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I think I have cystic acne, what can I do about it?
I have been having bad acne for 9 yrs, Im 18 yrs old and its really bad. The bumps on my face get really big and they are very painful. I have tried everything you can think of in the stores for acne. Some of the medications only work for a while and then my acne just comes back and gets worse. I get really big bumps around my nose and my chin. I have some right now and they are big and painful. These bumps burn when I try to put acne medication on them. The bleed and sometimes they are really red and embarrassing. I wash my face and use everything. Ive tried proactive, witch hazel nitrogen and everything you name it and it doesn't work. Ive been to the dermatologist and she gave me medicine but it worked for a while and the acne just got worse, she told me that my face got used to the medicine and that's why the medicine stopped working. She gave me some new medicine and it doesn't work its pill and lotion. I can only go to the dermatologist 2 times a year and I cant pay for high priced medicine. I have been getting teased since elementary school and now school is about to start back and Im a senior and I don't want to be made fun of this year. People call me zit face and pimple face, Ive cried sometimes because of that, some people treat me like I have a disease. I have tried EVERY acne product you can name. I've been to the dermatologist and they give me medication but my face just gets worse after a couple of months.and my insurance doesn't pay for everything
My acne kind of looks like this: [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
It hurts really bad most of the time and I have tried everything.
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When I was a child my favorite pastime was catching frogs and toads at the pond on our property. Ioved playing with them. Because of this, my hands were constantly covered with warts. This was embarassing, especially at school. I always had to hide my hands so no one would notice. I tried every wart removal product on the market but nothing seemed to work. Then one day my mom told me to try this: She told me to take a brand new, shiny copper penny, rub it all over the warts making sure the penny touched all of them. She then told me to take that penny outside, close my eyes, turn around three times and with my eyes closed, throw that peny away where it wll never be found again. I won't lie, I thought she had gone mad! Gone completely off her stilts. But at this point I was willing to try anything as a last resort. I did exactly what she said. Two weeks later my mom asked me how my warts were. I completely forgot about them. I looked and they were gone! They vanished completely, and never left a scar. (Much less painful than having them burnt off.) All it took was a penny and a little faith. When I got older, as an adult, I had a planters wart on the ball of my foot. I could barely walk. I remembered the penny trick and decided to give it a shot. I did the same thing with a penny again, this time on my foot. A week later, the wart on my foot shrunk to half its size. I did it again and the wart shrunk even more. I did it one more time and now the wart is gone and never returned. ( neither did the warts on my hands). I realize acne Is not warts, but I think you should try it. What have you got to lose? If it works spread the news. If it doesn't you are only out one penny. :)
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I understand the problem you have with your Insurance company only allowing you to see a Dermatologist twice a year. The type of acne you have may not be fully a Dermatological problem. It may be related to an underlying medical condition.
While I had a different problem then you; I did have a problem of getting a proper diagnoses and treatment for my problem. I got tired of being shuttled from one doctor to another and problems with the insurance company.
Fortunately I live in an area where there are several of the best hospitals in the country. I called one of them and spoke to their patient referral coordinator. Like you I thought I needed to see a specific specialist. They felt I should see another specialist. It was the best call I ever made. I was properly diagnosed and treatments were begun.
The hospital I chose to call also happened to be a level one trauma center. I chose this hospital because they have to have a number of specialist on staff 24/7 in order to be a level one trauma center.
I would suggest you look for the closest level one trauma center. If you need help locating it ask your local fire department as they would know. Then call their patient referral number and explain your problem to them.
You will be seeking a second opinion something your insurance company should be willing to pay for if they refer you to their dermatology department. If they do I suggest you keep the appointment they make for you. As they should have the best doctors and the best testing available to get to the root cause of your problem.
If by chance you live close to Baltimore, Maryland you have two great hospitals to chose from. The University of Maryland Medical Center is also the Home of Maryland shock Trauma Center. The only Park Level Trauma Center in the Country. This is the highest level of Trauma medicine practiced and they have some of the best doctors on staff at the hospital. The other hospital is Johns Hopkins Hospital a level one trauma center. Both are teaching hospital turning out some of the best doctors in the country.
In fact any hospital associated with a school of medicine is a good hospital to try. The young doctors in residency training are always trying to prove to their supervising doctors how talented they are. So they are always looking for the so called pickle in the hearing barrel.
I went to a teaching hospital and it was a young Fellow who finally made the proper diagnoses. Give my suggestion a try. You have nothing to loose and everything to gain. If you have a problem with the insurance company. File a complaint with the state insurance commissioner. You are entitled to get a second opinion. Second opinions are not counted towards your twice a year visits or shouldn't be.
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