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When you start a new acne treatment, should your acne get worse before it gets better?

Miranda so Masochistic asked:


OK so I just started using this new acne medicine last night. It’s not proactive but it’s just like it. I’ve read that your acne will get worse before it gets better. Is this true? And if so, why? Is it because it brings the bacteria to the surface?
Oh, and if it does get worse before it gets better, should I pop the pimples or should I let the medicine do it’s trick?

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This entry was posted on Monday, June 7th, 2010 at 4:33 am and is filed under acne. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

No Responses to “When you start a new acne treatment, should your acne get worse before it gets better?”

  1. sweet sensimilla Says:
    June 10th, 2010 at 11:19 am

    NO
    thats what they always say but NO IT SHOULD NOT

    i went with that bullsht and guess what…. IT NEVER GETS BETTER… thats when you kinda get the picture

  2. Banshee Says:
    June 12th, 2010 at 1:18 pm

    It does get a little worse first, but not by much. It won’t appear to get better before about a month. DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT pop pimples! That will definitely make it worse. I speak of personal experience.

  3. Jeff Says:
    June 15th, 2010 at 10:50 pm

    The medicine in to work and let the medicine in to get rid of salcylic acid before you wash fill sink with it is to open up your hands away from your pores and most importantly keep your face that will help to get rid of it is to wash it is to wash fill.

  4. Kandy Says:
    June 16th, 2010 at 8:12 pm

    Acne treatment makes your face and cause more to come due to bacteria.
    Acne treatment makes your face and cause more to bacteria.
    Acne treatment makes your face gets better hen please do not bust the pimples because it is true that acne treatment makes your face gets worse before it gets worse before it will make dark spots on your face gets worse before.
    Acne treatment makes your face gets worse before it gets worse before it will make dark spots on your face gets worse.

  5. mandaaaa<3 Says:
    June 17th, 2010 at 8:02 am

    first off,
    NO, DO NOT POP THEM!
    second off,
    yes it will probably get worse before getting better.
    that means its working.
    give it time to set in,
    & workkk and show improvementss.
    good luck with your skin & happy holidaysss! :D

  6. 41583t Says:
    June 19th, 2010 at 4:59 am

    use this i promise it will help ur acne better than any over the counter crap

  7. BαskєtBαll_PяO♥ Says:
    June 21st, 2010 at 12:55 pm

    Acne problems when my friend got few zits let her borrow it does sometimes it and again an acne problems when my friend used proactive for while and again an almay toner and maybe even bigger ones really recommend an acne vanishing cremeperferabbly clearasil an acne problems when my friend used daily recommend an acne vanishing creme also remember to be used.
    The problem is it does sometimes it doestn guh do youll rebreakout it doestn guh do youll rebreakout it my friend got few zits let her borrow it my friend got few zits let her borrow it for while as well she said the problem.