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If you are in the Bay Area check out Acneology or the US Face reality clinics. They basically have the whole science of acne treatment down to almost perfection. Dermatology didn't help me at all but their treatments worked wonders. I'll give out more info if anyone is interested. Source - I've had acne for a decade :( more or less cleared up now.

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I just checked this out. It's a dermatologist. They offer benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid, which are standard solutions. This is nothing special.

Read my reply below. The prescriptions are standard the pore unclogging/extractions and peels are the real differentiator. Oh yeah and the Diet restrictions.

This very little evidence that diet affects acne. I'm glad you found a solution, but food probably had little to do with it. Especially "greasy" food, which is one of the items they list on their website.

They also say that antibiotic solutions are a "myth", which is patently false.

There are several kinds of acne. The kind that you get when you hit puberty is not related to diet. Adult acne in most cases is however.

The thing is food does not directly cause acne. The logic is pretty simple actually. Acne causing bacteria grow in blocked pores and greasy food and dairy makes me super oily . More sebum more blocked pores aaand more acne.

> Adult acne in most cases is however.

Source? Because no, it's not.

There's also no evidence that greasy food increases sebum production.

You're buying into a bunch of snake oil.

Sorry I guess I generalized too much. I definitely get super oily after eating dairy It might be that some people have my skin type. I've noticed some of my friends dont get oily at all after eating a ton of pizza. Depends on the person I guess. As for the snake oil thing their treatment has already worked for me so if you have acne I would advise giving it a try.

im interested!

Their treatment regimen goes something like this, You have a session with an esthetician who will assess your acne severity. They will give you a list of food to avoid and to no one's surprise it contains dairy and greasy foods http://www.thefacialroom.com/upload/FOODS%20AND%20LIFESTYLE%...

After that you'll have monthly sessions where they unclog all your pores(called extractions) and remove white heads afte that Peels for the hyper pigmentation.

You'll be prescribed benzoyl perioxide and mandelic serum for acne and hyperpigmentation.

After a few sessions all your pores are clean and tight and bam almost no more acne.

The peels and mandelic serum worked wonders for my hyper pigmentation.

If you are in the bay area I can give you the address of the clinic I go to.

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