She is legend I have absolute admiration for her. I am 35 and suffer really badly and its only recently my confidents is at a high. I have keep taking tablets and cream just to keep it in check, Good luck for the future

3:01 Calling it bad skin maybe wasn't the nicest thing to say Cat, and then make her feel worse by telling her how gross you felt when you had it.

@NB-lk7yd

8 күн бұрын

I cringed when she said that! 😬

Roaccutane is not a nice drug and can have some nasty side effects, but its the only thing that works for severe acne.

@saintetienne755

11 күн бұрын

I used that - my acne came back

Come on This Morning help someone out who was brave enough to come on your show and talk. Pay for her to get a private consultation in London right away and just get her the drug. Stop making it so hard.

It’s horrific that she is being made to wait so long for a referral when her acne is so severe. The mental anguish this causes is no joke! I took a course Roaccutane in my late 20s and unfortunately my acne did return, although not as bad and has been managed since with Dianette. However I am due to come off it as I’ve been on it a long time. Looks like I’ll be going private if I need to see a dermatologist again!

@acquiesce100

13 күн бұрын

Cat and Ben should pay for a private appointment for her because she had the courage to come on the show.

@IzzyFoster-ob2id

8 күн бұрын

After a few years they refuse to give you dinette again. Was on it five years then refused to ever be given it again even private derms won't. Get off it now its worse when you first do, I'm 4 months on spirolactone and it's moving now x

My own acne problems disappeared within a year of leaving school, but that was a miserable time in itself because kids as we know can be (and were) very cruel. I geniunely feel sorry for people that suffer from it in adulthood though.

Roaccutane is the answer, It's a miracle for the treatment of acne. I spent a lifetime trying everything under the sun and that was the only thing that shifted my adult acne.

@jindveerkhangura5853

13 күн бұрын

I agree

@frozengamer3030

13 күн бұрын

Same here took it for 7 months but had nose bleeds, dry lips and skin

@catschorus4684

13 күн бұрын

@@frozengamer3030 me too, had terrible side effects but it was worth every bit of the pain to have no acne.

@frozengamer3030

13 күн бұрын

@@catschorus4684 I do get occasional spots but it’s nothing compared to before

@kerryegerton9356

13 күн бұрын

💯 cleared my sons dreadful acne within 6 months👍👍

Acne destroyed my confidence in HS and early university. Acne is hard to deal with.

I started getting acne at age 11. I’m 31 now and still get spots. I started using Epiduo gel from the doctors about 3 years ago. It has helped a lot. I don’t have big breakouts anymore. It’s a very strong cream though so it does dry your skin out, and if you use too much it will burn your skin and leave you red and peeling. So I’m careful to only use it when necessary. All those years I never went to the doctors assuming it would just go away eventually. My mum never took me as a teenager either. It massively affected how I am now as an adult. I am very very introverted. My teen years I had friends. But I avoided at all costs talking to anybody new because I didn’t want anybody to look directly at me. Now, although I’ve got better over the years, I’m quite shy and not the chattiest in the room. So I believe it had a massive effect on the way I am today. Those important years developing my personality were hindered by me just wanting the ground to swallow me up.

Let food be thy medicine

@user-pt8yx3xb9b

13 күн бұрын

I stopped eating sugar and decreased fruit consumption to two portions per day- acne gone entirely. Also my thyroid condition got cured. I wish the doctors said that before prescribing hormones

elimination diet + red light therapy machine changed my life

@jonatikaWwe

3 күн бұрын

What did you eliminate ?

@CaptainTodger69

3 күн бұрын

@@jonatikaWwe an elimination diet works by cutting out pretty much all food (I actually started mine with a 3 day fast) and then gradually re-introducing food. while taking note of any changes in your skin Personally, I found cutting out grains, certain types of oily food (like fried food etc), sugar, and dairy all made a difference. even though my allergy tests came back negative for all these things

@notcountingsheep3361

2 күн бұрын

​@@jonatikaWwe Eliminating high histamine and histamine liberator foods is the solution. You have to be super aware of any changes you see and what could have triggered it. Histamine intolerance is a bucket, sometimes you can eat one food for a week and then your bucket gets full and on the second week of eating it, you'll break out.

Sometimes its hormonal.

Looks so painful 😢

I am very lucky in that I never really got it on my face at all even as a teen, but now at 36 I did get it on my shoulders, chest, upper arms and back quite a bit. I got a soap bar from Boots which has tea tree and witch hazel in it and it has cleared up all of these areas so well, it’s like night and day.

I had horrendous cystic acne at 26. Roaccutane completely got rid of it and side effects were worth it.

@aytira1829

9 күн бұрын

What were your side effects please ?

@klickingkayasmr7585

7 күн бұрын

@@aytira1829I’m commenting too, I’d like to know….hope we get notified

@joachimandersen4068

4 күн бұрын

@@aytira1829 I took the drug as well my worst were thoughts of killing myself and negativity

@aytira1829

4 күн бұрын

@@joachimandersen4068 thank you for sharing !

I had bad skin when I was 15 and treated it with benzac 10 and the other old method calamine lotion over skin at night. Came out with picture perfect skin . My son got it bad from 17 and we used Differin it was amazing cream but on twice a day. My son had it on his arms back and face . He is now 30 and acne came back he is back on Roacctine. Perfect skin and no scars . The Differin cream was great but the other one is a game changer .

@JG-dd8jy

13 күн бұрын

I bleached so many pillow cases with benzoyl peroxide !!

2% BHA salicylic acid and 14% glycolic acid = amazing results

Thought the girl in the thumbnail was Jess from Love Island 😅

look like Jess from love island ❤😂

I know both Roaccutane (or Accutane, as we call it in the US) and Spironolactone are very good medicines for Acne patients! She can look into this, if she wants to do that! She was very lucky to have clear skin as a teen-ager!

could be dietary. for many it's dairy

@lindastraub7542

13 күн бұрын

Diet for sure. No dr. will ever talk about that . why not?

@zak_taylor1233

13 күн бұрын

I’ve been vegan 3 years to combat acne unfortunately I still get it :/

@Sean-us5si

13 күн бұрын

Yes, it can be this. The skin is what can be termed "psychosomatic." It's connected to the mind-body - especially the gut. Gut and psychological issues often show on the skin. The best approach is a holistic one, in my opinion.

@Sean-us5si

13 күн бұрын

@@zak_taylor1233 It isn't always just dairy. It can be gluten and other inflammatory foods, too. You may want to look into taking digestive enzymes - and see if this makes any difference?

@boulevard14

13 күн бұрын

​@@zak_taylor1233 Sometimes going vegan does the opposite.

I’ve dealt with moderate-severe acne since I was 9. I’m almost 31 and it’s under control with spironolactone, orthotricyclen, and tretinoin.

I had excruciating acne, it hurt so much. It was swollen. Nothing anyone said worked. Dr said it was cystic acne or hormone related. If this sounds like you, try and have a baby and breastfeed haha been clear ever since! This acne didn't happen until adulthood but i did stop the combined pill after having since i was 13. No GP has ever given me roaccutane

What you wash your hair and conditioner s you use effects your skin a cold tar shampoo helps (polytar) excellent

This drug nearly killed me both physically and mentally.! Its so dangerous….

@SarahMelissaJones

12 күн бұрын

How?

@user-hb7hd4eu9o

12 күн бұрын

@@SarahMelissaJones physically I lost my left eye and was unable to walk/move for 6 months, mentally i struggle with PTSD, severe depression, panic attacks and major OCD's...

also in my 30s and also suffering! well, suffering much less cause i started using tretinoin and so far thats the only thing that works

i see people talking about Roaccutane the one thing that worked for me and you cant be on it long term it works as basically a big vitamin A tablet caused my hair , lips and nose to become very dry but as someone who constantly suffered with oily hair and skin it actually did me a favour

Does roaccutane also clears up acne marks?

Lexi is very pretty regardless

@notcountingsheep3361

2 күн бұрын

😂

@kerriejones5170

2 күн бұрын

Whats so funny ​@notcountingsheep3361

I went on roaccutane, for only 2 months. It did work, my hair didnt get greasy it was bliss! But then i got joint pain (potential side effect) and got taken off it. My acne slowly came back, but im not willing to try roaccutane again.

Ive been on accutane twice, am currently on Dianette, spironolactone and using topical antibiotics and i STILL dont have perfect skin. So annoying 😢

@Hannah-hh1df

12 күн бұрын

wait same i’ve been on accutane twice and still have acne!!! ive got a dermatologist appointment soon so hopefully i can get on either spiro or tretinion cream

Zineryt was a game changer for me

@tracyp1815

13 күн бұрын

... and me!

@toniamurray5407

12 күн бұрын

I wouldn't use a long term antibiotic. Only treats the bacterial infection

@acquiesce100

12 күн бұрын

Excuse me. I used it for a year and it changed my life. My GP said it was absolutely fine. Stop trying to be a Dr.

@acquiesce100

12 күн бұрын

Oh yeah and that was 26 years ago. Zineryt was amazing. It was a game changer. It changed my life. I had a superb GP. Job done.

@tracyp1815

12 күн бұрын

@acquiesce100 I've been using it for around 2 years now under the supervision of my doctor & it's been a Godsend. Whenever I take a short break from it my acne returns, so yes, it's been a game changer for me too & it not also deals with infection it keeps the type of acne we suffer from at bay 😊

I get rid of my acnes and skin infection with fruit fasting no joke my body odor and acnes all gone

@aytira1829

9 күн бұрын

All kinds of fruits ?

@devinatalia7873

8 күн бұрын

@@aytira1829 hydrating fruits like watermelons, grapes, oranges, fruits that high in water content… i did it for 40 days only eat fruits my acne gone, i dont have body odor gone, no greasy hair eventho i dont wash my hair for a week, its mindblowing.

@klickingkayasmr7585

7 күн бұрын

@@aytira1829I would like to know too..

I took minocin for bad acne and it worked and a roll stick called dalicin which burns when you put it on but it works 👍

@jaynekittycat9252

8 күн бұрын

I remember those. Had both those drugs.

@DeborahMoffett

8 күн бұрын

@@jaynekittycat9252 hope you are ok now

Well they didn't really give much advice and detail there

I don't agree with how much they are promoting roaccutane in this video. It is not the only answer and its side effects should not be underestimated.

@geraldinestewart8759

8 күн бұрын

So tru

My acne cured when I stopped consuming dairy and I also use sudacrem

Same thing happened to me in my 20’s I couldn’t tolerate the pill and my skin flared up in acne just like this ! Swapped my pill to dianette cleared my acne up . Some pills contain too much male hormone

Please do hormonal blood tests and investigate gynaecological causes if you are a woman who suddenly develops acne in your twenties. There is a cause, the medical profession doesn’t bother to investigate. Easier to slap on creams and stick someone on drugs.

I would prescribe Androcur.

I have acne on my ballz. what do i do?

@claireee6958

13 күн бұрын

Maybe the spot is your ball?

@elainekent3551

13 күн бұрын

@@claireee6958 😂

@Brondi6000

13 күн бұрын

have you ever given yourself a wash

@user-cc7hf6hn5d

13 күн бұрын

@@claireee6958 Adult Ball acne is not a joke claire.

@user-cc7hf6hn5d

13 күн бұрын

@@Brondi6000 yes.

This is acne. It's so insulting when people with spots and the odd bolder say they have acne. Poor girl. So unfair

See a nutritionist

I went on three trials of roaccutance before my acne was finally gone. It was a horrendous time of my life however I feel so grateful that I was able to access NHS treatment considering how difficult it is to get an appointment now. We need more dermatologists working for the NHS - the issue is so many of them go private because it’s more money for them.

09:30 ... 09/07 wed

Sad fact acne.

Same thing happened to me. I didn’t have it at a teenager. My contraception changed my skin forever. It’s been almost 10 years and 2 rounds of rouaccutane I have semi-clear skin, but lots of acne and scars ☹️ Doctors need to stop prescribing birth control.

👍

So she messed up her hormones by going on hormone based birth control.

@boulevard14

13 күн бұрын

True. She probably started talking it for periods though or acne itself

@thang92

10 күн бұрын

Yup happened to me as well never again

Accutane has no bad effects at all at very low dosage. Not over - dryness or suicidal thoughts

@geraldinestewart8759

8 күн бұрын

Sorry but it does have terrible side effects that is why the MHRA are tightening up the rules.

Mate just shush

@emre8678

13 күн бұрын

@@frozengamer3030 mate I didn’t even watch the vid u melt

@frozengamer3030

13 күн бұрын

@@emre8678 why did you say shush mate

@emre8678

13 күн бұрын

@@frozengamer3030 because I can just shush mate

TRETINOIN

@geraldinestewart8759

8 күн бұрын

Isotretinoin has the same dangers it is just another name.

@e1c129

7 күн бұрын

@@geraldinestewart8759 wrong

Same thing happened to me in my 20’s I couldn’t tolerate the pill and my skin flared up in acne just like this ! Swapped my pill to dianette cleared my acne up . Some pills contain too much male hormone