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Skin Blemishes

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
in Health & Wellbeing
I've got really red cheeks and nose and it looks so stupid. People keep calling me "Beetroot face". I never used to have this problem, it first started up when I was about 14 and I starting getting acne - I thought it was because of this but spot treatments such as Oxy 10 seem to just make it worse. I find the redness gets worse in the Winter, with the cold weather.

Does anyone here have blemises on their cheeks or know how to get rid of it? Is there any creams/treatments/changes in diet to get rid of it? I went to the docter but he just gave me acne tablets, didn't help at all.
Being a bloke I can't really get away with wearing too much concealer like women do. I'm sick of having a big red nose like an alchie.

Thanks,
Zippy

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Hi Zippy,

    Sounds like it's time to go back to the doctor, and ask to be referred to a dermatologist.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    karla's advice is, of course, right. <IMG alt="image" alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/smile.gif"&gt;

    I wouldn't worry too much, people are stupid for calling you names and I'm sure it doesn't look as bad as you think it does. It should also go away in a few years, acne usually does...

    It sounds as though you have a skin condition that isn't acne though (there are lots of different skin problems you can get) and a dermatologist should know exactly what to do to help.
    Your cycles have bled into ones supposed to be my own
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i don't know if this will help, but its worth a shot - try cracking an egg open, separating the yolk from the white. Use cotton wool, or cotton pads and dab the worst affected parts of ur face with the yolk. Make sure its quite thick, but u don't have to let it run. Let ir stay there for about 20 mins, then wash off with luke-warm water. Then rub some moistuiser onto ur face, in circular motions, but not too hard.

    Hope it works - tell me if it does....
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