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Hi, I've been trying to deal with facial acne on my forehead for some years, i'm now in my later 30s and nothing seems to really improve things. I was on low dose antibiotics for some time (which did stop it almost entirely) but have had to come off them as it had been a number of years and couldn't carry on forever!

I currently use a daily exfoliator and then moisturiser each morning and that seems to stop things getting really bad, but it just holds it at this not great/not bad level. I've tried other products routines/washing more frequently but all of these things seem to make it worse.

What should I be looking to try differently here?

Hi Cicero,

Do you suffer from spots elsewhere on your face? This may actually be acne rosacea (rather than the classic acne vulgaris). Have you shown your GP? There's a variety of topical treatments available which should help. Alternatively, isotretinoin should be effective in switching this off once and for all - but needs to be prescribed by a dermatologist.

Best wishes,

Sree

Try opening the pores by scrubbing hard and then using antibacterial gel.