okay i’m actually so confused rn and need advice 😭
i never had acne before until i got a chemical peel in january (biggest regret of my life fr). after that my skin just went downhill… started with small closed comedones then just kept getting worse esp on my cheeks and chin.
i was on tretinoin for like 4 weeks and literally saw no change so my derm switched me to epiduo on march 26.
before (around march 21) my cheeks/chin were FULL of closed comedones. now (april 28) it’s like… kinda better? like less bumpy overall but still not clear and i’m not happy with it at all.
my forehead cleared even before tret so that’s not really my problem, it’s just my cheeks and chin that are annoying af.
my derm already prescribed me low dose accutane early april but i haven’t started it bc i’m scared 😭 but at the same time i’m so tired of dealing with this
also i have SO much PIE on my cheeks and chin now from all the inflammation and it makes everything look worse even if the bumps are flatter 😭 idk what to do for that either
so now i don’t know if i should:
keep going with epiduo and just be patient
or just start accutane and get it over with
has anyone actually cleared closed comedones with epiduo??
or did you end up needing accutane anyway even if it was “mild” acne
and what did you guys do for PIE?? did it fade on its own or did you use something 😭
pls help i feel like im going insane over my skin 😭