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airbear2002
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Ok, so I am brand new to the board and kind of brand new to acne. I am 26 and never had an acne problem until 2 years ago when I moved 2 hours from my home town from soft water to really hard water. The transition was devistating on my once perfect skin. I tried pro-active and just about every other over the counter scrubs. My husband and I ended up buying an $8,000 water softener which was absolutely amazing. About a year later I started getting these red patches where my sinuses are and my pores doubled in size in that area almost over night (I think this MAY because of my horrible sinuses which will be fixed in about a month after my surgery) but I also have these tiny red bumps allll over my cheeks and only my cheeks, they are not fluid filled and no matter how clean and exfoliated I keep my skin they do not go away and I am getting really upset and self conscious about it. I try covering them and I can cover the color but you can still see a lot of tiny bumps...I can't wear makeup too long with them either because my right cheek loves to get a huge sore pimple on it whenever I try to put makeup on. I do not have oily skin, I eat healthy, I can't seem to figure out what this can be or how to help it.
After my surgery next month, if this doesn't clear up I need to see a dermatologist but for now what can I do? I think it is caused by my horribly inflamed sinuses pushing bacteria up through my pores, but I have no clue since this is all new to me.
Any advice is welcomed! I will try pretty much anything to go back to how I was 2 years ago before I moved.
After my surgery next month, if this doesn't clear up I need to see a dermatologist but for now what can I do? I think it is caused by my horribly inflamed sinuses pushing bacteria up through my pores, but I have no clue since this is all new to me.
Any advice is welcomed! I will try pretty much anything to go back to how I was 2 years ago before I moved.