebum production. Everything else is a gimmick that will provide, at best, marginal relief.
If you have normal teenage acne, you can probably subside by using a facial wash and waiting until puberty is over. For people who have long-term, adult, scarring acne, like OP, absolutely nothing will work except Accutane. I invite you all to waste hundreds or thousands of dollars and months or years of your life looking for other treatments, if you're literally terrified of propaganda put out to dissuade you from using the cure so that you opt for the more expensive "treatments" which don't do jack shit.
It's your time and money, not mine. You want to watch your life go to shit because some high paid big pharma CEO's want to make a couple bucks off you, go ahead. Their shithead daughter probably needs a new BMW, so you might as well pay for it. Fucking idiot cretin.
>>27756241
Can vouch for accutane. JUST fixed my shit up in 7 months.
I wasn't cured until I bought enough pillowcases that I could have a fresh one every night and started showering with cold water. Seriously. I never let warm or hot water touch my face ever and it made a huge difference.
>>27745198
lol, you're clearly fat tho
>>27756241
>99.9% of the time blah blah blah
Quit playing doctor, cretin.
>>27756241
underrated post
except i had bad adult acne (almost 30 now) and for years we haven't wanted to do accutane for other health reasons. tried everything, mostly with no change 25% improvement. but this year we found an antibiotic that made it disappear almost entirely. i only have scars now. it's great.
so not everyone with adult acne needs accutane. instead you can dick around trying other meds for 10 years while your face scars and maybe you'll get lucky.
>>27747123Holy fuck are you me?plox
>>27756831
Yeah, most doctors in the US do nothing but shill big pharma propaganda. Americans spend a shitload for "professional opinions", and what has that got them? They're fucking obese as shit, they take more drugs than anyone else on Earth, and they still have lower life expectancies than a lot of other countries.
Fucking morons like you who have done zero research on the subject and do nothing but parrot the same retarded pamphlet put out by pharmaceutical companies trying to sell you shit do nothing but lead people astray. Fucking idiot shit, go blow your brains out. What I said delivers results.
I fucking hate young people these days. I don't know why I read this website, the average age is probably 19, and it seems everyone born after 1995 is absolutely fucking retarded.
>>27745529
people talk about accutane like it's poison for your liver but this is pretty far from reality
elevated liver enzymes/stress/damage is a rare side-effect that doesn't occur in most people
and even still, it's dose-dependent and manageable
accutane is the cure
>>27745198
>20 year old female
>have dermatillomania from anxiety
>my otherwise pretty, pale skin is covered in pockmarks and discoloration
I just want to be beautiful.
>>27756997
I'm 30, and while you do have some points, you're still talking out of your ass. Quit that shit.
>>27757061
makeup, gurl. ;-)
btw how bad is it?
>>27757023
most people don't realize you can stick a paring knife in your side and cut out 3/4 of your liver and if you make it to the hospital in time it will all grow back like nothing happened.
>>27756241
it's true. I had resistant acne, and I came to that conclusion with too much oil production myself. all them cremes are for 10% of chads that get a couple of zits or two
>>27757114
>like nothing happened
Not true.
>>27757092
>I'm 30, and while you do have some points, you're still talking out of your ass. Quit that shit.
Okay dumbfuck, do you want to compare the efficacy rates of Accutane for severe nodular acne in adults, and whatever shitty benzoyl peroxide washes or antibiotics you're going to suggest they try? Go fuck yourself, fucking moron.
What I said delivers results, you've said nothing of substance precisely because you have nothing of substance to say. You want to listen to this guy? Write a letter to Novartis and Pfizer asking them what you should do, that way you can skip the middleman he's suggesting you "consult." Or you can educate yourself and look up the drug I suggested which actually fucking works and is available as a generic.
Fucking morons all over the world these days.
>>27757113
Honestly? It's really not that bad anymore as far as real pimples go. I just have all of these fucking scars and it's worse because I have such pale skin. Pic related is literally only scars and it pisses me off.
I'm fine with wearing make up and I look very good when I do, I'm just sick of tweaking out and scratching up my face. I have a hole dug into the other side of my face because I had a deep zit that I couldn't stop messing with and cut my cheek with my nails.
I try to keep my nails short from it doesn't really matter. They grow really fast. Is there laser treatment I can get?
>>27757218
Why are you so upset over shit you clearly don't know enough about, though, you fucking cretin? Had a bad day? Chill the fuck out.
>>27757366
>Is there laser treatment I can get?
I don't know, but I heard sandpaper works for this kind of thing. No, not the regular sandpaper from home depot, there's a specific sandpaper for skin. Look it up.
>>27757372
Not at all, I'm merely tired of blatantly wrong people (i.e., you) feeling a need to speak with non-sense, and continuing to do exactly that, and not even being polite in the process. You're the one who starts your snide one-liner with an insult while contributing absolutely zero advice or even information of substance relevant to the conversation.
Might be 30, still act your average 18 year old dumb fuck kid. If you're having a great day, why do you start comments with insults? Fucking moronic shit attitude and shit behavior typical of Americans today, there's zero consistency or rationale evident in the fucking shit they spew. Eat a fucking dick, and try to stop ruining whatever is left of the Internet.
I don't know which I hate more, high school kids, or adults who never matured after high school.
>>27757458
Listen man, I'll give you one simple example; I had mild acne as a teenager and went away on its own, and my face makes at least two times the sebum that you think it causes the acne on these guys. What's your take on this?
>>27745198
>ULTRA FUCK ACNE TIPS (HARD MODE)
>CUT DAIRY AND MEAT AND SUGAR out of your diet
>Change pillow case Daily
>Get on Accutane
>>27757728
and most importantly get 8 hours of sleep daily consistently during the same time each night
>>27757728
>no fat
>no protein
>no carbs
"Literally kill yourself through malnutrition and never worry about acne again!"
>>27757592
My take is you had mild teenage acne, probably exacerbated by hormones, specifically testosterone, which in turn drives more sebum production. Temporarily.
People like OP, and myself prior to using the drug I've mentioned, don't have that "problem," (if you even want to call it a problem.) I don't know how old OP is, I'm guessing he's past puberty, and he still looks like a pizza faced 16 year old. He has severe nodular cystic acne as an adult. He has every reason to be upset. His acne is not going away on its own, it's not going away despite whatever shit-ass pharmaceutical company approved bullshit he's tried, and whatever bro science advise he's tried like washing his pillow case.
I tell the guy to try the one fucking medication available, worth it's weight in possum shit, for his exact condition, which actually has an efficacy rate in the double digits. Fuck me, right? The scientific literature is all over the Internet, and for what it's worth, it's better than whatever WebMD bullshit your average doctor checks.
I tell OP and others they don't have to listen to me, they are welcome to piss away their money on bullshit treatments. Or they can do their own independent research and reach the exact same conclusion I have. Tada, I saved all you several dozens or hundreds of hours of time, and I did it for free. Let's stick a fucking Texas Pete lubricated dildo right up my anus for being kind, and throw in an insult for good measure. Because fuck society, civilization, everything and everyone but my own ego, 2016 is here boys, grab your selfie stick.
>>27757788
>which in turn drives more sebum production. Temporarily.
Except you're ignoring the part where I said it wasn't temporarily, I'm the same in that regard, if not worse.
>had acne since I was 12
>didn't go away no matter how many treatments I used
>started working as a laborer 1 year ago
>sweating all day, dirt on my face, caused lots of breakouts the first few weeks
>1 year later I get like 1 pimple every other week
Sweating helps tremendously OP, it unclogs yor pores and regulates the oil on your face, you don't have to do labor I'm sure just going to the gym or jogging will help you.
Being a lazy = acne 4 life
No matter how many lotions and scrubs you use and how clean you are you will not get rid of acne until you sweat out all those years of NEET toxins
>>27747824
>mom took me to dermatologist who kept giving me creams and refused accutane
>she was a woman
>when i noticed i have some symptoms of low testosterone, she laughed but took me to the doctor anyway
>i told my doctor, a woman, to check my test levels and explained my symptoms
>she laughed and dismissed me
>this was 2 years ago, age 16
>I could have had my two worst problems fixed and salvaged what was left of my high school life, but these dumb fucking cuts ruined it for me
>mom read a scary boogieman article about how accutane makes you depressed, so she's not paying for it, and says she will kick em out of the house if she catches me using it
WHY ARE WOMEN SUCH FUCKING CUNTS. I WANT MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS BACK REEEEEEEEE
At least I'm going to go find a better doctor to check my test levels, but as things are now I can't afford Accutane. I fucking hate this shit. I probably clould have at least had a somehwat better jaw right now if I was given perscribed test.
>>27757788
>>27757814
But anyway, you sound like a cool dude, I should've left you to do your thing. Disregard this discussion. You're still a cretin, though ;)
>>27757838
why are some dermatologists fucking assholes? I've literally have begged for this shit and have a list of all the previous medications I've taken; yet they always prescribe me some unknown medication that barely even the Internet knows about. I could have avoided the permanent scars I have right now if a dermatologist would have just prescribed me the fucking medicine.
I wish I could buy accutane online, but I don't have a CC. I'll probably have to wait to my early 30's for this acne to leave.
>>27757814
In that case, if your acne is truly gone, I would say three things happened:
1. You're one of the rare individuals who don't have P. acnes bacteria, or don't have the specific strain which causes acne, at least at this time. In either case, antibacterial washes don't do fucking shit for acne, and OP is evidence of that, as are all the morons I see buying those washes with fucking zits galore. They just don't work for severe acne, ever.
2. You're confusing regular oil for sebum. There's a difference. Your skin might be oily but not produce sebum. Sebum causes blackheads, and in people with cystic acne, a portion of those blackheads become acne nodules (whiteheads.) Having skin oil is normal and healthy and necessary.
3. Medical anomaly
To the rest of you, if you guys want to look like fucking idiots scrubbing pillow cases with bleach and spending $35 for some brand-name peroxide solution, be my fucking guest, I'll be over here with the other people who actually treated their problem with the shit that works and has been proven to work in hundreds of studies, rubbing each other off while lame house music plays.
>>27757891
Thank you and have a good night
>>27757818
>>27757788
This guy made it somehow. That's just because he's in that "0,1%" though, right?
>>27745425
Fuck I remember having really bad acne like that when I was a sophomore in high school. Those days were the worst. I hope yours gets better, no one deserves that shit.
>>27757942
It honestly feels like these people are trying to shill you stuff. Shit sucks, even when I get the finances for Accutane, I'm going to have to find a good dermatologist. I'll have to see if my city has any local forums, maybe I'll post there asking if anyone has a doctor that does Accutane.
>acne started at 13
>28 years old and no signs of it ever going away
I don't even feel anything any more.
>>27758216
how bad are the scars?
>>27758243
There are literal holes on the right side of my face and one on my nose but nothing too tragic. It's not like I can't show my face around people.
You fags need to suck it up. I literally get a cold sore like once a month.
>>27758216
I promise you niggers, by 40 you will not have acne anymore,
you'll still have the little pot hole scar things if you picked spots as a kid but yeah, just grow out a middle aged man beard and that would cover it up anyway
>>27745198
Its okay OP, its pretty normal to have acne during ages 12 - 21~23 because you're still 'growing'. Honestly, its OKAY. Acne doesn't define a person. Heck, one of my best friend has acne problem, but he is chill and has humor, do I ignore him? of course not.
Also, please don't blame it on your acne for your mishap... you're just blaming yourself for being 'ugly'.
Also, if it REALLY kills you to have acne and you REALLY want it to be "gone", you would have to buy makeup and learn how to apply them well. People you know already will obviously know you have make up on to cover your acne, so yeah...
Either live with it or die. The choice is yours. Literally.
>>27759162
>my friend has acne so I know what I'm talking about
I have acne and my friends think I'm fine. I'm not. Why are you the expert on having acne?
