Resurgence of body acne after birth control switch
I (34F) was on hormonal birth control since I was 16 or so. I use to have horrible chest and back acne. To the point I didn’t go to prom because I didn’t want people looking at my back. I was placed on birth control as a pre-cursor to acutane and like a miracle, my acne cleared up. In the last few years I developed migraines with auras. A few months ago my gynecologist switched me to estrogen free birth control. And now my face, back and chest look like when I was a teenager. Now acne treatments have come along way since when I was a teenager and I’m looking for any suggestions before I call and beg my doc to switch me back!
I (34F) was on hormonal birth control since I was 16 or so. I use to have horrible chest and back acne. To the point I didn’t go to prom because I didn’t want people looking at my back. I was placed on birth control as a pre-cursor to acutane and like a miracle, my acne cleared up. In the last few years I developed migraines with auras. A few months ago my gynecologist switched me to estrogen free birth control. And now my face, back and chest look like when I was a teenager. Now acne treatments have come along way since when I was a teenager and I’m looking for any suggestions before I call and beg my doc to switch me back!