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violet89
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Hi
I am nearly 24 and first suffered from acne when I was 12, & they were pretty severe from 15-19 yrs old. In the last few years I have had them under control with the use of the pill- Diane 35.
My problem is that some acne scars on both sides of my jawline have become raised, hard, pink lumps. They are about 2 cm big, some smaller. They are only on my jaw. I have had them for about 6 years now, but I havent heard of or seen anyone with this problem.
I saw a derm 2 years ago & he said that they are really common & people come in just about every day to his clinic with them. I am not convinced. Can anyone please let me know if they have the same thing as me?? As far as I could understand, it is scar tissue that has healed abnormally (maybe its cos they are on the edge of my jaw & the curve of the bone makes healing more difficult)
Anyway at the time he treated me on around 4 occassions with steroid injections into the lumps. They flattened out & they were looking better for about a year, but still had a pink/red colour. However in the last 6 months I have noticed that the lumps have gotten bigger again, maybe even bigger than before. I guess I will go back and get more injections. They are unsightly but I have trouble booking appointments.
If anyone has had the same condition, can you let me know how you treat them & whether they keep growing back??? I'm not sure if the steroid injections are the answer.
Thanks!
I am nearly 24 and first suffered from acne when I was 12, & they were pretty severe from 15-19 yrs old. In the last few years I have had them under control with the use of the pill- Diane 35.
My problem is that some acne scars on both sides of my jawline have become raised, hard, pink lumps. They are about 2 cm big, some smaller. They are only on my jaw. I have had them for about 6 years now, but I havent heard of or seen anyone with this problem.
I saw a derm 2 years ago & he said that they are really common & people come in just about every day to his clinic with them. I am not convinced. Can anyone please let me know if they have the same thing as me?? As far as I could understand, it is scar tissue that has healed abnormally (maybe its cos they are on the edge of my jaw & the curve of the bone makes healing more difficult)
Anyway at the time he treated me on around 4 occassions with steroid injections into the lumps. They flattened out & they were looking better for about a year, but still had a pink/red colour. However in the last 6 months I have noticed that the lumps have gotten bigger again, maybe even bigger than before. I guess I will go back and get more injections. They are unsightly but I have trouble booking appointments.
If anyone has had the same condition, can you let me know how you treat them & whether they keep growing back??? I'm not sure if the steroid injections are the answer.
Thanks!