I had the worst kind of acne imaginable. I got my first pimple at age nine and my last pimple at 25. I suffered from cystic nodule acne, which is large, swollen, scaring and extremely painful. Middle school and high school was extremely embarrassing because I did not want to show my face. I use to wear my hair in front of my face and with a hood pulled over my face. I also had severe body acne that covered my neck, chest and back. As a result I did not own a tank top till I was 25 and my acne had cleared up.
I bought my first acne treatment when I was ten years old and my last when I was 25. If you have bad acne nothing over the counter will work to get rid of it. You have to go to a doctor and get a prescription. I saw three dermatologists over the course of ten years. I took countless prescriptions, creams and even went on an acne diet. Some of the medications would improve my skin but nothing got rid of my acne. As soon as I would stop using the medication my acne would return to its normal state. With all the advances in modern medicine I could not believe dermatologists didn’t know how to get rid of pimples.
I decided to go to a dermatologist who was known in the medical community for participating in clinical trials and other leading research efforts. He took one look at my skin and my medication history and prescribed me a drug called Accutane. I had never heard of it before. He warned me of side effects and sent me home with a book to read about Accutane. One month later I started to take it. After one month my lips were dry, cracked, and pealing. Two months later my lips were still a mess but I didn’t have one zit on my face or my body. It was like a miracle. I didn’t even have one blackhead. I took Accutane for six months. That was over two years ago. My skin has remained 99% clear since using this medication.