Dr Girl/Dr Dejour Q&A
Dear Dr Dejour,
I am 15 and have a really pimply back. It is embarrassing when I have to go to swimming classes at school because the other kids tease me. What can I do to get rid of them?
Signed Blackhead.
Dear Miss Blackhead,
I assume your real name is Miss Acne and Miss Blackhead to be a pen name; and that you intend to remove the pimples and not the kids in class (who will be promptly replaced).
Acne and being 15 often go together and it is part of normal puberty. There are several things you can do. The 'conservative' things are rubbing your back with a loofah (exfoliating) and washing with an antiseptic soap. The next step requires seeing a doctor and they may prescribe any of three things: a retinoic acid based cream, an antibiotic (tetracycline) or a contraceptive pill with an anti-androgen in it (like Diane 35). These things should clear up the situation.
Regards,
Dr Dejour
I am 15 and have a really pimply back. It is embarrassing when I have to go to swimming classes at school because the other kids tease me. What can I do to get rid of them?
Signed Blackhead.
Dear Miss Blackhead,
I assume your real name is Miss Acne and Miss Blackhead to be a pen name; and that you intend to remove the pimples and not the kids in class (who will be promptly replaced).
Acne and being 15 often go together and it is part of normal puberty. There are several things you can do. The 'conservative' things are rubbing your back with a loofah (exfoliating) and washing with an antiseptic soap. The next step requires seeing a doctor and they may prescribe any of three things: a retinoic acid based cream, an antibiotic (tetracycline) or a contraceptive pill with an anti-androgen in it (like Diane 35). These things should clear up the situation.
Regards,
Dr Dejour
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