Acne Support Group

I am a big fan of the birth control pill for controlling hormones. I think that would be best for back acne since it would be difficult to use topical stuff on your back.

You can tru the birth control pill. It did help the acne on my back but it did not get rid of it completly

Also go see your doc/dermo and get some cream prescribed if you havent already done this. Usualy a stronger cream can be used for your back as the skin is less sensitive than your face

The best thing i have found is to actually just let the sun dry them out. If you get any nice days put on a stappy top and some sun cream (make sure you choose a non-greasy one and preferably a medium factor. ) and go somewhere where you wont have to worry about your acne being seen and sunbathe for a bit

Hope you find something that works so you can enjoy the summer wearing whatever you want

Lorna

UGH! my back looks like i've chicken pox!! but i wish my very very conservative mom wud let me wear tank tops! (sigh) can't wait to get married and wear wat i want...

sorry, no treatment advice from my side: i'm in the same boat.
best of luck wth whatever u choose to use!!

I've had this problem since i was a teenager.You can try Retin.
It works well my acne cleared up in 2-3 weeks.
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I struggled w/ that and kind of still do but it is pretty mild now. I remember not wanting to take my shirt off for like 4 years around beaches or even a basketball game. Eventually I just said screw it, there's other ppl out there on the beach with acne and nobody seems to mind at all. Life is to short to let something like that hold you back from the things that you want to do. I let acne depress me for a long long time but I just said enough is enough. I did try laser acne at one time which did seem to have some good results but was a bit painful. If you break a sweat, make sure to shower as soon as you can after that seems to contribute a lot to body acne.

There was a point in my life where I wished I was a ninja or a muslim lady in Pakistan because of those stubborn, HUGE, pink, shiny pimples all over my cheeks and chin! My point is, your back problem can be easily concealed unlike when breakouts occur in the face, like in my case.

A friend of mine has colored tattoo with really artistic, feminine design in her back to camouflage acne scars (but she had it without an active or inflammed pimple). She flaunts her back by wearing halter tops most of the time!

thanks everyone. my mom would NEVER let me use birth control pills for anything.

I am on birth control and i think it has lessened some of the acne, but don't let your mom associate birthcontrol with sex. Its like a miracle drug my doctor told me, it helps to even regulate wacked periods and help reduce the severity of cramps or bleeding, may even lessen the length of your period and my one friend is on it to help control her ovarian cists so she doesn't have swiss cheese ovaries and can improve her chances of pregnancy later (currently she has an 8% chance of concieveing at 21 yrs old). If you talk to your doctor about, and make sure your mom is there too, maybe she will be more apt to listen instead of assuming that your going to sleep around or some crazy idea b/c you are simply on birthcontrol.

I have the same problem! I still get a few breakouts on my back, but I've tried some things that have made most of it go away.

A few things I've done that have lessened my backne, that i recommend to you:

take shorter showers. it's best to start with cool water, to wash all the sweat and residue off while your pores are closed, then turn the water to be warmer (warm NOT hot) so that your pores will open up for a deep clean.

then use the panoxyl bar with 10% benzoyl peroxide. they sell it at walgreens, and it's worked better than anything i've ever tried!

also avoid wearing tight shirts when it's warm, because then whern you sweat, the sweat will get absorbed into your pores.

and see a dermatologist. I know for a fact there's at least one prescription cream out there specifically for back acne. I'm not sure what it's called, but I think I might get some too since my bacne is coming back.