/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

I wanted to contribute because years ago, I found the answer that I needed on CGL and want to help other girls so badly. When I was 18-20, I was told by dermatologists that my face would look like this forever. I finally heard about hormonal acne and Spironolactone (the blood pressure medication). If you're a girl who has SEVERE acne that is around the chin/upper lip/jaw area only that DOESN'T GO AWAY NO MATTER WHAT product, magic, etc that you use, please look into this. My acne was so bad that I didn't want to leave the house. It hurt to make facial expressions, etc.

It took several months of spironolactone at 50mg to begin clearing up. Today, at 24, my face is NOTHING compared to this pic. Its crystal clear. If I stop taking spiro, this starts happening to my face again. If you don't have health insurance, you can buy spiro on Inhouse pharmacy.

PLEASE do your own research on this medication and be aware its a water diuretic and blood pressure med. This med works for hormonal acne in women because it blocks receptors from basically 'reading' male hormones that causes this. It's an anti-androgen. You may have to get your blood tested every now and then to check potassium levels, but I've been on spiro for 5 years now and have had no issues.

I just wanted to help people who may have the same problem that I did with no end in sight and no products that will help them. Nothing else will help because its a body/inside problem. Spiro was a life saver for me and still is.

This was before I started taking Spiro. My face was infected pass the point of no return

>>6277097
No, Katie.

>>6276917
I've seen a derm in my past and both times it was usually a joke... they just give you the same BS creams that don't do anything. I had one guy even laugh at me, give me some dumb plain facial cleanser and told me that "I would just have to deal with it for a while"

>>6276935
I used BP in the past in drug store stuff and it just... ick. Ruined my face in multiple ways. I just stick with the more "natural" stuff I listed, Tea tree, honey, health food store stuff.

Also here's a REALLY fun picture. Its me 3 years ago or so during my huge first break out in the cheek/ jaw area and beyond. It was infected and getting it "picked at" at the spa was the worst experience in my life. The break out was so bad, I cried every day and it was so painful. The only thing that made it go away was the spa and using 100% pure tea tree oil. The break out was on both sides too