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-male -combination skin, oily nose / forehead -had normal skin until i was 15 , 105lbs -starting working out, 1.5 years later hit 155lbs -starting getting pimples when i started hitting the gym maybe due to puberty or excess testosterone pumping in body -never did anything about it until i was almost 16 but always picked at skin and got scars, first got clindoxyl gel with 2.5% benzyol peroxide, didnt help much -next got minocyline pills and 5% hydroquinone for scars, minocycline helped a bit as well, hydroquinone bleached my skin a bit not that much but didnt seem to bleach the scars, btw all the treatments were used consistently not randomly -went to dermatologist for once less than a month ago, he didnt look at my skin under a microscope or anything he just gave me "84 erythromycin pills" along with "stievamycin gel" and its been 2.5 weeks my skin is pretty smooth for the most part just got a lot of freckle like scars -in morning 8AM before school use garnier fresh gel cleanser for normal / combination skin -after cleansing apply La roche posay effaclar M mattifying moisturizer -after school go gym, when arrive home at 6PM use face cleanser again -before bed use Aveeno Cream Cleanser for Acne prone skin , exfoliates with microbeads and salicyclic acid, not sure whether to use this every night or every few days since its an exfoliator this is what my skin looks like, mainly the scarring is on my cheeks, i think its scarring its post acne marks that are smooth like freckles :
any advice on how to get rid of this would be gerattly appreciated its really ruining my confidence, hate smiling/laughing because it makes the scarring show more, also hate sweating in gym class because it makes face all red and before when i had normal skin i loved sports ): ***mod edited - photo embedded (please embed your photos by using the button beside the film strip.