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Acne On Face And Upper Body After Taking I-pill? Cause And Remedy To Remove Them?

hi , i took i- pill almost a month ago and i m having acne on my face and upper body right now .... i ve never had acne or any kind of bad pimples on my face before ... its almost a month that i m trying everything to get rid of them ... i m 20 years old .... i had i-pill only twice till now , fist time was like a month before d 2nd time ... i actually had no idea what cause these acnes on my face till today and i wanna consult abt it with a good dermotolgist .. can you guide me plz
Mon, 30 Jul 2012
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Hi there zandi. I would be vain if i were to suggest you could consult with me if you so desired a 'good' dermatoloigst. The fact of the matter is that most of my ilk are good & competent so you may want to pick one closer to where you stay etc. I hail from Bangalore & have just moved back in after a decade of practicing in the Gulf & dealing largely in lasers, fillers, cosmetics etc al & am in the process of establishing quality clinics in & around Bangalore. As for your particular problem, yes & no. I-pill may be the culprit. It is after all a hormonal derivative & as such may alter hormonal balances in your body & lead to a spurt of acne as you have. Alternatively, it may be an 'allergic' reaction judging by the history you give that it is the '2nd' time you have taken this i-pill & were apparently fine the first time...may be a hypersensitivity reaction. Presently, avoid all further trysts with the infamous i-pill. Apply a benzoyl-peroxide/adapalene combination cream on the 'acneiform' lesions & you may benefit from a short 10 days to 2 week course of twice a day oral doxycycline hydrochloride antibiotic course (assuming you dont have any allergies to the same/medications). Of course all this is best in consultation with your friendly neighbourhood dermatologist :) All the best..cheers. Dr Praveen Rodrigues MD Dermatologist, Cosmetologist & Venereologist, Bangalore, India
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Acne On Face And Upper Body After Taking I-pill? Cause And Remedy To Remove Them?

Hi there zandi. I would be vain if i were to suggest you could consult with me if you so desired a good dermatoloigst. The fact of the matter is that most of my ilk are good & competent so you may want to pick one closer to where you stay etc. I hail from Bangalore & have just moved back in after a decade of practicing in the Gulf & dealing largely in lasers, fillers, cosmetics etc al & am in the process of establishing quality clinics in & around Bangalore. As for your particular problem, yes & no. I-pill may be the culprit. It is after all a hormonal derivative & as such may alter hormonal balances in your body & lead to a spurt of acne as you have. Alternatively, it may be an allergic reaction judging by the history you give that it is the 2nd time you have taken this i-pill & were apparently fine the first time...may be a hypersensitivity reaction. Presently, avoid all further trysts with the infamous i-pill. Apply a benzoyl-peroxide/adapalene combination cream on the acneiform lesions & you may benefit from a short 10 days to 2 week course of twice a day oral doxycycline hydrochloride antibiotic course (assuming you dont have any allergies to the same/medications). Of course all this is best in consultation with your friendly neighbourhood dermatologist :) All the best..cheers. Dr Praveen Rodrigues MD Dermatologist, Cosmetologist & Venereologist, Bangalore, India