acne in teens! How's the appearance?!?

Question

Ok, im fourteen years old and have suffered from acne for about three years now, some ways i've learned to control it but... still SUFFERING... Ya, i Cannot stand it, although its not terrible, but a little bit above common. Sometimes i feel like i'm being thought of in a different, more secluded way, even though no friends have mentioned it to me yet.

From a person almost never had this problem how does it appear to you? Is it worth rapidly dropping my self esteem?!

Answer 1

Obvioulsy it's dropping your self-esteem. See a dermatologist. Just do something about it, for your sake.

Answer 2

I hope this can help. It’s a paste job from my notes so good luck.

How to stop Acne in its tracks:
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1. Liquid soap on a sponge is better than cake soap.
2. The alcohol is available from the hardware store

Acne is caused by oil clogging pores in the skin. Attack this oil source and acne will be more easily to control. Diet also plays a part so lay off the rich foods.
The oil comes from your scalp under the hair. It creeps down your skin to clog pores. This is why the face and shoulders get acne.
To get rid of oil, wash your scalp with a good shampoo for oily scalp/hair, massaging your scalp and rinse off the oil. You should do this at least 25 times a month, meaning shower every day. You may want to include using a special scalp medical shampoo say 2-3 times per month (eg anti dandruff).

Note the shampoo is selected to get rid of oil, if your hair becomes dry, then use a conditioner to suit dry hair. You need to find a conditioner to suit the consequence of showering every day.

Shower and conditioner your hair first, and then wash the residue off your skin starting from the face and going down. It is important that you shampoo your scalp before the rest of your body, so that the oil is removed from your body afterwards.

Alcohol is a great sterilizing wipe to clean existing oils from your skin also, as some of the oils come from the skin. But don’t overdo it as could dry the skin.
(as a guide I suggest only use alcohol after the pimple patrol below)

Severe Acne sufferers should see a chiropractor as neck miss-alignment can cause acne, especially along the jawbone.

How to stop Acne scarring:
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Find the volcano centre part of the pimple by rolling the shank of a pin or needle across the pimple. Gently centre it in a squeeze then using the sterilized pin, prick the centre of the pimple. You may have to prick 3 to 5 mm deep at right angles to the skin, depending on the size of the pimple. The idea is to lance the pimple, to make a hole for the infection to come out. Squeeze the infection out of the hole, just like a volcano erupting. Because the skin has a hole, it is not tearing and there will be no scarring as long as you haven’t squeezed too hard. Remember the idea is to make a hole for it to come out, so the hole has to be accurate and into the infection core.
Any pimples that are difficult hit it with an Acne cream and try again the next day.
Sterilize the skin with alcohol.
With skill you can find these volcano centres under the skin before they are really noticeable. I suggest doing a pimple patrol on Wednesdays so you are cool for the weekend.

A good psych is to say “Good riddance Freeloader” on each success.

Answer 3

I have a 13-year-old daughter who also has acne. It first started showing up in her when she was about 8 years old. She developed these huge pimples on her chin and I had no idea they were the early stages of acne. Gradually, the pimples started spreading to her cheeks and nose. I don't know why she developed acne because I didn't suffer from it myself. However, in my day, people with acne really seemed to be miserable. That was because it was widely thought that acne was caused by poor hygiene and greasy foods and those people were teased mercilessly. This was at a time when people with this skin disease really had ravaged faces. Now, with various medications and treatments, I don't believe that people suffer from it as much as they did then. They can take medications that will pretty much clear up their complexions. Back then, they had to live with acne and hope it would go away before it caused too much scarring.

Answer 4

ok,

i am fourteen and have been suffering bad acne for a year,
my self esteem has dropped humungously, but i never show my lack of self esteem in front of my friends.
i feel like my friends look at me a bit different, but dont have the courage to joke around because i think that they know it would really hurt me.

im sorry i am too looking for help!
i've tried drinking loads of water, i do exercise, and i eat well.

i just need that miracle product!

Answer 5

OK one of my boys in H.S. had horrible acne. Chances are you will grow out of it in a couple years. I use noxzema twice a day and it works pretty well also get some spot treatment for the acne and you will be fine bud. Just dress nice and get the ladies.