Acne on back... How do you get rid of it?

[krwell]

Okay I'm starting to get acne on my back. I'm 23 so I don't think its just being a teenager thing. Any good ways to get rid of it?

 

[StevenYoo]

try checking out acne.org

 

[SuperSix]

Sandpaper belt

 

[StormRider]

Go up to any hot looking girl and ask her to pop them for you.

It's a great way to meet hot looking girls...

 

[Gillbot]

Shower?

 

[JC]

Obviously the replies of insensitive dweebs who've never experienced the problem :|

Go to a dermatologist, the only remedies are going to be prescription.

JC

 

[tm37]

Stop taking roids

 

[foolanger]

keep scratching it till they disappear...

 

[Kntx]

hehehe... bacne at 23??

go see a dermotologist (or however you spell it).

 

[ElFenix]

soap?

 

[Led Zeppelin]

Your first mistake is asking a serious question on this forum, because you'll get one serious answer and about 30 smarta$$ replies. If the idiots here knew anything, adult acne is more prevelent than teenage acne, and your best bet is to get a prescription from your dermatologist.

 

[Mucman]

I've always found that mine is fine in the summer. My theory is that I get more sun and less back irritation. During school, I notice acne appears where my shoulder straps are always at! It drives me nuts! (and I'm 22)

 

[acidvoodoo]

http://www.acne.org/faq.html#bacne

 

[Nutdotnet]

I suffer from the same problem man, mine started showing up when I was 19 and hasn't gone away in 2+ years. Anyways, if you find out anything interesting shoot me a PM or somethin, back acne sucks ass.

 

[bmacd]

it may not be acne, but could be folliculitus. They are both easily confused. Either way, your family doctor can prescribe the correct prescription or you may get antibiotics. As a worst case scenario, you'll get a referral to a dermatologist.

-=bmacd=-

 

[NewSc2]

Originally posted by: LedZeppelin
Your first mistake is asking a serious question on this forum, because you'll get one serious answer and about 30 smarta$$ replies. If the idiots here knew anything, adult acne is more prevelent than teenage acne, and your best bet is to get a prescription from your dermatologist.

strong words from somebody who's been here less than a month.

You can try to use the facial wash as a body wash, or Neutrogena has these body-cleaner formulas (the name escapes me right now, but the soap is orange). I had some pimples on my arms that kinda died down when I used the formula, but they were very light anyways and nobody could tell. They have the same active ingredient as most acne creams/facial washes do, just to a lesser degree.

 

[morkinva]

#1: Pimple Patrol
#2: Back brush for the shower

 

[Amused]

I'm 35 and I still get the occational face pimple if I don't regularly use Oxy, or I'f I'm stressed, or if I've caused any irritation to my face. I also get moderate bacne during the winter.

If your bacne gets worse during the winter, try going to a tanning bed twice or three times a week for just 10 minites or so each session. Don't try to get a dark tan or anything, just a normal amount of sunlight like you would get in the summer. If you can, go to a salon with stand up booths. Laying down on your back on hard plastic, stewing in your own sweat will just irritate your skin further.

Whatever you do, do NOT scrub or scratch your back. Don't pop any pimples with the exception of blackheads. This only causes irritation and makes it worse. Pimples come in clusters because we pop them, rub them, scratch them and scrub them and irritate the surrounding area... causing even more pimples.

 

[Lvis]

I had the same problem... then my back hair started to come in. Before long the hair just covered them up. Life was good again. Hopefully this work out the same for you.

 

[bentwookie]

Originally posted by: L vis
I had the same problem... then my back hair started to come in. Before long the hair just covered them up. Life was good again. Hopefully this work out the same for you.

hair AND pimples on your back?? eewwwwwww

 

[erikiksaz]

I had small pimples here and there on my back during winter, but once track season started and i began to practice, they all went away. Maybe the key is for sweat to run through those pores?

 

[Deeko]

tetracycline

 

[RGN]

Originally posted by: Mucman
I've always found that mine is fine in the summer. My theory is that I get more sun and less back irritation. During school, I notice acne appears where my shoulder straps are always at! It drives me nuts! (and I'm 22)

ahhahaha shoulder straps?!?!?!!? Do you shop at Victoria's Secret?

 

[Renob]

I had the same problem... then my back hair started to come in. Before long the hair just covered them up. Life was good again


Me too, my wife calls it man hair. Hair came in acne went away.

 

[Led Zeppelin]

Originally posted by: NewSc2

Originally posted by: LedZeppelin
Your first mistake is asking a serious question on this forum, because you'll get one serious answer and about 30 smarta$$ replies. If the idiots here knew anything, adult acne is more prevelent than teenage acne, and your best bet is to get a prescription from your dermatologist.

strong words from somebody who's been here less than a month.

I've actually been here much longer than you think. This is a name that I liked better than the one that I was using previously, so I decided to switch.

Back to the question at hand, after seeing your PCP, you'll get a referral to a dermatologist, where he'll probably give you a prescription for tetracycline, or in more extreme cases, minocycline. Accutane is also another possibility, but that's usually for severe cases of acne.