I Have What Looks Like Small Acne On My Biceps And Outer Arms? I Have Tried Creams, Face Acne Treatments And Nothing Helps, Does Anyone Have A Clue?

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becky mcginnis answered
My daughter has the same thing.It's called Kerotosis pilaris(not sure if the spelling is correct).It is blocked hair follicles.The doctor gave her a prescription for Ammonium Lactate Cream 12% to put on it.She said it will take a month or two for it to start to clear up. Hope this helps you.
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It's a in grown hair let it set don't pop it!
thanked the writer.
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becky mcginnis commented
My daughter has the same thing. It's called keratosis pilaris(not sure if spelling is correct).Basically it's blocked hair follicles.The doctor prescribed her a cream for it.It is ammonium Lactate Cream 12%.The doctor said it will take a month or two for it to start clearing up. Hope this helps you.
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Mee too
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Benjamin Kim answered

I had problems with acne on the upper back until I was 30 and found a solution. Here are some suggestions:

Get yourself a product including Salicylic acid. This costs like 10€ in a pharmacy and will last you some time. Personally I apply this while showering on my upper back but you could also use it similiar to a face wash, depending in your problem zone.

Then get you a prescribtion for a product including Zinc acetate as a topical. (at least you need a prescribtion for this in Europe). You could add zinc as a supplement (pills).

If this is not working (and I promise it will). You would have to go for harder stuff like retinol creme.


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