Retin A Micro - Pushing Through - North Vancouver, BC

I read your regimen and think there is a slight possibity your acne is getting worse due to over washing your face, sometimes we can wash our face to the point that the skin becomes desperate and over produce oils to counteract all the dryness from washings creating a vicious cycle that is bad for our skin and even worse on our psyche, I know because I can't use soap(dove) on my face anymore(get the overdry tight feeling no moisturizer can fix) can't use proactiv(just as tight and dry) and they were the only things keeping my acne under control until 4/2013 whole face hurt to touch after a month, I had to do something so I did a little research and found honey was good for the skin(antibacterial/antimicrobial) without being harsh or drying and the oil cleansing method(OCM) as well(some essential oils that I add to my OCM like tree tea oil that has the same properties) and castor oil it is a cleansing oil just to name a few. Anyway I overdried my skin with the soap and the proactiv and now I use the honey and oils with retinA every other night and they have calmed my face and brought some sense of normal back to the person I see in the mirror. See if cutting back on the amount of times you use soap on your face might help maybe if you wash your face with soap at night simply because you wear makeup and all the pollutants your face is exposed to during the day it needs a good cleaning and then in the morning using just warm water or placing a warm washcloth on your face to remoisten the face and then add your moisturizer see if that helps to calm the oil glands. Here are some links you can read and possibly do some research and the next time you go to your doctor you can talk with them about implementing some of these things into your skincare http://www.mommypotamus.com/oil-cleansing-for-clear-baby-soft-skin-video-tutorial/ http://www.crunchybetty.com/nitty-gritty-on-the-oil-cleansing-method

Get a referral to a dermatologist and get a course of Roaccutane - Retin-A is the only topical treatment of any use whatsoever, but it cannot cure the problem of over-production of sebum, Roaccutane does exactly this. Cystic acne will leave you with scars for the rest of your life (even if your acne does eventually clear, which it may not). Doxy is OK as an anti-inflammatory but nothing will cure the problem other than Roaccutane.