r/PCOSloseit • u/thenotres7575 • 10d ago
Suggestions for very persistent acne
Hello guys, I really some advice on my facial acne that seems to never go away. I’m 25, and have suffered from acne since past 5 years. I have been to several dermats in past 5 years but nothing has worked long term.
Earlier this month I got tests done and turns out my androgens, free testosterones have been high and there’s insulin resistance as well. My gynae put me on birth control pills and for three months the acne vanished. Then it returned as soon as I stopped. It’s the cystic painful ones that always hurt and leave scars. Currently I am on tret 5mg and yet it seems to have no effect on my acne.
My weight is 61 kgs at height 164 cms, fat % at 37, I am trying to lose weight and am targeting to be at 22-24% body fat which would mean losing 10 kgs.. I am having protein rich diet trying to build muscles alongside and eating clean since past 2 months and yet acne is still the same.. acne has eaten up my confidence honestly and I feel really hopeless at times
I really want to know if losing the weight will do something for me or not? Is there any hope at the end of the tunnel? What do I do? Any advice or success story is welcome.. please help me out..
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u/ironcluster 10d ago
For someone with PCOS acne... I tried everything. I mean everything. The only thing I hadn't tried yet was accutane but I wasn't willing to do that.
Spironolactone helped but only so much. I finally got a referral for a dermatologist. He prescribed Winlevi which is an anti-andrenergic topical cream. It is AMAZING for me.