dermatologist appointment

after months of waiting, my dermatologist appointment finally arrived today.

she suggested I continue the antibiotics for now, and to continue with the Vitamin A cream.

contrary to what the walk in clinic dr said, the dermatologist says that I can use exfoliants, maybe once per week. She said masks are ok, moisturizers are ok. She even said my makeup is ok if it's oil free or non comedogenic. Not only is my Vichy makeup ok, there was an ad for it in her office.

She said the Vitamin A cream can  be used longterm but the antibiotics should be no more than 6 weeks because then I'll start building up resistence to it. She said my clindomycin topic med is overkill. it's just another antibiotic and i'll become resistant.

She also said to wash my face with a washcloth as this exfoliates as well. Contrary to what the walk in dr said, she said tersaseptic is ok except for the fact that it might dry my skin out too much. She recommended Oxy instead, and to use it at night, continue my long term use of spectrogel in the morning.

Contrary to walk in clinic dr, the dermatologist says diet and acne are related. Only specifically carbs and sugars. She said to consume in moderation.

So the battle continues. my acne fluctuates. It is really bad right now, no signs of improvement...