Comments on: Red Acne Spots

By: Zarine

Zarine — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:40:37 +0000

Yes, i have the same problem. any body who could give me any answer, It is just six months since when i have this problem. Now i am afraid that whether they will be treated or not. I am really very much disappointed. any body please give me some advice. thank u. Zarine _ 20yrs

By: aps

aps — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:54:28 +0000

About three properly done ipl`s should fade your red spots completely. Assuming that the machine is in optimum working condition. Beware… there is a lot of dishonesty going on out there. After each ipl you must baby the treated area for at least seven days. During that time cleanse with, say, PCA Skin phaze 1 `facial cleanser`. It is pH balanced, and fragrance free…designed to be used after skin treatments. Make a rich foam in your hands…then gently move the foam up and down on the treated area…don`t scrub! Use LaRoche-Posay `Toleriane` skin care…if you need to. No exfoliants..No very hot water..No cortisone cream. Not using anything is OK too. Avoid the sun..and use a mineral sunscreen..like the original spf 30 one by Peter Thomas Roth. Good Luck!

By: wills08

wills08 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:03:08 +0000

I have the same problem as all of you–red acne spots. One thing I’m doing that seems to work is putting aloe gel on my face before I go to bed. By aloe gel I mean the REAL THING. Asian supermarkets sell aloe leaves. I get one and slice a little bit: maybe one centimeter of it. If you take the green outer layer off you will see clear gelly inside. That is the gel. I usually scrape it off with my fingers and rub the gel on my face–mostly in the areas where my red spots are. A little bit of the aloe leaf goes a long way. After applying the aloe gel on your face you have to put lotion on your face on top of the aloe gel before it dries completely or else, as the gel dries, your face will become really tight. I usually apply Clinque dramatically different gel lotion (the iconic yellow bottle) and it’s the perfect combination: light on your face but enough moisture to ease up the tightness that is created as the aloe gel dries. If you continue this everyday for at least 3 days you will start to see the difference.

By: lyra

lyra — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:42:50 +0000

hi i’m chinese and my skin’s fair so the acne spots on my face are really really red! i started going for facials last year, when i was 16 and the lady who did the facials for me told me that my acne spots were due to blood clots under my skin. and that the blood clots were caused by many pimples that grew again and again on that same spot. so she used a black head remover tool and got rid of the acne spot by making it bleed. it left a scar but she said it would heal. yea it did started healing over the months. the acne spot was gone but it came back again like 2 days ago when a pimple grew on it!!!!! and there’s another acne growing on my cheek!!! it’s really huge and RED! i’m using avene’s pimple cream and its other products for my face. i apply the pimple cream to my pimples/acne every night and it works but i’m really afraid the acne spot won’t go away! anyone knows if the acne spot would stay or not with pimple cream??

By: Jake

Jake — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:37:16 +0000

I too am suffering from adult acne which has left me with red spots as a daily reminder. The only treatment that has worked was prescribed by my dermatologist. Tetracycline, a facial pad with 2% ERY (twice a day), and Clean & Clear’s Persa-Gel 10 Maximum Strength (applied heavily before bed). The doctor told me to apply the Persa-Gel just before going to be because it can bleach your clothes. The “heavily” describes how I decided to apply the cream. After two weeks there were significant improvements. Breakouts had come to a screeching halt and the larger sized pimples were fading fast.. Unfortunately there was nothing I could do about the leftover red spots caused by the acne inflammation on my face. Time was what the dermatologist had prescribed. Nine months later the red spots are there, diminished, but still a presence. When it comes to what to do for your specific acne inflammation I do not know if what I did is right for you. A dermatologist can properly diagnose your specific condition and then prescribe a proper treatment. This is my story of how an individual is dealing with his adult acne/acne treatment.

By: Kelsey

Kelsey — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:24:58 +0000

For acne, I used Stevamycin. It is amazing. It does take a while to kick in, actually it took at least two months to see a reasonable change, but it does work. 100%. I still have the red spots, but hey, those while eventually fade. I have maybe 1 zit maximum now, so its at a very normal level. If you get a zit, just put stevamycin on it, and it will pretty much disappear over night.
I know that the red spots suck, but I remember what it was like having a face full of acne, and that was worse. I remember a year ago thinking how I would kill just to have half of what I did then.
For girls just use makeup.
But I only have the spots on the sides of my face so my hair covers it.
:)Remember, even though she don’t see an improvment right away, stick with it. Doctors do generally know what they are talking about. They told me the stevamycin would take six weeks. It took a lot longer. It has been five months, but once the red spots disappear, I will have perfect skin.
That’s the important thing. STICK WITH YOUR TREATMENT. Unless something awful happens. A LOT of medications make things worse at first, but IT WILL GET BETTER!!

By: andrew

andrew — Wed, 27 May 2009 10:33:51 +0000

Hi friends,
I have the same exact problem of red acne spots! Thing is they are getting worse and i am really bothered by them. I was considering IPL but may I know how much is that? And how many sessions are needed? I checked the net but there are varying answeres to my questions. I am currently on differin (a little use) and i tried AZA cream (big disappointment). Someone please advise me what else I can do/ try? thank you so much! Awesome site btw (:

By: AMY

AMY — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:43:13 +0000

i did not have any problems with my hormones and skins, and for bad luck unfortunately I listened to my Gynecologist and he just recommended to have Yasmin pills for protection. I had no experience either knowledge on these pills and listened to him.I took these pills for 14 days and I saw a big difference on my mood, weight , and especially my face. I got afraid and I stopped them and from my nerves I didn’t even called him to tell him what were the side effects on me. Now after one year of stopping taking these pills I have red-acne spots on the side of my face and very very little hair growth on the side but i notice the change because I was always clean!!!! I freak out when I see myself because I was so fool to have the pills and destroy my skin:( I followed a treatment with some creams from a Pharmacy and right now I am being under consultation of a dermatologist who recommends Laser for treatment and had 1-2 visits of it. I do see a difference but when I exercise or put hot water or in the sun you can see they are still there. Will these spots ever go away?? And will I get my hormones back to normal??Please help me!!!!x x x

By: Katze

Katze — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:39:12 +0000

I’m now on Roccutane which my dematoligist gave me! Im in my 3rd month n havent seen any big differences but the scarring of the spots is fading, so if you really cant cope any more go to your GP and make them understand that its not fair and no one should have to suffer! Yes the side effects are horrible on this tablet but if its taken with care and not abused then the results are well worth it!! Just remeber everyone is beautiful nomatter what!!! xxxx

By: highliter

highliter — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:49:48 +0000

I am having the same problem and thought this is due to broken capillaries after acne breakouts. The spots are hardly visible in the morning and post menses yet easily noticeable in the noon time and after exercise. Hence, I recapped this red spots most probably were due to toxin in body. Menses and good sleep can detoxify the toxin in our body. I went through Intense Pulse Light once which is quite painful but effective. I was so excited the next day to find out my face is spot-free. Now I use green base foundation to cover the red spot area to conceal it before make up. This is the cheapest way and remember to sleep at 9 pm.