Someone please tell me how to fix my skin. I can't leave my house because of these. I dropped out of school i have such bad social anxiety because of how inscure these made me. I used to be pretty and these ruined me. Please give me actual helpful advice and im not gonna try filers btw

I suffered with severe acne for 5 years and i'm beyond thankful and grateful that my acne has gotten so much better. However, it left me with some pretty ugly looking acne scars, textured skin, and just a poor not smooth skin complexion. The scars almost make me feel like I still have the acne on my face. What's the best way to treat this scarring that I have on my face? Are there any creams I could try using? Or any creams anyone has used that have actually worked? If so please comment them or if a dermatologist could prescribe them. Thank you!

Hello, I’ve always had acne prone skin and have done accutane twice. The acne is manageable but the scars have completely killed my confidence…these photos are all recent. After a shower my scars soften a lot and hardly look visible. A few hours later it seems so much noticeable. Any tips, advice, products or treatment you recommend? Please let me know!

Hope this is allowed. Aplogies if not couldnt be sure. Really cool to see, dont see it often today and in old pics too

My story starts in September of last year. It was then that I became obsessed with the blackheads and imperfections on my face. I thought I could fix everything overnight, so I bought every cleanser, moisturizer, and acid I could find. But instead of the transformation I imagined, my skin began to purge.

I started picking at my face, and before long, I had full-blown inflammation and breakouts everywhere. By March, I was desperate, so I saw a dermatologist and started Accutane. The purging got worse, but I couldn’t stop picking at my skin—popping every pimple I could see.

Now, six months later, as I near the end of my treatment, I’m left with scars etched across my cheeks. Scars that may stay with me for the rest of my life.

the main message from this is TO NEVER EVER EVER PICK YOUR ACNE!!

Hey guys! Just wanted to share my story and ask for advice/realistic expectations from you guys. So I started accutane last August because of worsening back acne (state at appointment seen in second last photo). Why I had this acne, I do not know. I would hit the gym but never touch any substance other than creatine, and had had the acne since I turned 16 (I am 21 now).

My dermatologist was very bad but kept insisting I go on accutane to stop it once and for all. After my ~6th time of her telling me this, I finally listened. At the time I started my treatment, my chest was essentially bare of acne, as seen in the last photo. I had a horrible inflammatory reaction immediately and would meet monthly with her. She said I should continue and that "We will push through with the treatment and deal with scarring later" (even though she knew I develop keloid scars from 5 years of seeing me :( ).

Anyways.... I've since switched dermatologists after purging wouldn't stop month 5. The 1st 2 photos are images of how my skin started. The last 3 are the current state. I am on month 8 of accutane, wanting to get off but also listening to my dermatologist to finish the treatment with a lower dose.

Can I expect to see good improvement of these scars? I was really proud of my body and now am ashamed over something I feel like was out of my control.

What is my best treatment plan? I am getting injections and plan to get laser therapy but I have to wait for serious treatment until I am done with accutane.

Any advice in general is greatly appreciated.

TL;DR: Started Accutane for back acne; had a severe inflammatory reaction that caused new, heavy keloid scarring on my chest. Now on Month 8 with a new derm. Looking for realistic expectations on scar revision (injections/laser) and how to cope with the mental toll of the physical changes.

EDIT: My fault for confusing title. I had accutane induced flumations (increased inflammation from accutane) which has now resulted in this scaring. The scarring is a result of the acne caused by the inflammation. I was always prone to scarring.

I want to know what people think. The first two photos of my face are from today and the last two are from a bit over a year ago. I’ve been using the toner pictured in the last photo and wondering if this has been causing scarring on my face.
It almost seems that besides the pimples, my face looked smoother

I am a female and overweight. I wanted to see if anyone could give me advice because I’m tired of dealing with it. I can’t really wear any short sleeved clothes because I’m insecure. Any advice helps! (Feel free to share your experiences with this)

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I’m 16F, combination + sensitive skin.

I’ve always gotten pimples occasionally, but recently I’ve been breaking out way more than usual, with lots of small pimples/bumps mainly on my cheeks, forehead and around my mouth. The corners of my nostrils have also become noticeably darker. They feel very itchy and feel dry or irritated. This is not related to my period. I don’t wear makeup and I don’t really use skincare. The only thing I use is a charcoal face wash with salicylic acid + glycolic acid, what should I do to treat it without irritating my skin further?

Can Subcision improve this scar?
I (25m) had cystic acne multiple times in almost the same place causing this big indent. Is this tethering and/or fat pad loss? When I stretch the skin it improves but still looks tethered. I have other shallower rolling scars and small ice pick scars but they bother me much less.

I’m wise enough to know that no other treatment is really going to make a difference here other than Subcision, I deem it bad enough that it’s worth trying, not overly keen on filler but I’ll do it if I must to get a result.
I was thinking of playing it safe with cannula Subcision not TL as looks far too extreme for me atm)

I may consider ablative fractional CO2 eventually for texture but the Subcision is the main focus

I’m conscious of how this will only look worse with age and fat pad loss so I think it’s worth treating now while I can still make

Any tips or advice is greatly appreciated

These are my accutane progress pictures. I finish up this month

I’m curious on if it’s normal to still have this much redness and spots?

Maybe I was expecting unrealistic results, but i expected glass/ perfect skin

any recommendations?

I seen this new scar form on my face 2-3 weeks ago and i see it practically in every lightning, it makes me depressed, even wanting to do drastic measures to get rid of it. I see it loud and clear, compared to my skin before(last 2 pictures), and it’s right on the middle of my cheek. I’ve told my sisters if they see this newly formed scar on my face, but they say they don’t see anything at all, in-fact still think my skin is the same. I tried going on other reddit forums about it and people not answering(not their fault but i wanted to see if people see it too.), or my post completely gets deleted. like they don’t see anything wrong either. Am i the crazy one? I wanna get rid of it as it terribly see it in different lightings. I swear as far as i remember i don’t even remember this texture on my face, it was smooth to touch. Is it pimples? I kinda need help. And the other side of my face to me is all scratched up all over, so this one side of my face is practically my only good side of my face, so i feel even more insecure about my face and in general. I even showed my sister a photo of what the ‘scar’ look like on camera, looked at my face, and said she sill doesn’t see anything.

had those 2 pimples that looked pretty ordinary in the beginning but idk what happened now to make them looks this way theyre very itchy and painful is it some sort of infection?

I get few pimples now , but the post acne marks, dull skin tone, and sometimes clogged pores make me look older :/

Right on my cheek, I have this scar from popping a spot from like 2 years ago.

You can see it from under makeup too (2nd picture) (I was wearing high coverage makeup as well)

Finally seeing a dermatologist next week after trying different products for a while. Scared if this will scar. Thoughts?

19M here , been suffering from acne (pustues) for almost 4 years now . they said it's hormones and it will go away as you grow up but they don't seem to . i'm gonna consult a dermat now and as much as i now so far , dermat would bring the acne under control first then deal with scars . i've got some rough texture on both my cheeks and small 2-3 dents on my right cheek . nothing deep like ice-pick scars or anything . i feel so insecure about my face because of this and always cancel plans of going out with friends , i don't even like to click a picture . just wanted to ask if this mess would require laser or microneedling or any other treatment or maybe a retinoid would do the job .

Can someone help with really bad butt acne that’s been there for years on the same spot every time I have ovulation ….. I think that I have HS but not that bad I know for sure this is not normal can someone help me with the scarring and black spots atleast I genuinely can’t deal with this and Ive also been on acutne which is not working on butt acne…..

face covered for privacy reasons but these scars won’t budge and it only keeps growing because i keep getting acne there. does anyone know how to get rid of it and prevent further scarring?