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Best Solution for Butt Acne?

Since I was a teenager, I've had lots of acne on my butt. I drink lots of water, eat healthy, bathe frequently, change my clothes and sheets, don't sit around too much, etc.

I have tried antibiotics (oral and topical), acne wash, loofahs, etc. I used to have this sort of acne on my chest, back, and face when I was a teenager (late 20s now), but no longer do. I am thinking of getting laser treatment or a chemical peel, etc. Help!

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Folliculitis - Need to culture to diagnose

This may be more of a folliculitis than acne. We see this sort of thing a lot in people that sit on their buttocks all day, especially if in an overheated environment. Truck drivers are prime victims. This should be cultured since it might actually be a recurrent staph (aureus) infection. If so, besides an antibiotic which is sensitive to staph, I would recommend bleach baths ( 1/2 to 1 cupful of Chlorox into the bath during the last five minutes) and Mupiricin applied to the groin. A... more

Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD

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Virginia Beach Dermatologist

Several options available

I like Evoclin and Tazorac or Ziana and Triaz wash. Panoxyl is a good OTC product as well. Theraplex peels are fabulous for butt acne, and it helps the discoloration too! I do not like lasers in this area. See a dermatologist for more information.

Butt Acne

"Acne" on the buttocks is most likely another condition referred to as Folliculitis. Folliculitis causes pimple like lesions centered over hair follicles often found on the buttock. The condition is often made worse by prolonged sitting or perspiration. You can treat topically with over the counter products like The Pimple Clinic products and system or you can try prescription approaches with a dermatologist prescribing something stronger like oral antibiotics.

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TJbaby
13 Dec 2012

Try Butt Acne Clearing Lotion from Green Heart Labs first

TJbaby
13 Dec 2012

I tried everything for this horrible problem. I am always so emabarrassed to get intimate with anyone because I am afraid they will think I have some type of STD. The only thing that worked for me is Butt Acne Clearing Lotion from the company greenheartlabs. It is totally worth the price. Some of the old scars took time to heal up but I feel so much better about my self now. The website I purchased it from is clearbutt.com but I usually just get it from amazon and search for butt acne as the search term. I am posting this so no one has to suffer like I did.

just my thoughts
7 Dec 2012

i use panoxyl from walmart...in the blemish aisle, it's a bar of soap that sells for 6 dollars!! just use an old wash cloth it will bleach out anything it comes in contact with. I also got a prescription from my dermatologist for Clindamycin phosphate gel sp 1%. the TWO work together and I got immediate results!!!!! used them both every day for two weeks, then cut back..now I use both at least once a week!

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