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face is cooked with bumps any tips??
 
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i was thinking it was skin barrier issue because the products he uses are causing irritation and breaking out is also a causation of a bad barrier
Nah he says anything he eats breaks him out horribly, he just needs to take isotretinoin and the other stuff i proposed, but let me expand on that.

Isotretioin: dosed ED at 10-20mg (systemically stop oil production, improved cell turnover, reduces inflammation etc)

Tretinoin/Tazarotene: Only introduced if tolerated.

Topical E3: Used EOD or ED, works by binding to the ER and activating TGF beta signaling (Signals fibroblasts to increase synthesis of elastin and collagen type 1 and 3, and will deposit more hyaluronic acid and better absorption and will thicken the dermis)...

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just be patient

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ivermectin, tazarotene, topical E3, and isotretioin, you're welcome.
 

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ivermectin, tazarotene, topical E3, and isotretioin, you're welcome.
You only really need isotretinoin tbh, i don't see the need for all the other stuff. Sure it's good but keeping it minimal mogs
 

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does your face burn when putting on any products or is it red and itchy
 

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You only really need isotretinoin tbh, i don't see the need for all the other stuff. Sure it's good but keeping it minimal mogs
No, if he has red bumps topical ivermectin mogs to get rid of them asap.
 

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ig bro, lets just use an active when my skin barrier is shit
This isn't your thread, genuinely no one gives a fuck about you, just shut up
 

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does your face burn when putting on any products or is it red and itchy
its sensitive to everything if i eat slop for like a day or two my face breaks out and products just burn on my face
 

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No, if he has red bumps topical ivermectin mogs to get rid of them asap.
Meh, anything oral wins for me, i just hate topicals
 

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its sensitive to everything if i eat slop for like a day or two my face breaks out and products just burn on my face
ok so your skin barrier is most likely fucked

i would use a low ph cleanser only at night, with a milk toner, hyaluronic acid, and moisturizer

cut out any actives
 

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You only really need isotretinoin tbh, i don't see the need for all the other stuff. Sure it's good but keeping it minimal mogs
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Look just get topical ivermectin and isotret, if i was you id still get topical E3 and tazarotene, just use as tolerated. You need ivermectin to get rid of the pustules and bumps and all that inflammation, it mogs azelaic acid and anthing else for that purpuose.
 

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Look just get topical ivermectin and isotret, if i was you id still get topical E3 and tazarotene, just use as tolerated. You need ivermectin to get rid of the pustules and bumps and all that inflammation, it mogs azelaic acid and anthing else for that purpuose.
yea but if his skin barrier is bad, than all of this will just make his overall skin qual worse
 

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how, active will just make it worse
Use as tolerated, ivermectin is perfect to get rid of the bumps, inflammation, and vaso constrictions, which are what cause red bumps, the rest is just for the sake of improving and recovering the damaged collagen and elastin as topical E3 is super potent as it will activate all estrogen receptors in the skin and increase collagen and elastin synthesis, it will thicken the dermis and pull more hyaluronic acid into the tissue and therefore improve the hydration.

Same for tazarotene/tretinoin and isotret. He just needs to use them as tolerated and that's it. I would also add dutasteride too but idk if OP is 17+.
 

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Use as tolerated, ivermectin is perfect to get rid of the bumps, inflammation, and vaso constrictions, which are what cause red bumps, the rest is just for the sake of improving and recovering the damaged collagen and elastin as topical E3 is super potent as it will activate all estrogen receptors in the skin and increase collagen and elastin synthesis, it will thicken the dermis and pull more hyaluronic acid into the tissue and therefore improve the hydration.

Same for tazarotene/tretinoin and isotret. He just needs to use them as tolerated and that's it. I would also add dutasteride too but idk if OP is 17+.
oohhhhhhh i thought you were just telling him to use the shit like normal, not tolerated mb i read it wrong

but for the taz and tret you cannot use them at all they will just make it way worse
 

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oohhhhhhh i thought you were just telling him to use the shit like normal, not tolerated mb i read it wrong

but for the taz and tret you cannot use them at all they will just make it way worse
Not really, if anything it will make isotret work even better, again, use as tolerated.
 

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Not really, if anything it will make isotret work even better, again, use as tolerated.
you can't just use tret and taz "as tolerated" when your skin barrier is compromised, they are too potent for it to heal even if you only use a little dabble it will make it worse, it only takes like 4-7 days to heal a skin barrier if you do it correctly
 

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you can't just use tret and taz "as tolerated" when your skin barrier is compromised, they are too potent for it to heal even if you only use a little dabble it will make it worse, it only takes like 4-7 days to heal a skin barrier if you do it correctly
OP is just confusing overeactive oil glands with a damaged skin barrier tbh.
 

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OP is just confusing overeactive oil glands with a damaged skin barrier tbh.
possibly, its just the fact he said product burns is the thing thats concerning

but we would need to see a pic of his skin to be certain
 

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possibly, its just the fact he said product burns is the thing thats concerning

but we would need to see a pic of his skin to be certain
Didn't he say that anything he would eat his skin would just get red and full of pustules and red bumps and breakout? literally perfect case to use what i proposed, when i mean use as tolerated is should be interpreted as it is.
 

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Didn't he said that anything he would eat his skin would just get red and full of pustules and red bumps and breakout? literally perfect case to use what i proposed, when i mean use as tolerated is should be interpreted as it is.
i was thinking it was skin barrier issue because the products he uses are causing irritation and breaking out is also a causation of a bad barrier
 

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i was thinking it was skin barrier issue because the products he uses are causing irritation and breaking out is also a causation of a bad barrier
Nah he says anything he eats breaks him out horribly, he just needs to take isotretinoin and the other stuff i proposed, but let me expand on that.

Isotretioin: dosed ED at 10-20mg (systemically stop oil production, improved cell turnover, reduces inflammation etc)

Tretinoin/Tazarotene: Only introduced if tolerated.

Topical E3: Used EOD or ED, works by binding to the ER and activating TGF beta signaling (Signals fibroblasts to increase synthesis of elastin and collagen type 1 and 3, and will deposit more hyaluronic acid and better absorption and will thicken the dermis).

Ivermectin topical: EOD To get rid of the red bumps and pustules caused by inflammation and vasoconstrictions.

A non comedogenic moisturizer (OPs choice).

I would introduce dutasteride EOD or ED depending if op is older than 17+ to further avoid the collagen rape from DHT.
 
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Nah he says anything he eats breaks him out horribly, he just needs to take isotretinoin and the other stuff i proposed, but let me expand on that.

Isotretioin: dosed ED at 10-20mg (systemically stop oil production, improved cell turnover, reduces inflammation etc)

Tretinoin/Tazarotene: Only introduced if tolerated.

Topical E3: Used EOD or ED, works by binding to the ER and activating TGF beta signaling (Signals fibroblasts to increase synthesis of elastin and collagen type 1 and 3, and will deposit more hyaluronic acid and better absorption and will thicken the dermis).

Ivermectin topical: EOD To get rid of the red bumps and pustules caused by inflammation and vasoconstrictions.

A non comedogenic moisturizer (OPs choice).

I would introduce dutasteride EOD or ED depending if op is older than 17+ to further avoid the collagen rape from DHT.
ok now if you're right abt the condition hes in this is pretty much perfect
 

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ok now if you're right abt the condition hes in this is pretty much perfect
yeah i kinda assumed he js had acne but with severe postules and inflammation just realized he said his skin was getting irritated.
 

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Nah he says anything he eats breaks him out horribly, he just needs to take isotretinoin and the other stuff i proposed, but let me expand on that.

Isotretioin: dosed ED at 10-20mg (systemically stop oil production, improved cell turnover, reduces inflammation etc)

Tretinoin/Tazarotene: Only introduced if tolerated.

Topical E3: Used EOD or ED, works by binding to the ER and activating TGF beta signaling (Signals fibroblasts to increase synthesis of elastin and collagen type 1 and 3, and will deposit more hyaluronic acid and better absorption and will thicken the dermis).

Ivermectin topical: EOD To get rid of the red bumps and pustules caused by inflammation and vasoconstrictions.

A non comedogenic moisturizer (OPs choice).

I would introduce dutasteride EOD or ED depending if op is older than 17+ to further avoid the collagen rape from DHT.
Bros the goat ❤️
 

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Look just get topical ivermectin and isotret, if i was you id still get topical E3 and tazarotene, just use as tolerated. You need ivermectin to get rid of the pustules and bumps and all that inflammation, it mogs azelaic acid and anthing else for that purpuose.
Ivermectin tablets?
 

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tret clindamycin azalaic acid cleanser moisturizer etc just eat clean have a good consistent routine
 

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