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What is a cheap way to get rid of cystic acne?
I've had cystic acne for over 10 years. it is painful and embarrassing. The doctors in the past have told me that I have the worst kind of acne. I don't have medical insurance right now & I can't afford that expensive stuff like accutane, etc. I've tried every face wash/cream in the stores. The dermatologists have given me pills/creams that don't help. My acne is on my back, chest and its even worse on my face. My skin gets really oily around my nose and I have to wash it. I drink plenty of water and eat healthy. I've been made fun of since elementary school because of my face acne and it hurts.
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Hi,I tried to answer a few days ago, but something was wrong with the Advicenators system, so I'm sorry it's taken a while:
I had Cystic Acne when I was a teen, it's horrible when your skin starts ballooning up like that, and you don't know what to do about it.
Accutane/Roaccutane (has many names) is simply a high dose synthetic vitamin A. You have to get liver function tests regularly to make sure that it's not causing damage, and it has a lot of nasty side effects.
The other side of the coin is that it works. I would suggest eating a diet high in natural vitamin A:
(The following is copied from a website, I didn't write it)
Sweet potatoes, carrots, spinach, goji berries, kale, collard greens, cilantro, broccoli, and many other fruits and vegetables are rich in natural vitamin A. Red palm oil, the richest natural source of beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, is an excellent food for combatting acne.
If you can afford, you could also try vitamin A supplements, but don't go over the recommended doses without advice from your doctor.
Avoiding oily and fatty foods may also help. I found that cheese and cream really came out as oil on my face fast.
When I had large cysts, I found that they wouldn't come up to a head, and just keep getting bigger. My way of dealing with them was to prick them with a pin and drain them gently, but I don't know what a doctor would say about that.
Lastly, I noticed that your profile is female, so you may also try asking a beautician about your skin type. I hear certain make-up can cause serious skin problems if it doesn't suit your skin type.
Good luck
-Silentone
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The reason why no one has answered your question for a few days is because you've asked a question with unreasonable conditions. There's only one way to answer it and if that answer isn't out there, what are we supposed to say? What I mean is, what you're looking for and what you want to hear just don't exist. If you have cystic acne, the only solution is to work with a doctor to find a medical treatment, which will probably be expensive. If you had cancer, you wouldn't be dabbing in home remedies, you'd be paying for expensive treatments. What you have is a condition requiring expensive treatments. I'm so sorry to say this to you, but there's just no way around it. It may be less expensive to get insurance than you think. Seriously look into it. Other than that, you'll need to either live with your condition as you have, or come up with the money necessary to treat it. I hate to be the one to tell you, but someone has to. It's probable that no one else is coming on here to tell you the same thing because they fear a low rating from you so I feel like I'm speaking for many when I say that what you're asking for, just isn't out there. Good luck.
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