Getting rid of acne spots/marks?

They'll go away eventually. The sunshine is good. Also, if you have a problem with acne, I would suggest mixing rubbing alcohol with water and putting a little on a wash cloth. Wipe your face in a circular motion, it's basically an astringent and exfoliant but not $4 a bottle with a bunch of bogus dyes, scents and additives. You'd be amazed at how much filth you pull out of your pores. Then run, sweat, and when you shower, put a little light moisturizer on your face after you dry off. I'd do it once a day it will keep your skin a lot more clear.

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Putting alcohol on your skin is one of the worst things you can do for acne - it's a viscous circle that will make your face sweat more. You're better off trying to correct the oil imbalance. It's not from dirt that acne comes - in fact often people with acne have 'cleaner' faces than those without due to repeated washing and cleansing. It's from too much oil. Try something like Ketsugo which addresses the cause of the problem.

Seawater and sunshine are great for this, oh yeah, and masturbate less.

masturbate less? this for real?

What are you people saying promoting sunshine? This will only make scars worse and/or more permanent.

HGH works wonders

There's something called Bio oil that's meant to reduce scarring. I don't know if it's available in the US, sorry. Vitamin E might be a good idea, you can break the capsules and use the oil inside. I would just ask in a shop.. or ask a pharmacist.. it's a legitimate question. Or go into somewhere that sells skin products & ask them - they're bound to know. I'd stay away from anything that contains bleach of any form though. There's also something over here called 'fade out' which is for red skin & age spots which may work too.

do u have this problem? how would sea water help? and sunshine.. wouldnt that make them darker. thats what my doctor said.. and mastrabate less....really? why does that matter

Sun is definitely the way to go. If you get a lot of sun and keep your face clean, they will go away quickly. Tanning beds work really well for getting rid of it, although a little more dangerous.

oh hm wow. im not talking about acne im talking about the red marks. spots.. scars.. (my docotr says there not scars) but.. they are to me. how fast do u think they'll go away. ive had them for 6 months

I lived with the truly fun kind of acne, cystic, for a number of years. I did the OTC routine, then precribed antibiotics and finally the end all of zit fixes - Accutane. It took accutane to finally end it, but that it did. The original poster asked about scars. OTC options

include creams for scars (the gradually lighten/lessen them) but the creams take a lot of time. There is also

chemical peels (the same used to "get rid of fine lines")

which will lessen the appearance of scars or marks if they're not too deep. If you have the bucks you can see a

dermatologist who can inject a substance directly into the poc mark, essentially filling in the craters. There is also laser treatments and stronger peels (as opposed to the OTC types). Tanning will conceal the scars but once you stop tanning they become visible again not to mention the dollar signs that will be flashing in your dermatologists eyes as he envisions all the (hopefully) pre-cancerous moles he'll be cutting off you (been there, done that). De[ending on the severity of your scars the OTC route may work, if not, do see your doctor, theres plenty of avenues to take. Good luck.

well acutally, i did my mom called to make an appointment with the dermotoligist. but they only sent me to my actual doctor. and she said i dont need to see a derm. because they will fade. then i asked her about creams or any medicaition or surgery they can do to removie them cause i hate living with them,and she said no.. theres nothing.. they will just fade within6-9 months... its been 6 months. atleast. im tired of living like this waht do i do!!!

Try the antibiotics called Doryx. They are pretty pricey, but they work really well and have minimal side effects.

sun light has no effect. it looks better when you are a little tan but once it fades you are back to zero again. A dermotoligist has a special tool to reduce the scares. I had it done and my skin became very nice. It is important that you are done getting pimples though, otherwise you will just get scares again.

Good luck

ok what i have read already is good ways except the masterbating one but i have had acne 4 a long time i am 14 right now so i had acne since i was 9 and it sucked but i couldn`t really do anything about it i tried all the products proactive works sometimes 4 some people but what i do is wash my face really well with soap and then after i dry my face off i put on some rubbing alcohol and wait 4 about 10 mins till alcohol had set in and started getting rid of the dirk from the marks and after that i use coco butter if is working rEALLY WELL 4 ME so try it sometimes don`t worry u will be happy

dont worry the heck about acne, acne scars/marks they will not make you slower, watch your face when you wake up, in the middle of the day, and before going to bed, shower after exercising even if you hardly sweat, eat healthy and keep intake of saturated fats, trans fats, and man made processed food to minimum, don't do these and you deserve acne, oh ya I got to add exercise which im sure u already do since your on a running forum

Massage the affected area with a sliced lemon, let the juice sit for 5-10 minutes and then rinse off in the shower.

acne spots go away with time...if u want to get rid of them soon then do alot of of excercises 9untill your face gets red), make sure you sweat it out, let there be blood circulation..drink lots of water. in the morning when you wake up take atleast 3 to 4 glasses of water..i do realize you will be needing to go to the washroom for a couple of times after drinking tht but peeing would be very good for the skin...also, dont worry too much, take vitamin 'C', eat lots of fruits, avoid oily stuff and other junk food. So Goodluck kids! ;)