I am 30 years old and I have acne. I did not have this as a teenager. Since I had my band done it has gotten bad. I would have a few pimples before but now it has changed the way I look. Is this something anyone else is experienceing?

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i am right there with you. there have been other posts about people having this problem, also.

here are my theories on why this is happening to me:

1. before surgery i did not take a Multivitamin. now i do, and it has iodine in it (trying to find one without). iodine is a trigger for a lot of people who have acne.

2. dehydration and cold weather. since surgery my skin is a lot drier than it was before. i usually have this problem in the winter, so it is more than likely coincidental. however, when my face gets dry i break out more than a child with chicken pocks. also, my skin begins to look dull and pasty. so, i bought an apricot scrub and have been using it daily for the past 3 days. (it is helping tremendously)

3. as previously mentioned the moisture thing. some people break out from oily skin, i used to think that was the case, but it is just not so. i use makeup for dry/normal skin, and i use good moisturizers with oil. however, my moisturizers have to be pretty simple because i have sensitive skin. so pond's face moisturizer works wonders. (I use dove bar soap to remove makeup, dermatologist recommended).

so, that is my story. broke out last week with all of these little flat bumps and like 8 actual whitheads. i have ocd with picking, and i will TEAR my skin up if it breaks out. i know that this is gross, but it is truly a problem, so i have to stop my breakouts fast, or i will scar my face up.

so, i would look at your multivitamin (also take into consideration your stress level, environmental & emotional), exfoliate, and moisturize.

if that doesn't work, wal-mart and wal-greens have an off brand for Proactive called Acne Free. I used this a couple of years ago, and this is the first time i have broken out since. i did not have to continue use. (i used proactive and it was too harsh for my skin, it gave me chemical burn, but the acnefree is gentler and it cleared me up fast (not like some cleanser's where you break out and then clear up)).

hope it helps.

----also another thread on here somewhere talks about hair loss and it being caused from dermatitis of the skin (her dermatologist told her to use two different types of head and shoulders and to wash her hair daily. she was told that the dermatitis is caused from the stress of the anesthesia and the weight loss on your body. dermatitis of the scalp is like face acne (as far as skin is concerned). so, both problems are connected and likely caused by the same thing..stress. proactive believes that if you have acne you must also have dandruff. i do not support this belief..but....

Thanks I will try the wal-greens product.!!!! I don't want to look hot then have a messed up face. hhahahaha

Also try this stuff..and this isnt spelled right, Bordeuax's Butt Paste.. It works good, its for diaper rashes but made popular for treating acne.

I didnt get bad skin but I went through a six month period of terrible PMT, irregular periods, irritable bowel episodes associated with my periods, bloating, sore breasts etc. It was very obvious hormonal upheaval, with no obbvious cause apart from weight loss.

It passed over time and I'm back to normal. I think your body lets go of a lot of toxic stores from your fat and also your fat and estrogen levels are interrelated. Hopefully this will be shortlived for you.

I haven't had any problems w/acne, but I have heard microdermabrasion (sp) is good. Also, maybe contact a dermatologist.

I thought I was going crazy! I've always had great skin, even used to do make-up shows for Estee Lauder, and for the last week I've looked like a typical teenager! I figured it was just stress, but it never occured to me it could be about the multivitamins, etc. I'm two days pre-op and have been more freaked out about my skin than my surgery, lol! Always good to know you're not alone!

I have not had my band on yet but I too developed acne when i turned 28. I used to have beautiful skin. I use the acnefree. It works great on my sensitive skin. I get mine at Costco, it is only like $23-24 bucks there. I tried other things, I tried the sensitive skin apricot scrub and it made my face worse. If you have sensitive skin then you need a very gentle exfoliant(sp?). Acnefree has gentle exfoliants (again, not sure how to spell that one). Give it a try.

It never occurred to me that my new acne might be band related!!! I'm going to check my multivitamin as soon as I get home to see if it has iodine. The only problem for me is that I can't have Iron in my mutivitamin, so I'm limited as it is.

I use Tea Tree Oil from Trader Joe's and it has cleared it up. It says "oil" in it, but it really doesn't make your skin oily at all. It smells kind of funky, but it REALLY works.

Tea Tree Oil is also REALLY good for your hair! My boyfriend was at the grocery store when I read the earlier post so I called him and made him pick up some of the Acne Free and I swear it already looks better!

it really does work...be careful though with the final lotion. it can & will bleach fabrics if you are not careful.

which one bleaches out the clothes or towels?

step three bleaches materials-the acne free or proactive. it's the bezoyl peroxide. i guess it has bleaching properties for the skin, too, which is probably a good thing if you are breaking out.