does acne go away??

Question

does acne really go away?
i've had it since the beginning of 6th grade when i was like 11/12 and it's already been like 3-4 years and i'm 15 and it's gotten worse over the years and i STILL have it! will it ever go away?!?!

my dad had some acne when he was young but only for like 2 years and my mom had only small skin problems until she was 17

... but same with height if i got their acne then why didn''t i get their height? lol i mean my dad is 5'9 and my mom is 5'5 and i should be like 5'6 right now but i'm only 5'1! so whats up with that lol

Answer 1

Sorry for the distress acne is causing you. It sometimes DOES go away and sometimes it DOESN'T go away.

I broke out around the same time as you and looked forward to each coming year with the anticipation that my hormones would change and my skin would clear, but that hasn't been my case.

I'm 30 years old and still struggle with adult acne. I suggest a dermotologist if your parents can afford it. I don't even want to think about the money I've lost on proactive, noxema, clearasil, and every other over the counter acne med that promised movie star skin. I only got relief when I went to a dermotologist. I've got an appt coming up as a matter of fact lol.

I do understand how horrible it can be on you though.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Dry and/or greasy skin due to poor oil composition of the skin. Thick greasy oils clog pores, lack of oil leads to dryness and irritation. You need thin oils to moisturize while dissolving and clearing gunk in your poors. Try fish oil or seafood. 2 tsp fish oil a day or 4 servings of seafood a week. Stick it out for at least 2 months; it will take a long time to replace all your oil. Any effect after 1-2 days is temporary or random; so even if it makes you break out a little at first, you haven't given it a full try yet.

In the short term you can wash and moisturize well, but that will only go so far. Plus excessive washing can be drying and excessive moisturizing can be clogging. Use a small amount of a light moisturizer, made with oil not jelly or grease. Often that means soybean oil or mineral oil. Mineral oil means mined from the ground. So soybean oil is usually better, though mineral oil won't cause too much harm. Clean with soap and water, not a harsh acne cleanser. Even then they only work so well. So you really need the seafood.

Antibiotics aren't really good for bacteria long term, they'll come back in force after. Short term they may help. After you get off them find some kefir with acidophilus listed first or 2nd to replace the friendly bacteria they destroyed. Studies show less illness when you have these bacteria, even outside the stomach in places such as the lungs and elsewhere. You want friendly bacteria to fill the void when the antibiotics stop, not harmful ones.

In the short term you might also try 100,000+ iu retinol vitamin A (a megadose, and too much for normal use) or one of the acne drugs that is similar to retinol vitamin A. It's some minor harm to your organs, but it helps against bacteria on your skin. At least it doesn't have the other long term drawbacks to your skin that antibiotics and many scrubs do.

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Answer 4

Hey you, I am an esthetician, and I still have acne, and 19yrs old. Estheticians work with skin-care and make-up :) First of all, a lot of acne is hormones. After that a big misinterpretation for acne is acne scars. Those can last a while and without microderabrasion or skin bleaching and lightening, sometimes forever. It doesn't really matter what you eat or how much water you drink, but those are always a plus because when you do a lot of damage to your body, if your skin (not your family's skin) is prone to acne, it may stress your skin out. Or, your lifestyle may be stressing you out, along with changes in your body. No matter what age you are everyone has stress. Whatever you do always wear oil-free moisturizer and wash yourface at night and in the morning, however, dont over do-it. When you wash it too much or dry out your skin it freaks it out and thinks its going to shrivel up and it causes more oil that clogs your pores. When you use oil-free products it tricks your skin into thinking you are not stripping it and will hopefully calm down a bit as far as inflammation. Hang in there girl :)

Answer 5

well lets start with the acne first: My mother aswell had acne when she was young and it lasted only a couple years. My brother got acne at the age of 14 and he's 17 and his face is completley clear. I got acne at the age of 13 and I'm 24 and I still sometimes have acne problems. The best tips I learned along the way is drink plenty of water, excercise, and research online. I've tried so many different products and nothing worked, but now I look homemade facial masks for acne, and it helps. And the greatest thing you can do to help yourself is to have confidence, beauty is in the eye of the beholder,
Now height: My Father is 6'3" and my mother is 5'1" and I'm only 5'3" and my brother who is 7 years younger is 6'. Hereditary genes not only come from your parents but you grandparents and so forth. Good luck!

Answer 6

Alas not all traits are inherited and not all traits that can be inherited will be.

Acne doesn't always go away completely. Some people only have bouts with it as youngsters, but others still get pimples into middle age and beyond.

Answer 7

I think it depends more on your diet and face care habits than age. I swear I always had a big zit on either my left or right cheek from the time I was 13 until I was in my freshman year of college. I'm 36 and I still get the occasional pimple on my forehead if I let myself get into the soft drinks too much, but drinking lots of water and being liberal with moisturizer does wonders.

Also my dermatologist said that people with dry skin tend to have problems as teens because they get a zit, then use drying products to get rid of it. Their skin produces extra oil to try to combat the dryness, so they dry it out more with astringents, more oil is made, and so on. The result is a zit farm on your T zone. Again, be liberal with the oil free moisturizer!

Answer 8

IT’S ALL HERE:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acne_vulgaris


Here is what it contains:

Contents:
1 SYMPTOMS
2 CAUSES OF ACNE
2.1 MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT CAUSES
3 TREATMENTS
3.1 Timeline of acne treatment
3.2 AVAILABLE TREATMENTS
3.2.1 Exfoliating the skin
3.2.2 Topical Bactericidals
3.2.3 Topical antibiotics
3.2.4 Oral antibiotics
3.2.5 Hormonal treatments
3.2.6 External retinoids
3.2.7 Oral retinoids
3.2.8 Phototherapy
3.2.8.1 Blue and red light
3.2.8.2 Photodynamic therapy
3.3 Less widely used treatments
3.4 Future treatments
3.5 Preferred treatments by types of acne vulgaris
4 Acne scars
5 See also
6 References
7 Footnotes
8 External links

Answer 9

Dear Auston, Puberty is a pain. 1) Wash your hands with antibacterial soap. Many times we touch things which have a lot of bacteria and we do not know it. Then we touch our face, rub our eyes, etc... 2) Wash your face in the morning and in the evening with warm water and antibacterial soap (I used Dial or Soft-soap Antibacterial Soap). Use a clean wash cloth. Peroxide is for getting rid of an infection. 3) Watch your eating habits. Try to stay away from junk food; Chips, popcorn, too much pizza, anything cooked in grease may not be cooked correctly and the food absorbs the grease, for example potato fries saturated with fat, barely fried, and if you flung one on a wall, it would stick to the wall and slide down. 4) Fresh fruits, steamed vegetables, Subway is a healthy alternative. 5) Instead of chips try the baked chips. 6) Keep your nails clean especially underneath the nails, a lot of junk can get under an individuals nails easily. 7) There is proactive commercials on television, however it could be expensive. 8) Maybe your parents could take you to a dermatologist, a good one who knows what he or she is doing to ones skin.

Answer 10

Neither of my parents had bad acne...I do. I would have your parents take you to see a dermotologist. I am 30 and have problems since I was a teen ager. Find out now what is causing this problem for you and how to take care of your skin so you won't have to deal with it when you are older.