My sister suffers from acne and hyperpigmentation.

Wassup peeps??It has been sometime I didn't post here, I have lurked on and off because I was quite busy recently and didn't have much time for myself. On top of that, my sister is facing some problems. She had acne since 12 years old and still does. She is currently 17 years old. It first started off as a small kit on her nose and got worse as time progressed. She tried some acne medications here and there like: Proactiv, Neutrogena, and a lot more. She is currently not using anything .Her confidence is total low and has been because of acne. She is getting really close to loosing hope. To add to her miseries, she thinks that she may also suffer from hyperpigmentation.

I would like to help her, I tried looking for information on the net and I came across a website http://www.jdhealthcare.com/dermatology.html#6 which talks about Dermatology Hospital can help take care of skin related conditions from acne to psoriasis. What I would like to know is whether it is normal at the age of 17 years old to have hyperpigmentation?


What must she do? If you have any website relevant to the problem I mentioned and which can be of some help, then they are welcome.


Looking forward for your responses.

 

I would have her try "Exposed". It's probably the best thing she can use. While it works similarly to ProActive, it's better than ProActive because it doesn't contain any pore-clogging oils. A friend of mine had mild acne and using Exposed cleared it up completely within two months. Also have her try taking an internal acne supplement. I can't recall the name of any but they apparently work very well.

Best,
PB

 

change her diet. A lot of it is in the diet IMO.

No soda (lowers the efficiency of immune system for 4 hours for every 12 ounce drink, and obviously makes it harder for her skin to recover)
No junk food
No processed foods
No foods with additives
No GM food
NO fast food AT ALL

Eat 5 fruits a day
eat 2-3 vegetables
Drink lots of water, 8 cups a day, it flushes out the system
Lots of grains
breads, pastas, ect
and nuts

Try to stay off meat for a while, animals are injected with all sorts of nasty hormones and other nasty things that may very well be affecting her.

Go organic in regards to dairy. Maybe try rice milk (costs about the same as milk)

DON'T over wash your face. Don't scrub hard, treat the skin gently. Usually one washing a day is all thats needed. Mosteriuize with Johnson and johnson baby lotion night and morning as it is made for a baby, so of course there is no way it harms a grown woman.

So yes, try a change of diet. Not drastic, but ease into it. Definatley get rid of processed foods and foods with additives as they have all sorts of nasty chemicals.


If your sister wants to try something crazy and is serious, look up the lemonade diet, it COMPLETELY flushes out your system and rids the body of a lot of the bacteria that likely causes acne.

Cayenne pepper is the key in that one.

I know that even a 95-99% improvement (what I have) is amazing. If it is real bad, realize that you may not get 100%..may always have that 1% in the form of a pimple or a few zits or some scars. But with in a year of honest hard work, there should be an improvement.

I like neutrogena fresh fomaing scrub (gentle exfoliater), than 10 minutes later, J and J baby lotion to mosteruize face than before bed, a gentle night time acne treatment lotion. even now without acne. also realize that even when most of her face is cleared, she still wants to use acne wash once a day.

I use to have acne, from about 16 to 19. It stinks but I wish her the best of luck and feel for her.

 

Acne is a form of detoxification in the body...like, it is too full or congested or thinks aren't cleansing out as quickly as they should, so it starts to sweat them out and create zits...thats what I have heard anyway and it seems to make sense.

I think Carl gave good advice, I would do the diet he recommended certified organic without the "lots of grains" bread and pasta part which I would avoid as much as possible.. and add in lots of seeds(particularly hemp and flax and their oils which are great for the skin), and add in quinoa or millet or gluten free grains if you do want to do them.

Liver cleansing is good too, and skin health is very correlated with the liver...a diet described will facilitate a really mild cleansing reaction but taking herbs for the liver and doing liver cleansing is also great to try, even if it doesnt get rid of the acne it will still do her a lot of good..especially after trying all those harsh chemical products you listed which I'm sure are loaded with toxic additives.

 

I myself don't eat pasta, but if you are selective enough, there is some pretty good bread for you out there. in small amounts, I think it does my body good, at least what I get.

 

One other thing is stress. even if you eat well, a lot of stress could be the culprit. Is your sis under an stress for whatever reason? That has been known to cause breakouts. For me, I always broke out a few days after a stressful event, so I did not pin it on stress at first. But a major breakout always happened a few days after loads of stress.

also, during my worst year, I had the false assumption that sun would make acne go away. yah, sun is good for the acne to an extent..but to much just makes it worse. so, get normal dosage. what I am saying is: don't bake out there day after day thinking a tan will cover it up or something. In the long run, I think it prolonged things. be careful with what sunscreen you choose too. I would say 30 minutes a day without sun screen in the sun is good and healthy. after that, put it on and don't bake for longer than you need to.

again, I wish your sis the best of luck cause I dealt with that shit for to long and would like to help others cause I know how much it stinks and how unwelcome it is.

 

That's what she is always having...

That's what she doesn't eat at all!!!!

Thanks you all for your support and all the advise you gave. I would like to know what made her get hyperpigmentation?

 

Hyperpigmentation is pretty common, and can occur in all ages and races.

There's a lot of reasons your sister might have hyperpigmentation. One thing to keep in mind is that her uneven pigmentation could be a natural occurance. Some other possible causes are: ultra-violet light, hormones, drugs, infection, acne, or topical chemicals applied to the skin. If she's on any medications, especially birth control, that may be the cause of her hyperpigmentation. Too much exposure to sunlight is also a common culprit.

For more information check out this page: http://www.yourskindoctor.com/hyperpigmentation.html

 

There are a lot of acne treatments around but the problem will be if it will react good for your sister...first i suggest you to go to dermatogist with your sister and find out what really the problems is and know what is the treatment that is good for you.

 

For many years as an adult I suffered from moderate to severe acne and rosacea. I was able to keep it in check somewhat by eating a nonfat vegan diet but I continued to have uncontrollable outbreaks and abstained from even many vegetables and beans that seemed to aggravate the problem. I tried some liver cleanses (Hulda Clark) and acupuncture, neither of which had any effect whatsoever on my acne, some natural supplements supposed to heal the liver such as wheat grass juice, milk thistle, alpha lipoic acid, and Livatone Plus, which all made my acne worse, and a colon cleanse recommended by a chiropractor which caused long term damage to my intestinal tract. Two years ago I developed IBS or irritable bowel syndrome and had to quit eating fruit. Almost immediately my face began to clear up. Within a month I no longer had any outbreaks at all and my face was beginning to completely heal.



As time went on I found I was able to add back many of the food items I had been avoiding, most notably small quantities of nuts and seeds which I had missed a great deal and seemed like something I needed. I still have to avoid vegetable oils and animal products but my general health is better than it has been in years and I cannot express the relief I feel to look in the mirror and not see some sort of disaster enfolding.


I believe that acne is basically a liver problem that is aggravated by sugars and fats of all kinds. At present I do not eat any refined, chemical or natural sweeteners. If I do eat even a small amount of fruit, whether fresh, juice or dried, within a day or two the familiar acne cysts will appear. The same will happen with oils, fats or anything containing them whether they are in something I eat or even something I put on the surface of my skin. I am able to eat vegetables with low sugar content such as winter squash and peas. I also use a cup or two of rice milk per day (which contains a small amount of cane juice and vegetable oil) in my breakfast cereals and between meals to keep up my blood sugar and this does not seem to cause a problem. As for nuts and seeds I grind them raw (with a Champion Juicer) into fresh butters and use about 2-3 tablespoons a day. Occasionally I will have an extra half cup of whole raw nuts or seeds but if I do this regularly, the acne returns. Other than that I eat a variety of whole grains, beans, vegetables and herbs and that is basically it. I also avoid salt and take several vitamins and minerals which I feel my diet may be low in, most notably vitamin C, B-complex. calcium, iodine and “dry” vitamin D. I do not use anything to clean my face except water wiped dry with a towel as I feel that soaps interfere with the natural balance of my skin and contribute to dryness.


Given the likely liver connection I also stay away from alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and other recreational drugs which I believe have a stressful effect on that organ, and I do not use caffeine, junk foods or processed foods. I prepare all my own meals and do not eat in restaurants which I realize may not be practical or necessary for everyone but I am convinced that the basic principles of my diet would have a radically beneficial effect on most if not all acne suffers. I am also dedicated to freely spreading the word that acne can be treated by natural dietary means and does not require a lot of expensive and potentially dangerous drugs, facial scrubs, chemical peels, skin conditioners, cosmetics and the like. I have helped one other person besides myself thus far and she has also seen very impressive results. If anyone has any questions about my diet or simply needs support and more detained advice I hope they will contact me. I know all too well what acne can do to cause unhappiness and suffering and if I can help anyone to bring themselves out of that it will bring me great satisfaction.

 

Can I use scar creams that work for stretchmarks also for sun damage?
:daisy:

 

look if it's bad she needs to use accutane.

and to combat the effects she needs to use tetra c

this product restores collagen.

hyperpigmentation is dealt with with non abrasive lasers.

people who tell you to change diet really have no clue

it helps for a clear complexion sure

for those people who suffer from normal breakouts.

good luck.

 

Yes, you can. I had to fight sun spots my whole life, because I have very light skin, and I get freckles even if I stay in the sun for only a split second. It didn’t take me long to figure out that products with vitamin c can really help. But watch out that it is fresh, because when it turns brown it quits working. Then a friend got telling me about how she got rid of scar on her face from a mole removal. She tried a bunch of cheap creams, like the stuff you get at CVS, but it didn’t really work. Then came the expensive stuff, like $90 for Dr Murad’s Essential C Renewal. Vitamin C is great for pigment issues,so I spent the money. There’s a less expensive cream that has vitamin C, but you can only buy it online. I did, and I found that Invicible is a remarkable scar treatment LINK REMOVED. Plus, the inventor is a surgeon who deals with breast cancer, so I feel pretty good about that.