Question:
Has anyone had problems with acne?

I am 49 years old and feel like I am going through puberty. My acne is worst now than when I was a teenager. Has anyone else experienced this problem? My surgery was 1/15/01, Lap RNY and I am down 63 pounds.    — marlene R. (posted on May 29, 2001)

May 29, 2001
Perhaps have your hormones checked out.. I had quite an acne problem start when my hormones fluctuated so much.. and find even w/ hormone replacement therapy it got worse.. took me some time to get my hormones regulated after my hysterectomy. Any major surgery can mess w/ hormones but weightloss does as well as I understand hormones are stored in fat and go through soem major shifting and loss during major weightloss.
   — Dawn R.

May 29, 2001
I had my surgery 1/24/01, and immediately after my skin cleared up and was great for about a month. Then I started having terrible breakouts. I never had acne as a teen so I went to my dermatologist. He gave me a topical solution and said that if that did not help I would need to take and oral antibiotic. I ended up taking some left over antibiotics I had, for a week, just to speed up the process. It has been a month since I quit the antibiotics and my skin is good again. I still use the topical medication which is just like a strong astringent. I put it on my clean skin in the morning and can even wear make up. Go to a derm and check it out. We work too hard loosing the weight to feel embarrased over our skin. Good Luck.
   — Sue B.

June 22, 2001
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