My girlfriend (20F, who I've been lucky to date for 2 years and who is wonderfully beautiful to me, has fairly bad acne and it worries me. She's had quite a bit of stress and anxiety, and some hormone imbalances, which all have been almost resolved but still might've contributed. I don't want to tell her she's ugly (she's beautiful!), but it is starting to annoy me.
Here's kinda the human element:
Anyways, I've started to get worried and, honestly, I wish she's put in a bit more effort. I know her face could look wonderful, but she doesn't really do much about the acne. The only thing she "does" is that she hates the idea of her acne causing her scars. She thinks that picking or disturbing it will almost assuredly cause it to scar, but I'm actually pretty sure that a few year-old untreated, pretty bad ones on her face are now scars, and that other marks that are likely scars actually used to be acne.
Ok, now the actual info:
20F, No current treatment or meds. She leaves the acne alone, like her life depends on it. is resolving an anxiety disorder and was very briefly on birth control for an imbalance/ovarian cyst issue. I've noticed several spots have been present for as long as I can remember, at least a year. In particular, there is a spot of white "acne gunk" that has been persistent under the skin, doesn't protrude, for a year and is very large and about 5mm in diameter. Other spots are blackheads that are stiff and dry, also won't go away.
Looking for:
- explanations of what her condition is. Should I be worried? Will it naturally go away/is she misinformed and making it worse by doing nothing about it?
- Is picking the acne actually as bad as she thinks? I'm a fidgety person and had a slight habit of picking at my own face, but I was careful and there are no scars. I used little to no medication and all my acne went away promptly. I suspect a qualified person MAY actually need to remove the puss from her persistent acne.
- What are some things I can do to not offend her but to help her? If I can simply buy her some nice wipes and say "I heard about this, can you try this? You look great, I'm just a bit concerned." that would be great. Or else I could help her with logistics of a dermatologist appointment? (I'm her source of reliable transportation, and I can suggest this tactfully). I could also "f off" and leave it be. I'd like her to be aware if she's misinformed about how serious removing the gunk would be for scarring, though.
Thanks, I know this is long. Hopefully you can help or direct me to where I can get advice.
My girlfriend (20F, who I've been lucky to date for 2 years and who is wonderfully beautiful to me, has fairly bad acne and it worries me. She's had quite a bit of stress and anxiety, and some hormone imbalances, which all have been almost resolved but still might've contributed. I don't want to tell her she's ugly (she's beautiful!), but it is starting to annoy me.Here's kinda the human element:Anyways, I've started to get worried and, honestly, I wish she's put in a bit more effort. I know her face could look wonderful, but she doesn't really do much about the acne. The only thing she "does" is that she hates the idea of her acne causing her scars. She thinks that picking or disturbing it will almost assuredly cause it to scar, but I'm actually pretty sure that a few year-old untreated, pretty bad ones on her face are now scars, and that other marks that are likely scars actually used to be acne.Ok, now the actual info:20F, No current treatment or meds. She leaves the acne alone, like her life depends on it. is resolving an anxiety disorder and was very briefly on birth control for an imbalance/ovarian cyst issue. I've noticed several spots have been present for as long as I can remember, at least a year. In particular, there is a spot of white "acne gunk" that has been persistent under the skin, doesn't protrude, for a year and is very large and about 5mm in diameter. Other spots are blackheads that are stiff and dry, also won't go away.Looking for:explanations of what her condition is. Should I be worried? Will it naturally go away/is she misinformed and making it worse by doing nothing about it?Is picking the acne actually as bad as she thinks? I'm a fidgety person and had a slight habit of picking at my own face, but I was careful and there are no scars. I used little to no medication and all my acne went away promptly. I suspect a qualified person MAY actually need to remove the puss from her persistent acne.What are some things I can do to not offend her but to help her? If I can simply buy her some nice wipes and say "I heard about this, can you try this? You look great, I'm just a bit concerned." that would be great. Or else I could help her with logistics of a dermatologist appointment? (I'm her source of reliable transportation, and I can suggest this tactfully). I could also "f off" and leave it be. I'd like her to be aware if she's misinformed about how serious removing the gunk would be for scarring, though.Thanks, I know this is long. Hopefully you can help or direct me to where I can get advice. https://ift.tt/xSg54ws https://ift.tt/DSraLj0
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