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What Causes Boil Like Pimples On Face Inspite Of Using Benzoyl And Clindamycin?

I ve been having boil like pimples on my forehead and chic, when it break open, it blead out with puss and what looks like. White head, the dermatologist I m seeing says it a reaction to steroid i.e demovate tube I was using, he placed me on floxapen for a month and bactobran ointment, after 2 weeks the boil like people s began to increase, he has currently changed it to doxycap capsule, benzoyl peroxide gel, adapalena gel and clindamycin phosphate it s been over a week since the change and I think it only getting worse, I do intend to stay away from medication if this doesn t work I feel frustrated and embarrassed everytime I go out. I need your advise
Wed, 18 Nov 2015
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

Acne is due to a combination of problems: (1) inflammation of the skin (2) presence of certain bacteria (3) blockage of hair follicles (4) excess production of sebum

The medications that you have been using have been to try to work of each of these areas.
Since the topical retinoid (adapalene) has not been effective and you have a lot of lesions, you may want to consider a course of an oral retinoid.

This would be the next option for you.
Examples include isotretinioin.
You should discuss this with your doctor.

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What Causes Boil Like Pimples On Face Inspite Of Using Benzoyl And Clindamycin?

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic Acne is due to a combination of problems: (1) inflammation of the skin (2) presence of certain bacteria (3) blockage of hair follicles (4) excess production of sebum The medications that you have been using have been to try to work of each of these areas. Since the topical retinoid (adapalene) has not been effective and you have a lot of lesions, you may want to consider a course of an oral retinoid. This would be the next option for you. Examples include isotretinioin. You should discuss this with your doctor. I hope this helps