Has anyone been to a dermatoligist?

I went for acne and I have to say, I am dissapointed. She only prescribed one method of tretment and there is nothing else she has told me about besides Acutane whcih you have to get monthly blood tests and pregnancy tests to be on. She gave me a cream wash called Brevoxyl, a gel to apply at night called Retin-A, and stuff to control my incredibly oily skin called Duac or Benzaclin. She also gave me a pill called Minocycline. There has to be something else because this is just not good. It helps some but it makes my skin really dry and then throught the day it gets really oily. Also if I don't get just the right amount it makes my skin sore. I even had a reaction to something and it burned me. I told them and they looked at me like I was crazy! This is the only dermy in my area so I don't know what to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Especially any remides for EXTREMLY OILY skin.

here is recipe for homemade mask- this mask is great for very oily skin and acne. you need

• 1 egg white
• Few drops of lemon juice

Beat egg white with a few drops of lemon juice.
when mixture firms, apply on face and leave 20 minutes.
This mask is great for getting rid of blackheads!
here is also link to directory with good mask recipes- you might find something else useful: http://www.topbeautycare.com/directory/index.php?sc=3

hope it helps!


Edited by tanjuska - July 22 2006 at 3:42pm

best is freshly squeezed! 

Really? You're face burned? That's unusual...my brother uses Bervoxyl as well as many other products including Differin& Retin-A....he also had an pill that he took...I forgot the name, but as soon as he stopped using it (needed to resupply) he immediatly broke out...his face is red and splotchy and he feels terrible. I think that maybe your pain is from teh pill? I look for the name of his oral pill and see if it's any good.

for acne blemishes i steam face, then cleanse before applying any product.