Acne Discoloration, Please Help

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I'm sixteen and got a really bad spell of acne on my chest starting January 2010. For the most part the acne is gone now, but there is some really obvious pigment discoloration where the acne was. It is mostly brown, with red where the worst of the acne was. My dermatologist has perscribed Alcometasone Diproprionate, a topical steroid, to help with the redness and some of the brown but it doesn't seem to be doing anything. She also advised I put on 15 spf sunscreen, wait 15 mins, then sun it for 15 mins. It doesn't do much. Is there any surefire way to get rid of this discoloration fast?? Thank you.
 
I have this problem also. You might want to google post inflammatory hyperpigmention and it's a really hard problem to get rid of. Since the melanin starts way below the to player that you see, it takes awhile to lighten. It is definately not a quick thing to fix unfortunately. I have tried lasers, Retin-a, hydroquinone, over the counter stuff, nothing really worked. Plus, I wear sunblock everyday plus reapply later in the afternoon, which you must do and spf 15 is nothing. You need to wear more than that at least 30, I wear 45. Anways, mine has lighted up pretty decently but lots of work. I wash with a glycolic cleanser, tone with a salacylic (sp?) acid, I do an aspirin mask if I have any new pimples that I need to dry up, I use an exfoliating microfiber cloth to twice a week. I use a glycolic serum a few times a week. I also use azelaic acid to help suppress the melanin production and I use olay definity which lightens the color. The main ingredient in it that helps is called niaciminide, which I also buy at whole fooRAB in a capsule and I add that to the cream to make it a stronger version and it seems to be helping, I would say it has lightened about 50%. It took at least 3 weeks for me to see some difference but now it's been about 6 weeks and it's definately much better. Good luck.
 
I have hypo pigmentation, which is white shiny spots left over from acne on my chest. I have had no luck getting rid of them and they wont hold makeup at all. Not even dermablend will cover them. Now, i had a really bad breakout on my chest and picked at all of them and have like thirty big red open red sores :( I also am hoping that this will go away. ::(
 
Hello All,

I have used aloe vera based products and it helps clear all kind of problems big or small.If anybody genuinely need help, I am happy to assist.
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