I have cyst acne, taking medications.?!
Question: My dermatologist says I have cyst acne and it will scar me if I don't do anything about it, I wanted to take accutane but my parents said too many risks were involved.
Right now I'm on a Benzoyl peroxide face wash, Adoxa pills, and a gel called Duac.
How long will it take for me to see real results?
and is this an effective treatment?
Answers: My dermatologist says I have cyst acne and it will scar me if I don't do anything about it, I wanted to take accutane but my parents said too many risks were involved.
Right now I'm on a Benzoyl peroxide face wash, Adoxa pills, and a gel called Duac.
How long will it take for me to see real results?
and is this an effective treatment?
It depends but you should see results in the most in 2 months.
Seriously cystic acne is a severe so the best is accutane. You should consider going on it because it is the only one that is the most effective and possibly eliminate acne forever. I just finished a course and my skin has never felt better. All I had was dry lips and skin as well as some fatigue.
If you are getting painful boils in other places also... consider this:
I believe that you may have a condition called Hidradenitis Supprativa.of re-occurring boils/ cysts/abscesses , that are often misdiagnosed as ingrown hairs, herpes, being unclean or over wieght and folliculitis. This is a newly diagnosed skin condition , but there is a lot of info out there.
Here is a link :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidradeniti...
or the HS_USA page is ..
http://www.hs-usa.org/hidradenitis_suppu...
If this sounds like it might be you, READ it, PRINT it out, and TAKE it to your DOC.
Its better to try to start treatment soon, it can spread over the body if left untreated. These boils can become quite large and painful. Sometimes even lasting for weeks or months , do not attempt to POP them they can then tunnel under your skin and spread all over the body. Most common areas are armpits, groin, binkni line, inner legs, and intimate places and basically anywhere that sweats and rub against clothing. Stress is a big inducer.
There is a support group at MSN
http://groups.msn.com/HidradenitisSuppor...
This is also a link to a PDF of a study in Germany about HS and if it is genetic... I thought it was intresting :
http://www.hs-foundation.org/pdf/2000_Cl...
and a yahoo one, and I am open for questions!
I have had this for 8 years, I was misdiagnosed for a LONG time, It was very embarrassing, painful and scary. I am just trying to help out so you don