Dec 08
Miss New Jersey =] asked:
OK, so my dermatologist put me on this treatment for acne, and I’ve been using it for 4 days and so far I don’t see too much of a difference. He prescribed me:
Doxycycline- which I take with breakfast in the morning
Benzaclin- which I put on in the morning
Differin- Which I put on before bed.
Any idea when I’ll start to see a difference?
2 Responses to “Any idea when acne treatment will start to work?”
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December 10th, 2008 at 10:58 am
I use both benzaclin and differen only I put the benzaclin on at night and differen on during the day which works MUCH better because benzaclin tends to dry your face out and is terrible in the sunlight because you tend to burn. Actually it will take between 2 and 4 weeks before you notice a difference. And it is totally worth it!!! Don’t give up on it too soon because it works like a dream (at least for me) It will make your face worse for about a week but this is because it is cleaning out your pours. I hope I helped and good luck!
December 10th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Honey, it takes months for an acne treatment to properly cleanse and empty your pores. It ususally takes between between 4-6 weeks to see noticable differences, and 3-6 months for your pores to complelety clear, and as long as 8 months for the dark spots from acne to heal and clear up. In most cases you’ll have to continue your treatment in order to keep it that away for at least a year, and your dermotologist will gradually work you off of the medicine. However, sometimes what you are first prescribed may not work, it may take several medications and treatments to find what will work for you.