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Over time, in my case, I've seen that there's a certain threshold for eating (refined) sugar. Once I go past that, flare-ups start. After years of trying this/
by 8bitsrule 8y ago
Over time, in my case, I've seen that there's a certain threshold for eating (refined) sugar. Once I go past that, flare-ups start.
After years of trying this/that (including UV), tetracycline was the first thing that helped -a lot-. So there's an infectious component. Sebacious blockage (humidity is one factor) followed by infection seems a likely culprit.
I've also noticed something I've never seen mentiond: facial eruptions are often symmetrical on the horizontal. Maybe that's hygiene-related.
Acne sells a lot of product; maybe that's why there's been little resolution (apart from treating the symptoms instead of the cause) in decades.
- s9w 8y agoantibiotics usually help - once. They also nuke a lot of things with them. And I recall a study showing they literally make you dumber - although I'm not certain on that. I think acne has been 'solved' with isotretinoin mostly
- sebastianavina 8y agoAntibiotics make you dumber? I think I need a source for that.
- 8bitsrule 8y agoNot once, but an improvement lasting years after years of trying every cure in the book. I shared some some etiological observations, not suggesting any 'solutions'. And no, son, it hasn't been 'solved', nor has cupidity (or lameness). Treating symptoms is not a 'solution' but it is quite profitable.