CYSTIC ACNE
hi everyone!
i was surfing the net one evening and came across this support group
for acne sufferers like myself.
i wish i only suffered from a mild case of acne. however, i have been
told by a couple of docs that i have a severe case of cystic acne. i
guess they rank the severity of acne from grade 1 being mild to grade
4 being very severe. they have told that i am between a grade 3-4.
well i have tried numerous medications from topical creams and gels
to antibiotics. i can’t even remember what i have tried in the past
years. i even tried for a number of months to get professional
facials at a well-known spa on a monthly basis. i definitely dished
out mucho money for those facials. plus i even tried to do
microdermabrasion to help peel the layers of dead skin to help
exfoliate my skin. my mom said that it was only making it worse
rather than better, but i was simply desperate.
i have been suffering with acne for years and am completely
frustrated that nothing has completely worked. it is depressing and
embarrassing at the same time. i don’t want to live the rest of my
life with acne.
i have gone to a plastic surgeon recently who has suggested a rather
new technique called clearlight. it is expensive. plus he wants to
put me on a skin care regimen that includes facial products and
antibiotics. the technique is supposed to reduce the bacteria that
causes acne.
i would like to get some feedback if anyone has heard about
clearlight. i am also a bit hesistant about accutane. i am worried
about the side effects i have read about and have heard that the
results don’t always last the first time around.
thanks.
sheila