Treating Mild Acne and Popping Pimples
Dermatologist Dr. Amy Wechsler gives you the facts on flare-ups and mild acne, and how to deal with them.
WHAT’S THE CAUSE?
Sebum. The difference between black heads and white heads is that blackheads are sebum clogged pores that have been exposed to the air and oxidized turning the spot black. There has been no scientific evidence proving diet has anything to do with outbreaks, but I completely believe stress is a factor.
WHAT’S THE TREATMENT?
You should never squeeze, but I know better than to expect y’all to listen. People love to see the schmutz pop, so let’s talk about the right way to do it. First, the pimple has to be ready with a white or green pustule head. Forcing one that isn’t ready is asking for problems. Schmutz can travel under the skin if pressed too hard, causing an outbreak somewhere else. NEVER squeeze with your fingers. I don’t even recommend using a tissue because your nails can poke through and cause scarring. Take two Q-tips, on either side of the pimple, and apply equal pressure. Q-tips give you more leverage and make it easier to squeeze all around including the sides of the nose and other hard to reach spaces. The sebum will ooze out onto the Q-tips, but the moment you see blood you should stop. Apply a hydrocortisone on the spot. NEVER smear it all over the face. Only apply it on the spot you’re trying to treat. For special occasions like “prom night” or wedding day, pimple disasters can be treated in the dermatologist office by injecting a steroid called an ILK (intra legional kenlog) directly into the pimple to make it go away. It will go down the next day.
HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH A CYSTIC PIMPLE?
Cystic pimples are much larger and more painful than your usual pimple, and usually appear as bumps under the skin. DO NOT squeeze these under any circumstance. Back in the day, I would try so hard to work the stupid thing to the surface. The problem is there is no connection; they are walled off. It’s a ball of sebum with goop that is so thick, it wouldn’t be able to drain out of a tiny hole even if it could reach the surface of the skin. Needles don’t help; you’re just screwing with the surface and will cause scarring. Also, often times if you “drain” it; it will fill back up. So see a dermatologist and have it injected, or leave it alone. They will go away on their own.
WHAT CAN YOU BUY OVER THE COUNTER TO TREAT SPOT PIMPLES?
Generic benzyl peroxides and products with salicylic acid. They don’t have to be fancy name brands to work on mild acne. An added plus, Neutrogena makes some great makeup cover-ups that have percentages of these healing ingredients. Anything you put on your face should be oil free and non-comedogenic. That means NO cocoa butter on your face - ever. So many young women of color do this and it’s horrible for your skin.
HOW DO YOU TREAT HARD TO REACH “BACNE”?
It’s not so much the new things on the market you can buy; it’s the new vehicles to direct the treatment. There are now foams and sprays you can use to reach areas creams can’t. I prescribe a spray cortisone in the office, but Murad makes a body spray with salicylic acid that you can buy online.
For more information about Dr. Amy Wechsler, visit www.dramywechsler.com


Comments
hello tyra well ive been strugling with acne since fore ever i rememberwhen i was smaller i said id never get any acne i look at you and wish i had ur beatifull skin is soo embarising to lok how i do i wish there was a product out there that really worked i watch ur show every day i remember back on nov 28th i think u had ciara princess harris on your show im a big fan of you and her id wish i would have meet her one day shes always busy everytime she comes to chicago for a concert is really hard for me to get a picture with her and i end up spending money for nothing her performance is always great i wish i would have tooken a picture with her with my clear skin now i look ugly feel ugly and i'am ugly please help me :) i love you tyra u inspire so many people everyday of your life your a gift from god love u soo much your so beatifull and the modelling agencys need u back on top cause ur beatifull
Posted by: erick | October 12, 2007 1:52 PM
hey tyra,
I really adore you!.. I watch your shows constantly, I brows through your web sit,I read every article about you,I brows through every picture you have in the web.. Your my role modle..I have this really big problem-I'v got pimples for about 7 years now.. and I'm really hop'n that you could really help me.. I try to mimik your modling form,your style,..everything.. except for your clear and radiant face.. I'm hoping that you could help me..any over the counter or natural remmedies that you could suggest?..
thanks tyra
More power to you,your career and to your family..
Posted by: cattleya | October 12, 2007 2:39 AM
hey tyra,
I really adore you!.. I watch your shows constantly, I brows through your web sit,I read every article about you,I brows through every picture you have in the web.. Your my role modle.. Your show's are really GOOD!.. I'm from the philippines.. 19 years old.. I have this really big problem-I'v got pimples for about 7 years now.. and I'm really hop'n that you could really help me.. I try to mimik your modling form,your style,..everything.. except for your clear and radiant face.. I'm hoping that you could help me..any over the counter or natural remmedies that you could suggest?..
thanks tyra
God Bless you,your career and to your family..
Posted by: cattleya | October 12, 2007 2:36 AM
hey tyra. Im 14 and im having a problem with my acne. and i have struggled with it for about 4 years now. and my family always hassles me, telling me that i just need to wash my face. but, ive tried so much stuff and nothing seems to work . And i was going to buy proactiv but my parents said that we dont have enough money. Any ways, alot of people in my school ask me why i have so many bumps on my face. And not alot of people in my school have this problem. you see, you can always point me out in a crowd in my school because they are very few white people. but that is DEFFINITLY not a problem. but there are some people that look at my different because im overweight and i have all these bumps on my face. Ive tried so many things and nothing ever seems to work. If you caould help that would be so awesome.
iLOVEyou.
Posted by: kaycee | October 5, 2007 7:40 AM
Hi Tyra!
Im 22 years old and well i have struggled with acne since i could remember. I have literally tried 100's of products including proactive,neutrogena, Biore, clean & clear, aveeno, etc. And i still have struggled with acne on my face and back. I hate it! i try to cover them up with make-up at times but i hate to wear make-up. i've been told its from stress and stuff so i try not to stress but i still get breakouts and for once i just want to have clear nice skin and feel good about looking in the mirror. Please help!
Posted by: nadine | October 5, 2007 1:46 AM
Trya,
I'm 26 years old and i have mild acne. My acne didn't not appear as often until after high school and has increased. Maybe stress can be the problem. My son who was 4 at the time asked me why do i have mosquito bites on my face. I have a pretty good sense of humor and understand he's just a child, but that really hurt my feeling. I laughed it off like i do most things, but it is a problem. Everyone else says i'm cute and it's not that bad, but i have to deal with this everyday. I have to use the different products and hope for a miracle. I have to wonder if people are looking at me or my face. It's just gets to me sometimes.
I'll try the pop with a Q-tip idea though. Thanks for the information and listening.
Posted by: Jackie | October 4, 2007 9:45 AM
wELL MS TYRA I'M ONLY 15 DANGON YEARS OLD TRYING TO ENJOY MY HIGHSCHOOL LIFE BUT I CAN'T BECAUSE OF ACNE YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I CRIED MYSELF TO SLEEP FEELING I'M UGLY. aCTUALLY I'M CUTE BUT ACNE IS NOT HELPING I FEAR PONYTAILS WEELL... MY HAIR WOULD GO IN MY FACE TO COVER ME. IT'S NOT EVEN THE ACNE MUCH IT'S THE BLEMISHES. MY FAMILY HARRASS ME CONSTANTLY MAKING MY SELFESTEEM GO DOWN(NOT MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY BUT YOU KNOW YOUR AUNTIES LALALA ).ONE DAY MY UNCLE TOLD ME MY FACE MADE HIM WANT TO VOMIT I CAN'T COMPLETE THE REST WITHOUT CRYING NOT MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY BUT YOU KNOW YOUR AUNTIES LALALA. OH TYRA I CAN FEEL THE PAIN BLEED THROUGH MY FINGERS AS THEY TYPE THIS IN A PUBLIC LIBRARY AND YOU CAN BET I'M LOOKING AROUND FOR NOSY READERS. TYRA IT HURT'S SO MUCH AS YOU CAN SEE I WAS AFRAID TO PUT MY NAME. i CAN'T EVEN WRITE IT ALL DOWN BECAUSE I'M SCARED I FEEL LIKE THAT KENYA GIRL BECAUSE I AM AFRICAN AND CARRIBEAN MIXED I MEAN I'M USING STUFF NOW BUT I WANT MY 5 YEAR OLD CLEAR SKIN NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWW.
GOD BLESS YOU AND EVEN MORE IF YOUCAN HELP ME
Posted by: Anonymous | October 2, 2007 4:00 PM
Hey Tyra,I totally LOVE your show and i neva try to miss it at any cost...my main prob perhaps experiences by thousands of teens in da world...i have tried thousands of products(well not really thousands)but nothing works!I would really love to have flawless skin like you have...i cant really afford big name products like neutrogena and stuff like that!What should i do Tyra??????Help is needed
Posted by: Namrata | October 1, 2007 12:04 PM
i use to have really bad acne on my face,..i unfortunatly made the mistake of using a product that worked for my friend but not for me,..my whole face for years i tried everything but so far so good chemical peels really does work i wish i found it before all the years i wasted not going out and people who dont have the acne dont know are so stupid thinking you have acne because you dont wash your face enough or its your hair in your face or you must do drugs ugh,...people really need to educate themselves ... you show is awesome tyra
Posted by: hannah | September 27, 2007 11:14 PM
Hey tyra i dont know where to start because i have realy wished for this opportunity to tell you this.I am from africa,kenya and am a poor girl suffering from acne for 4 years.I know probably you have alot of mails to read and maybe i cannot get a chance from you to save my life.Acne as taken control of my life and sometime i am so quiet because i just feel like life is meaningless.My mum always encourage me but everyday i have to get new pimples.Sometime i cant sleep and i wake up and pray to God,eventhough i will not the cure for my acne but also to save who are suffering from it.Writting to you today,i feel my heart is revealed because this is my first mail.Please tyra help me live the kind of life other people are living,life with no fear of facing someone face to face.I dont remember the last time i took pictures because am afraid of my face.Sometime i wake up and look myself in the mirror and ask God why me? i accept the fact am poor but i have suffered alot.I have spent my life crying and am not able to buy products because my mum have to save for our food.I hope i have not waisted your time and hope that kind and lovely heart will consider me.I am from kenya i am 19years old.i love you tyra you are my inspiration
Posted by: evelyne nyambura | September 26, 2007 11:00 AM
Hello Tyra,
I missed the show about skin care, but I was able to read some of the tips that were mentioned on the show. I am a 25 year old black woman who suffers from really oily skin. The biggest problem that I have is not only the break-outs but the blemishes my pimples leave behind(rather I pop pimples or not). Right now I use Proactive, which seems to work better than the hundreds of other skin care lines that I have tried, but I was wondering if any of the fade creams work and what would be the best thing to do for my skin. This has always been a sensitive issue for me because I feel like when people look at me they are looking at my blemishes and not the beauty that is underneath.
Posted by: Cassie | September 20, 2007 9:48 PM
hi tyra,
first of, kudo's on your shows, it truly give's and insight on how the world is and how we belong to it.From racism,to beauty, to celebs, and self improvement issue's..trully everything in the world...in one show...awesome job
well, the thing is here's my issue, i hate complaining but if you read this i think and hope you will understand.
I am 22 years old, i live in kenya, i have a perfect life, but my acne has ruined everybit of the perfect from my life.i watched your show and it give me hope, that my acne will also go away.
i have tried everything, from prescription medicines, to home remedies like all the other girls, but nothing wrks, i knw am singing the same song!!!the fact is this has caused such low self esteem, and stress.
i don't go out, i am 22 and have never been out with my friends, never gone partying, just wrk home and back to wrk, this place i think is safe for me.
i mum beleives they will go away, but its so hard, because of my acne i think ppl dn't like me, and i will never belong to this world.i have big dreams, and its sad, that i can not do anything about me.
i can't look at the mirror, i hate myself, and i wonder if i hate myself, how can some else love me!!!!well...all i have done for a very long time is cry, and i wish all will be fine...well...hope i am not putting alot of burden of my problems on you, but i think u probably understand,
i hope u read this, and all the way from Kenya..ASANTE SANE(THANK YOU)..for your amazing showz
Posted by: Dharmishtha | September 19, 2007 7:02 AM
Hey tyra well i really luv your show but i need sum advice.How do i know which acne medicine is the best one for me.I really want to be able to look at myself one day and see my face clear. thanks
Posted by: crystal | September 18, 2007 7:26 PM
Hey tyra well i really luv your show but i need sum advice.How do i know which acne medicine is the best one for me.I really want to be able to look at myself one day and see my face clear. thanks
Posted by: crystal | September 18, 2007 7:08 PM
Hey tyra well i really luv your show but i need sum advice.How do i know which acne medicine is the best one for me.I really want to be able to look at myself one day and see my face clear. thanks
Posted by: crystal | September 18, 2007 7:04 PM
hay tyra. i really need help on my skin. can you tell me which type of cream or medication i can use to get rid of my pimples and my post- acne scars? i also wanted to ask you what the dermatologist's name was that treated yaya's(antm 3 runner up)skin, because whoever she was did an amazing job.
thanks!
Posted by: gia | September 14, 2007 1:36 PM
hay tyra. i really need help on my skin. can you tell me which type of cream or medication i can use to get rid of my pimples and my post- acne scars? i also wanted to ask you what the dermatologist's name was that treated yaya's(antm 3 runner up)skin, because whoever she was did an amazing job.
thanks!
Posted by: gia | September 14, 2007 1:34 PM
hay tyra. i really need help on my skin. can you tell me which type of cream or medication i can use to get rid of my pimples and my post- acne scars? i also wanted to ask you what the dermatologist's name was that treated yaya's(antm 3 runner up)skin, because whoever she was did an amazing job.
thanks!
Posted by: gia | September 14, 2007 1:13 PM
hey tyra. ever since 8th grade i have had horrible acne. i should be almost done with puberty, im almost 20 yrs old. i have tried almost everything and nothing seems to work. i hate meeting people. i hate looking people in the eyes. im always thinking when people look at me they see my acne and their judging me. i dated this guy for over a year and i never met his family because im so embarrassed. it has really ruined my confidence.
Posted by: Kayla | September 13, 2007 10:03 PM
hello Tyra :) i have had really bad acne probably since i was 9 years old im currently 12 & i just hat the way my face looks i just dont know what to do anymore nothing works & i cant afford much. i really need help. im the only girl in my grade with acne and i hate it alot of people point out my pimples and its annnoying & it makes me feel like crap becuz of my acne im very stressed & insurcure i hate being the only girl with acne im ughh.. just not happy do u have any suggestions?? becuz im really tired of being the only girl with acne.
Posted by: Erica | September 13, 2007 5:23 PM
hey Tyra? i really love your show. I would like 2 know when are you going 2 do the Tyra show in South Africa? because i would really love 2 c u and be one of the audience.
i think i might have a solution to acne sufferers go c ur doctor and ask them to prescribe purbac(antibiotic pills), they really work.
Hope 2 c u soon in my country. Hola7
Posted by: thando | September 12, 2007 7:40 AM
tyra, help I can't stand my face like My life sucks with this acne like I am the tallest person in my class even taller then the boys then to top it all of I have acne and really bad acne I've tried everything and it doesn't work. I just want 2 be be liked what can I do please help!!! -Gloria
Posted by: Gloria | September 7, 2007 10:29 PM
Hey Tyra ures so hot. please marry me
Posted by: Julian | September 5, 2007 2:25 AM
OK so I have mild acne and it won't go away! I have tried every thingout there and none of it works! Even that new 8 hour cream dosn't even work!! I also tried that toothpaste thing and it didn't work!! I also popped them the way you said to and I got a big sccar!! what do I do! I'm in the 8th grade and am one of the only 8th graders at my school with acne!!
HELP ME!!!
Posted by: erin | September 1, 2007 4:24 PM
I will be 50 in Jan. & have suffered with acne since I was 9 yrs. old. The only things a doctor gave me was vitamin B-12 shots which did nothing. I have used everything imaginable with no lasting results. One thing that did help, but younger folks would have to use sparingly, is Dry-Lo by Serious Skin Care. It really helps clear up pimples. I wish there was a cure but there isn't. I have blackheads on my nose with very very large pores. And now I get the acne beneath the skin that doesn't surface and creates hard bumps. My face hurts sometimes and I've resolved that I'll have wrinkles and acne til I die. I've never been able to wear short sleeves or tank tops or spagetti strap dresses since I was in my early 20's because of acne and the scarring.
Posted by: Linda | August 29, 2007 6:48 PM
hey tyra
I really need help I have tryed everything for my acne. I have had it for at least 3 years with no luck. It sometimes goes away but then all of a sudden it comes back. I am so stressed out about it. I have even tried the doctors medicine and nothing is working. I think it has to do with stress. What should i do about it?
Posted by: Jenny | August 29, 2007 11:35 AM
well im so depressed about my face i feel so ugly i tried everything but it jus gets use to my skin. i really really need help im in a deep crisis and its deep..so deep i don't even want to go anywhere i left a couple comments on here but dont help i cry alot cause people call me mean names and i hate it!!!im 17 and trying to get on with my life sometimes i think boys just like me cause i have a car i felt so happy for that girl that got help from tyra i would die to be her....help me pleaze!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Katie | August 27, 2007 8:17 PM
hey tyra you probably have a lot of emails to read and you probably won't get to mine but i just though i'll try. Well here is my problem i have really bad acne and i've tried everything to cure i even tried proactive and it didn't even work it just made it worst. I really need some help or even tips to control my acne. I have really low self esteem because of my acne and im always worried that people are always looking at my ugly skin. Please help me if you can.
Posted by: olena | August 24, 2007 2:41 PM
I know you've gotten an insane amount of comments on this post, but I'm so desperate with my battle against acne that I thought I'd give it a try.
I'm 19 years old and I've had acne since grade 4, never having anyone tell me how to deal with it. I didn't treat my skin well and because of that, I have scars that just don't go away. Since then, I've been trying everything and NOTHING has solved it. I still have active acne as well as scars. Help! I don't know what to do!
Posted by: Nikki | August 24, 2007 12:25 PM
Hi Tyra I am a big fan.You are sooooo BEAUTIFUL and I love your show.I'm A TEENAGER and I have acne onmy face, on my back,and blackheads.I've tried everything but it didn't work.I want my face like yours clean and clear.WHAT SHOULD I DO?PLEASE help me.THANX!
Posted by: | August 23, 2007 9:34 PM
Hey Tyra,
I have acne and i have tried just about everything in store's but no matter what i try it never goes away, i've tried proactive and it just keeps coming back. I am so self concious of my face i walk with my head down. I dont know what else to use...
Posted by: Jessica | August 23, 2007 12:27 PM
Hey Tyra,
I have acne and i have tried just about everything in store's but no matter what i try it never goes away, i've tried proactive and it just keeps coming back. I am so self concious of my face i walk with my head down. I dont know what else to use...
Posted by: Jessica | August 23, 2007 12:27 PM
Hey Tyra,
I have acne and i have tried just about everything in store's but no matter what i try it never goes away, i've tried proactive and it just keeps coming back. I am so self concious of my face i walk with my head down. I dont know what else to use...
Posted by: Jessica | August 23, 2007 12:22 PM
hi tyra this is your biggest fan ever i model but theres is one problem i have acne i hate it so much i tryed everything everytime i do it and 2 week after there still there i just sit there and cry my mom says alot about it two and i allways clean my face but nothing is working please please help me please thanks love ya , your biggest fan thiana
Posted by: Thiana | August 22, 2007 3:12 PM
I Tyra
I love your show you are such an beautiful, kind and loving person. My problem is that I used to pop my pimples the wrong way, and now I have some scarring because of it. Can you please tell me some thing that will help me get with these scars.
Thank you sooooo mucho
Vanessa from Puerto Rico
God Bless
Posted by: vanessa | August 21, 2007 11:05 PM
Tyra,
Hey its Heather im 12 yrs but i have struggled with zits every sence i was 7 yrs my grandma gave me some stuff when i didnt have any zits but when i had used it i broke out bad and i have tryed stff after stuff and know im on a pill but every sence i put that stuff on my face i cant clear it up. I have been called pizza face by my own mom and my face gets so oliey and i try what ever comes out. but yah and my friends they all tess me but i cant get my face clear..please help me!
i love you tyra
~~~Heather~~~
ps. please help
Posted by: Heather | August 21, 2007 2:47 PM
Hi Tyra, you and your show are amazing and I love you and every bit of your show.
Tyra I have a problem and I know you can be of help to solve my problem. I have this black mark on my forehead and I have done everything possible to have it gone but all result in vain. I always feel bad when friends ask me what has happened to me.
Tyra this mark has be come a nightmare in my life ever since, and I always feel shy, bad whenever I look into a mirror. Please Tyra help me.
From: Josephine Victoria Adams from Africa – Ghana.
Thanks and God bless you and your team.
Posted by: Adams | August 21, 2007 4:25 AM
hey tyra !
i love your show, and i've gotten some great tips off of it. but i have a question. i have a lot of black heads, which are hard to get rid of. i've tried so many different products to get rid of them, but they just don't work. do you know any product that will work or have any tips ? thanks. :)
Posted by: Julia | August 20, 2007 9:29 AM
A tip 2 dry a pimple out is puttin toothpaste on it, but jus on that spot.
dont rub it all over
i learned the hard way
Posted by: Jojo | August 18, 2007 8:41 PM
hey tyra!! i love your show so much. i was just wondering how to get rid of acne scars, and i've tried to get rid of my pimples with every kind of facewash but nothing seems to work. what should i do?
thank you!!!
Rachel
Posted by: Rachel | August 18, 2007 7:50 PM
hey tyra,
i have a great tip for getting rid of pimples when u get one before you go to bed you should take a pressed powder from like covergril or something and you put it on the pimple(alot of it) and what it does it kind of like dries it up so the next day the big red zit is gone
Posted by: andrea | August 17, 2007 7:36 PM
Tyra,'
well i love you!! and ur my insperation and if i had one wish it would be to met u. But i have really bad skin im curley taking a pill, do u think thats a good idea? and i also have tryed Proative but it didnt clean it up. Should i try ahlohal to dry it up?
~~~Heather~~~
Posted by: Heather | August 17, 2007 2:53 PM
hi Tyra,
my whole family had really oily skin when they were yonger and i inherited it. its really embarresing for me because i have the worst skin out of all of my friends. whenever i go somewhere with them i feel like they are looking at me or that people are comparing me to them. ive tried everything and i cant seem to get it under control. i feel disgusted when i look in the mirror. what can i do?
Posted by: Caitlin | August 16, 2007 11:46 PM
Its three weeks before my sophmore year and I've never had a good school picture where people say, "WOW kristin you look so pretty". All of a sudden I started breaking out all on my forehead and its really scarry my parents won't even take me to a dermatoligist. Makeup only covers the reddness but it won't cover the big bump. Tyra my last solution is to get a haircut that will cover most of my forhead. Any tips for haircuts or acne products that won't come with that Hollywood price?
Posted by: Kristin | August 15, 2007 7:58 PM
HI i got my acne from my mother and i try a ambi fade cream and ambi cleansing bar and oxy ane treatment and nothing works i also got it on my top part of my back now i have marks from those that already been healed what should i do so that i have smooth nice skin and a nice face and still eat what i wont what should i do thats already in stores thats near me
Posted by: Camecia | August 15, 2007 3:41 PM
HI i got my acne from my mother and i try a ambi fade cream and ambi cleansing bar and oxy ane treatment and nothing works i also got it on my top part of my back now i have marks from those that already been healed what should i do so that i have smooth nice skin and a nice face
Posted by: Camecia | August 15, 2007 3:39 PM
hey tyra!
i'm 18 and struggling with my skin issues! aside from acne, i have HORRABLE scars that WILL NOT go away! i wakeup evey morning and hate what i see in the mirror. It has taken over my life and self esteem. I refuse to let anyone see me like this and put makeup on to cover it as soon as i wake up.I can't take this and desperately need your help. What can i use to safely get rid of my scars without breaking out? Any ideas would really help out. thanks =]
Posted by: kris | August 15, 2007 3:04 PM
Love your show,
I suffer from adult acne but have a great dermatologist in NYC. He gave me Glycare Perfection Gel by M.D. Forte for "spot care", (you know, those huge subterranean ones.) It'll shrink the big painful ones and if it doesn't, it makes the poppable ones disappear the night after you pop them (safely, of course.)
Posted by: Sandy | August 15, 2007 10:32 AM
Hey Tyra. My name is Andreina. I'm 17 years old. I have a terrible acne problem and the worst thing is that is on my back. I've been so depressed because of this and i haven't wore a bathing suit in over 4 years. I've heard of so many ways to help the situation, i've tried a couple but they just don't work. I'm begging you to please give me some tips on how to make the situation better. I really need your hepl/advice. Please tell me what should i do
Posted by: Andreina | August 15, 2007 10:09 AM
Hey Tyra. My name is Andreina. I'm 17 years old. I have a terrible acne problem and the worst thing is that is on my back. I've been so depressed because of this and i haven't wore a bathing suit in over 4 years. I've heard of so many ways to help the situation, i've tried a couple but they just don't work. I'm begging you to please give me some tips on how to make the situation better. I really need your hepl/advice. Please tell me what should i do
Posted by: Andreina | August 15, 2007 10:02 AM
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Posted by: golden rule health insurance | August 15, 2007 9:41 AM
Hi Tyra,
My name is Christina and I am 16 years old. i have blackheads on my nose and i hate it. I was wondering if you know the Best way to get rid of blackheads!! Also I have back acne and i tryed proactive, neutrogena, and clean and clear, but nothings worked. So can you help me with my 2 issues please???
Posted by: Christina | August 15, 2007 9:15 AM
Hi Tyra! I love both of your shows, ANTM and the Tyra Show! I think that when it comes to pimples you should continue with your daily routine but make something else about you look really good like your outfit or hair or something, and so then you as well as others will focus on you outfit or hair and not your face!
Posted by: emily | August 15, 2007 7:36 AM
dear Tyra
i have found a solution to my acne it is Zit Zap...it comes in a little black box and it actually works compared to most of the stuff i bought
luvs from ur #1 fan
morgan
Posted by: morgan | August 14, 2007 7:50 PM
Ooh and a good face mask for acne is Manuka Honey. It's antibacterial and cleans deeply.
U can use it as often as you like, daily or two to tree times a week. Don't forget to exfoliate, I make a paste from cornmeal with water as a facial scrub.
It will leave your skin soft and smooth and works even better if u use it before the manuka honey face mask.
Good luck ya'll
p.s. use a daycream or lotion on your face with at least; spf 15. Eucerin make good ones.
Posted by: Debbie | August 13, 2007 5:36 AM
Hi Ladies,
The solution for my troubled skin was;
Using Yasmin (birthcontrol pill) it contains drospirenone a hormone that controlls acne. Ask your doctor about it.
And a face cream that you can use at night, wich will improve your skin within weeks is; Vicco Turmeric cream. It's a 100% natural cream en it works! The smell is a bit strong, but if you want clear skin? A good and very mild cleanser for acne is Neem soap (Margo)also 100% natural.
xoxo
Debbie
Posted by: Debbie | August 13, 2007 5:07 AM
Hi Tyra and the readers!
Im 20 yrs old, I had acne problems since I was 9. I've used everything proactive, nuetrogena, claersil, etc. In the past 10 yrs I tried all the products, I feel like only a miracle could take the pimples off my face. Acne is the only self esteme issue I have, and it is killing me.
Dear Tyra and the readers do u have a miracle solution? Pls let me know!!! Much luv Bina
Posted by: Bina | August 12, 2007 10:35 PM
dear tyra
i watch your show every day and i have alot of acne...i bought some neutrogena acne stress control and it doesn't work what should i do??
luvs
morgan
Posted by: Morgan | August 12, 2007 6:44 PM
HEY TYRA, IM KINBERLY AND I AM 12 YEARS OLD. I LOVE YOUR SHOW AND I WATCH IT WHENEVER I CAN !!!!!!!!!!
BUT THE THING IS THAT I HAVE A HUGE ACNE PROBELM. I UESED EVERYTHING FROM SPECIAL BAR SOPES TO EXPENSIVE CREAMS!!!! I HAVE ACNE NOW LIKE HOW I NEVER HAD IN MY LIFE WHAT DO I DO ????????
PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!
Posted by: kimberly puga | August 11, 2007 4:50 PM
hi tyra,
mi name is stephanie and im 15 years old. ever since the 6th grade i have had horrible acne. like every other person in the world, i couldn't stand just looking at this big thing on my face so i would pop it. yeah it hurt but at least it wouldn't still be there. finally i told my mom that i couldn't stand it anymore so she took me to the dermatologist. my dermatologist prescribed me a topical gel called Retin-A and pills that started working with in the first two weeks. ever since i started the treatment i have felt so confident about everything. it really really works!!
Posted by: stephanie | August 11, 2007 4:43 PM
Hi Tyra, first off let me start by saying i love your show. im 16 going on 17 and have acne like many teenagers do.It makes me so self concious around people because i have it all under the skin of my cheeks and thats where people usually stare.So i always where my hair down covering my face so that noone see's but that only makes it worse because of the chemicals in my hair.I would love if you could give me any advice or help on the situation...Thanks
Posted by: Katherine | August 10, 2007 3:28 PM
Hi Tyra,
I'm 17 and I've been suffering with unbearable acne since about the end of freshman year in highschool. I despise acne and one of my wishes would be to have nice clear skin...I hate acne! Can you please help me I have trouble being myself due to my acne, I get real shy and it's hard to express myself :(
Posted by: Francisco | August 10, 2007 3:06 PM
yes im a guy but anyways i have a bad problem and it makes me sick its so unfair that some have clear skin and like me pimples, god bless me with so many blessings and i wish one waz clear skin, i tried every thing to help but none worked plz give me advice or something to help my acne plz
,
yours truly
Brandan Fisher
Posted by: Brandan | August 10, 2007 2:54 PM
Tyra,
My name is Beek and im 23 yrs old. I have a really big problem with my face and i need advice on how to help get rid of the problem. Well before i had my son i have always had pimples. While i was pregnant my face started to clear up cause of the prenantal pills, thank god for them. After my son was born and i stop taking prenantal pills, i develope really oilly skin. I love putting on make-up but the oils on my face just loves to take them off. My face gets really greasy during the day and by the end of the day i always feel really fustrated and dirty cause my face develope so much oil during the day. I have tried so much, from the high price product, even though i cant even afford them. I NEED YOUR HELP! I want to feel comfortable talking to people face to face and not feeling like the glair from the sun hitting my oilly face is blinding them. Please i need some advice.
always,
Beek
Posted by: Beek | August 9, 2007 10:33 PM
I have had acen for as longs as i can remember. I use neosporin, I have tryed ever cream that a doctor can give you and nesoporin works better than anything.
Posted by: Laura | August 9, 2007 10:20 PM
i have had acne for as longs as i can remember and i use neosporin. i have tryed all the creams that a doctor could give you and it works better than anything.
Posted by: Laura | August 9, 2007 10:14 PM
Getting rid of mild acne can sometimes help with eating lot of vitamine b5.
A cream called "Duac" is also great for those wíth mild acne.
Posted by: | August 9, 2007 6:48 AM
RE: Toyah.
U should see a doctor if u have cystic acne already...coz it doesnt go away by itself. Antibiotics can sometimes help. U can also try laser treatment at a plastic clinic if the antibiotics dont help.
But I am sure u will get the help u need just contact your doctor in your town and they will help.
I didnt think regular doctors had a "cure" for acne, I thought they would think I was "foolish" to see acne as a problem. But it is a problem and it can get worse if u dont do anything about it, specially if u have cystic acne it can leave u with bad scarring even if u dont pick on the pimples.
Posted by: mimi | August 9, 2007 6:40 AM
Hi Tyra, I am 32 and suffer from all the different types of acne you can think of. Cystic, balck and white heads etc. I live in Scotland and heard about your show on acne. How a lady was cured. I missed that series but my mum arrived from Lagos and was going on about it. I am getting in touch as a last resort . Don't know what else to do. I have spent so much on tratments to noavail. I've had acne for at least 19 years and don't even know what my face looks like without it. It's really quite depressing. Can you help?
Toyah
Posted by: toyah | August 8, 2007 3:26 PM
i have a small group of tiny pimples to the left of my chin and the burn so bad.do you know any home remedys or creams to help sooth and clear up this rash like area?
Posted by: Lucy | August 8, 2007 2:28 PM
Hi Tyra,
I rarely ever got pimples in High School and when I did I would get the ones under the skin and they would stay for months. Now I am 22 and seem to always have a few on my chin. I tried everything and nothing has seemed to work except for a little thing called Hydrogen Peroxide. My mom told me to take a cue tip and dab some where ever I had a zit or looked like I was going to get a zit. It worked, it gradually gets smaller. With the smaller zits that were just beginning they went away over night. The larger ones take a couple days. Hydrogen Peroxide is used everyday to kill bacteria on scrapes and wounds, why not on a pimple. It cleanses the dirt in the pimple. That's my remedy!
Posted by: Jenny | August 8, 2007 10:51 AM
hey tyra :] your show is so helpful for everyone especially young women like me [16] that go through "those teen years". like you may know acne hits the most during that time. i know because thats my biggest problem at this moment. i feel like i have tried everything lotions, mask, doctors but it has done nothing. the only thing its done is to bring down my self-esteem. i feel so self- concious about it. is there anything else you recommened for me?
Posted by: Crystal | August 7, 2007 5:36 PM
Tyra,
While at my aunt's house, I had a bunch of pimples. She gave me some Bikini Zone (store brand doesn't work) to put on them. The next morning they were gone. Give it a try!
Lydia
Posted by: Lydia | August 7, 2007 8:15 AM
Tyra,my aunt told me about Bikini Zone[not store brand].It zaps zits overnight.I love it!!Just a dab on a finger.I have really bad acne,and when I put some on it cleared them up.I high recomend this to all of ya'll with acne.
Posted by: Lydia C. | August 7, 2007 8:09 AM
hey tyra, i love your show and i watch it all the time. I'm from the philippines and i'm so happy because there is a channel that airs your show. It has influenced so many people from my school because everybody seems to be talking about your show. My friends and I always share the tips we learn from you. I personally love this episode because i learned so much. I don't have very good skin and i usually get pimples when i'm stressed or staying up late. I treat them with benzoil peroxide which works for me. But the marks(black spots) seem like forever. I've tried all sorts of cream but nothing seems to work. Please help.=)
P.S. What do you do to make your skin soft and smooth?
Posted by: Anne | August 4, 2007 11:46 PM
hey tyra, (btw i LOVE ANTP, can't miss one episode.) anyways i have scars from acne and cant get rid of them please HELP
Posted by: BRIDGET | August 4, 2007 8:34 PM
Dear Tyra,
I saw the bulletin or whatever on acne and regreted popping ONE tiny pimple. The first time I ever tried popping a pimple it left an annoying big red scar. please help. if any one knows a home remedy or something that could help *please* let me know!
Posted by: Bridget | August 4, 2007 8:24 PM
Hey Tyra! I'm a major fan of your show and what you do for the people (eg. the 'so what' campaign) I have a MAJOR PROBLEM though, and its not acne. I have like spots on my face which always happens after my pimple goes away. There are a lot of acne treatments but less spot treatment, what should i do? I have 1 month before school starts and I really want to start my high school year (going to grade 9) with clear skin. Any advice will be GREAT help. Thank you
Posted by: vishu | August 3, 2007 4:40 PM
Dear Ms.Tyra,
I love your show. I try not to miss any episode of it. I watched the show on acne. Well , i have a suggestion, any one with acne , try Proactiv 3 step system with refining mask (esp before going to bed). Believe me , it really works. It worked for me.And also never squeeze any pimple or it will leave scars.God bless everyone.
Posted by: martha | August 3, 2007 8:39 AM
Whats poppin tyra i dont kno what to do my face is bad omg all on my nose i got huge bumps i think u said u call them cystic pimples so i woke up and its like they all scattered across my nose and i dont usually breakout on my cheeks but little bumps are cumming there too.omg i feel so scared i feel like this is a nightmare especially since its 2more weeks until school is back into session.ima be in the 11th grade and ima be turnin 17 years old and i already got enough bad memories in school so what would u think i should do if u were in my shoes. please tell me or write back
Posted by: Brittany | August 3, 2007 7:54 AM
hey i love your show i watch it every day i just turned 15 an i've had acme an now its gone but i have scars do you or anyone have a solution on getting rid of them .thanks
Posted by: Ariel | August 3, 2007 2:14 AM
Hey Tyra,
i love you and your shows so much.. i watch every episode a million times.. well..im 16 somy acne gets bad at the worst times. school pictures, church, an interview, or a date with my boy friend.. any i dont know how to get rid of them.. i have tryed ALOT of different face washes, but they dont work.. on one of your episodes they said to try it for at least 6months to see if it works.. ive done it.. i was wondering if there is any thing that works with home products or a special face wash out there. on americas next top model.. they have said oatmeal or banana and honey.. do those really work? well my face needs help? so what should i do..
Posted by: Kathleen | August 2, 2007 8:59 PM
Hey Tyra,
i love you and your shows so much.. i watch every episode a million times.. well..im 16 somy acne gets bad at the worst times. school pictures, church, an interview, or a date with my boy friend.. any i dont know how to get rid of them.. i have tryed ALOT of different face washes, but they dont work.. on one of your episodes they said to try it for at least 6months to see if it works.. ive done it.. i was wondering if there is any thing that works with home products or a special face wash out there. on americas next top model.. they have said oatmeal or banana and honey.. do those really work? well my face needs help? so what should i do..
Posted by: Kathleen | August 2, 2007 8:57 PM
i have really bad chest acne. it really sucks because i am a girl and sometimes i want to wear v-neck shirts but can't because of the chest acne. Any ideas on how to get rid of it or help to prevent it? i also have bad facial acne. any ideas there?
Posted by: Alexandra | August 2, 2007 7:21 AM
Dear Ms. Tyra,
I was up watching your show at 2am about your bloggers. Toward the end of the show people were asking questions about pimples. You mentioned you had purchased a $200 cream that didnt help you. Well I have another suggestion that worked for me, Proactiv Refining Face Mask. Usually when I get a pimple I put the refining face mask on the pimple and it goes down. I dont usually advertise or promote products, but this I will. Try it and let me know how it works.
-Michelle
Posted by: Michelle | August 2, 2007 6:55 AM
dear tyra,
my girlfriend has these pimples that are under the sking, and they stay there for a long time. i was wondering if there are any solution of getting rid of it. please help
Posted by: YOUNG | August 1, 2007 3:29 PM
dear tyra,
my girlfriend has a pimple problem. it's those one that is under the skin, and they stay there for a long time. would u know a way to get rid of them? please help
Posted by: YOUNG | August 1, 2007 3:24 PM
hey trya! i don't have bad acne, but i do get ginormous pimples here and there. for example, once got one right on the tip of my nose, i popped, and now i ahve a noticable red scar :[. so now i use a wonderful mask that's called "the original mint julep masque" by quene helene. it wirks really great and now my scar is fading,too. it's a little under five bucks and you can get it from CVS/phramacy. i hope you try it! :]
Posted by: morgan | August 1, 2007 2:16 PM
Hello Miss Tyra,
I was watching your show today and I heard you talking about PIMPLES (those NASTY DEVILSH thangs. lol) a really good facewash to get is CETAPHIL. It is for oily skin and gentle skin types. You can find this in any drugstore. A good product for "WHITEHEADS" is EVOCLIN. Its a foam product you put it right on your "WHITEHEAD" and it will go down then away. The last thing to make your face what you want it to be is a product called DIFFERIN. This product really does help clear up your skin instead of drying it out (Proactive). But for these products you will have your doctor subscibe(don't really know if i wrote that correctly)them for you. Thats just somethings I use for my face and I thought it might help you Tyra or a fan of yours. Be BLESSED. May GOD be with YOU at all times.
--Sarah from Newport News, VA
Posted by: Sarah | August 1, 2007 1:23 PM
Hey
i found a way to get rid of zits which works for me
you mix milk and aspirin together into a paste and leave it on your face for 10 minutes. its a scrub and a face mask in one
Posted by: Kaylee | August 1, 2007 10:56 AM
Hey Tyra! I used to have acne but it wasnt that bad. I tried using like 3 different types of creams and all that. Then i found
Clean and Clear Daily Pore Cleanser. It removes dirt, oil, and dead skin cells. After i used it, my face was smoother, softer and refreshed. You can get it at CVS or Walgreens or anywehre else that sells acne cleasners. Now, being 15, my face is much more cleaner and i dont have ance anymore. I have been using Daily Pore Cleanser for about 1 yr. I love it so much! It works so good. I hope it helps!!
Posted by: Ashley | August 1, 2007 8:52 AM
DEAR TYRA,
MY NAME IS DESIREE AND I AM 13 YEARS OLD.
WHEN I HAD SEEN YOUR SHOW ABOUT ONE OF YOUR FANS AND THE PROBLEM WITH HER FACE.
AND AFTER SHE WENT TO AN DOCTOR AND CAME BACK ON THE SHOW, I HAD THOUGHT THAT SHE HAD LOOK MUCH DIFFERENT.
WELL MY MOTHER HAS 3 KIDS WITH THAT SAME PROBLEM BUT ME MY SISTERS PROBLEM IS THAT WE HAVE REAL SENSITIVE SKIN.
MY BABY SISTER DYNESHA IS STARING 7TH GRADE WITH HER FACE PROBLEM.
I AM GOING TO 8TH GRADE. I'VE HAD MY FACE PROBLEM SINCE 4TH GRADE. AND I DON'T WANNA CONTINUE WITH THIS PROBLEM ON MY FACE NO MORE.
MY OLDER SISTER DEMETRIA HAS HER FACE PROBLEM SINCE SHE WAS IN 3RD GRADE(ABOUT).
AND MY MOTHER TOO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS HER KIDS.
BUT TYRA WHAT EVER WE USE ALWAYS BRAKE OUT EVERYBODY FACE. AND MY MOTHER DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR 3 KIDS FOR THERE FACE AND HER TOO.
PLEASE TYRA HELP US OUT. COMING ON YOUR SHOW IS ON OF MY BIGGEST DREAMS.
BUT I ONLY HAVE TWO AND THEY ARE COMING ON YOUR SHOW AND MEETING MY FAVORITE BAND MEMBER, B5. MY FAVORITE B5 BOY IS CARNELL BREEDING. I JUST LOVE HIM SO MUCH.
LOVE YOU TYRA.
DESIREE
Posted by: DESIREE JENKISN | August 1, 2007 7:42 AM
hey tyra your shows great, i was just wondering if you had any tips on clearing up mild acne, ive tried everything but nothing seems to work. can you give me any good tips or know of any good over the counter products?
thanks zach
Posted by: zach | July 30, 2007 7:25 PM
hey tyra i luv ur show nd tips u give nd i was hopin u would help me with a problem i have.
i have really bad acne scars on my back and i dont know how to get rid of them. pls wut do u recomend i use. i wud like to get rid of them in the couple of months left for school to start. i really need ur help.
Posted by: tisha | July 28, 2007 7:45 PM
Dear Tyra,
I love your show. I think it is so funny, and very helpful at the same time. I have just become a high school senior and I have really bad acne that sometimes hurts and nothing seems to work. I really don't want to have pimples in my graduation photos. I tried your advice on how to get rid of it for about three months. Not even that worked. They just wont go away. Do you have anymore advice? I am all ears. Thank you so much for your time.
Posted by: Kristy | July 27, 2007 10:18 AM
Hey Tyra;
Just wanted to say that I love your show!!!! Anyways I was wondering if you could give me some tips on how to get rid of mild acne. I have tried just about everything!!! I'm 19 yrs old and hate the way my face looks, PLEASE HELP!!
Posted by: Kristy | July 24, 2007 11:06 AM
hi tyra,i luv your show.
can you plz give me some tips for pimples and black heads.i've tried so many thing but nothing works on my face.
Posted by: heena | July 22, 2007 11:22 AM
hi tyra,i luv your show.
can you plz give me some tips for pimples and black heads.i've tried so many thing but nothing works on my face.
Posted by: heena | July 22, 2007 11:22 AM
hi tyra,i luv your show.
can you plz give me some tips for pimples and black heads.i've tried so many thing but nothing works on my face.
Posted by: heena | July 22, 2007 11:21 AM
hi tyra,i luv your show.
can you plz give me some tips for pimples and black heads.i've tried so many thing but nothing works on my face.
Posted by: heena | July 22, 2007 11:21 AM
hi tyra,i luv your show.
can you plz give me some tips for pimples and black heads.i've tried so many thing but nothing works on my face.
Posted by: heena | July 22, 2007 11:13 AM
HEY TYRA I LUV U SO MUCH LIKE I LOOK UP TO U MY NAME IS KAFILAT I HAVE PIMPLES ALL OVER MY FACE AND BLACK SPOT I HATE MYSELF LOOKIN LIKE THIS I CAN'T EVEN WERE SOMETHING THAT OPENS MY BODY OR SHOW MY SKIN OUT CAUSE AM SARED OF WHAT PEOPLE MAY SAY WHEN THEY SEE MY SKIN I JUST WANT TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL SKIN AGAIN PLEASE TYRA BANKS PLEASE TYRA BANKS MAY HELP ME AM FULL UP WITH ALL THESE STUFF ON MY BODY I CAN'T GO TO PUBILC POOLS TO SWIN OR DO ANYTHING OR WEAR SOMETHING THAT SHOW HALF MY BODY I CAN'T WEAR TANK TOP DURIN THE SUMMER CAUSE OF THE STUFF IN MY BODY PLEASE TYRA BANKS HELP ME PLEASE
Posted by: KAFILAT JIMOH | July 20, 2007 3:50 PM
HEY TYRA I LUV U SO MUCH LIKE I LOOK UP TO U MY NAME IS KAFILAT I HAVE PIMPLES ALL OVER MY FACE AND BLACK SPOT I HATE MYSELF LOOKIN LIKE THIS I CAN'T EVEN WERE SOMETHING THAT OPENS MY BODY OR SHOW MY SKIN OUT CAUSE AM SARED OF WHAT PEOPLE MAY SAY WHEN THEY SEE MY SKIN I JUST WANT TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL SKIN AGAIN PLEASE TYRA BANKS PLEASE TYRA BANKS MAY HELP ME AM FULL UP WITH ALL THESE STUFF ON MY BODY I CAN'T GO TO PUBILC POOLS TO SWIN OR DO ANYTHING OR WEAR SOMETHING THAT SHOW HALF MY BODY I CAN'T WEAR TANK TOP DURIN THE SUMMER CAUSE OF THE STUFF IN MY BODY PLEASE TYRA BANKS HELP ME PLEASE
Posted by: KAFILAT JIMOH | July 20, 2007 3:50 PM
HEY TYRA I LUV U SO MUCH LIKE I LOOK UP TO U MY NAME IS KAFILAT I HAVE PIMPLES ALL OVER MY FACE AND BLACK SPOT I HATE MYSELF LOOKIN LIKE THIS I CAN'T EVEN WERE SOMETHING THAT OPENS MY BODY OR SHOW MY SKIN OUT CAUSE AM SARED OF WHAT PEOPLE MAY SAY WHEN THEY SEE MY SKIN I JUST WANT TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL SKIN AGAIN PLEASE TYRA BANKS PLEASE TYRA BANKS MAY HELP ME AM FULL UP WITH ALL THESE STUFF ON MY BODY I CAN'T GO TO PUBILC POOLS TO SWIN OR DO ANYTHING OR WEAR SOMETHING THAT SHOW HALF MY BODY I CAN'T WEAR TANK TOP DURIN THE SUMMER CAUSE OF THE STUFF IN MY BODY PLEASE TYRA BANKS HELP ME PLEASE
Posted by: KAFILAT JIMOH | July 20, 2007 3:49 PM
Heyy Tyra!!
Listen, I just like to say that I love your show!!!!!
Anyways, my face is covered with Acne and on my back and chest. Do you have any ideas that might help me get skin with-out acne???
What should I do?
Posted by: Maddie | July 20, 2007 9:44 AM
Hi Tyra how are u??
i have watched ur show lots of times i love it. im 11 years old im turnning 12 on october 23
yep well any ways im from canada and i wish i chould be on ur show, i alwys wantted too but i think i can't go that far.any ways how do u get rid a 3 pimples? i haven't ben picking them .there just annoiring it just seem like when peopel look at u there looking at the pimples i have and i fell bad but i neverd tryed nothin yea well bye see u on ur show bye tyra
Posted by: Trisha spence | July 19, 2007 9:08 PM
hi tyra! really really love your show, EVerything on the show is fun!
Anyways, i'm iva, 22 years old from the philippines. I really really have a problem with my acne.. i have this since i was 12 yrs old and now all is left are ance scars (deep ance scars) its really really bad to look at and i feel so ugly and insecure everytime im with my friends, or with my cousins who doesn't have ances.. Sometimes i dnt get the respect with other people because i look like this.. Its really hard to accept for the way i look.. Ive gone alot of medications but none of it really works. Help me tyra
I do really want to look beautiful in and out... More power to you and to your show :)
Posted by: Iva | July 19, 2007 6:25 AM
Hi Tyra I love to watch your show alot its fun. I'm from Trinidad and with the temperature I believe that the pimples on my face aint leaving me for nothing. Please help me with some suggestions.
Posted by: Kaysha | July 17, 2007 11:31 AM
hello tyra i have had problems with acne for many years what do you suggest to help with the problem
Posted by: Tyanna | July 9, 2007 7:31 PM
Hello Tyra, i missed your show on pimples:( I have a problem with pimples of every kind. After each outbreak i am left with scarring. I would like to know if there is a great product out there that gets your scars less noticeable. Also, when i get the horrible cystic pimple what concealer works best at covering it up?
Posted by: Kim | July 9, 2007 9:49 AM
hey tyra, missed your show on acne, and i was bumed. i wanted to watch it because i have a serious acne problem. Right now I am using AcneFree and its working very little. If and when it clears something up i break out in another area worse than the first time. And it doesn't help at all when ur friends and family members all want to pop them or pick them. also with all the negative people in the world trrying to state their opinioon with a nasty remark at the end, makes me feel very ugly.also should i believe my grandma saying that eating certain foods causes blemishes, or a dermatoligist saying that it isn't proved to. i am 13 years old and have acne since i was 10 years old. its mildly on my back and sholdurs and its very bad on my forehead, chin, and hardly on my cheeks.. i am very stressed these dayes and i do think that has something to do with my skin problem.PLEASE HELP!!!
thanks
Posted by: Sheyanne | July 8, 2007 1:40 PM
hey tyra...i am in love with your show its just great and sometimes hilarious. i really really really really need your help...please help .i have blemishes on my face and i don't know what to use to get rid of them my face is oily and i am scared to try too much stuff on my face can you please provide some tips on what i can do and how i can have a smooth face/skin like yours ...and i do get those reddish pimples on my face please HELP ME ..i beg of you PLEEEEEEEAAAASE tyra....thank you
Posted by: nadia | July 7, 2007 3:03 PM
hey tyra i watch your show when i have time and i can tell that your a careing person and i just wanted to ask you for help. i have acne on my face back shoulders and chest and i know you get a lot of messages like this but i really need help. i feel like i will never be pretty enough for anyone and i stay in the bathroom for almost 1hr and a half crying in there and my family thinks im just taking a shower. can you help me get rid of my acne? i would be soo happy. thanks tyra.
Posted by: tiffany | July 7, 2007 12:36 AM
hey tyra i watch your show when i have time and i can tell that your a careing person and i just wanted to ask you for help. i have acne on my face back shoulders and chest and i know you get a lot of messages like this but i really need help. i feel like i will never be pretty enough for anyone and i stay in the bathroom for almost 1hr and a half crying in there and my family thinks im just taking a shower. can you help me get rid of my acne? i would be soo happy. thanks tyra.
Posted by: tiffany | July 7, 2007 12:35 AM
hey tyra banks i love your show so much that i love it that i never miss it a day i have acne like since i was 11 it like all over my body and my back i can't wear certain kind of cloth or shirt cause of my acne and also i have like a lot of bump on my face it make me look so ugly i can't even look at the mirror whenever i go swining with my friends i can't take off my cloths to swin with them cause of the acne i have on my body i feel so bad i cry most of the time that nobody knows what is wrong with me. my sweet sixteen is comin up and i want to look so beautiful but i don't i look like a trash. could u please help me tyra banks please i beg u tyra banks i want to feel pretty once more time my sweet sixteen is next year please help me tyra banks.
Posted by: kafilat | July 6, 2007 10:03 AM
hey tyra banks i love your show so much that i love it that i never miss it a day i have acne like since i was 11 it like all over my body and my back i can't wear certain kind of cloth or shirt cause of my acne and also i have like a lot of bump on my face it make me look so ugly i can't even look at the mirror whenever i go swining with my friends i can't take off my cloths to swin with them cause of the acne i have on my body i feel so bad i cry most of the time that nobody knows what is wrong with me. my sweet sixteen is comin up and i want to look so beautiful but i don't i look like a trash. could u please help me tyra banks please i beg u tyra banks i want to feel pretty once more time my sweet sixteen is next year please help me tyra banks.
Posted by: kafilat | July 6, 2007 10:03 AM
I CANT STAND ACNE!!! I have low self esteem becuase of acne .....its so hard being 14 and dealin with high school,family,friends and acne. But what can i say no one is perfect but i jus wish it could go away!!
Posted by: chelsey | July 5, 2007 5:14 PM
I CANT STAND ACNE!!! I have low self esteem becuase of acne .....its so hard being 14 and dealin with high school,family,friends and acne. But what can i say no one is perfect but i jus wish it could go away!!
Posted by: chelsey | July 5, 2007 5:14 PM
tyra HeLp..s.o.s
i'm a 15 yr old girl and i have pimpels all over my back :S i cant wear anything that shows my back,, what should i do??:( it almost summer and i cant go 2 the beach or wear anything that shows my back :(..
pleas help me,,
ciaow,,shiera
Posted by: shiera | July 5, 2007 1:42 PM
Tyra, i need help! I am 18 years old and married., i have suffered from acne many years. But it is now that it has become severe. I dont have a job ( because every interview i go to i think they dont wanna hire me when they see my acne) my self esteem has gone down, i cant be in the sun on the beach because they are most visible on the sun, and i've tried almost everything to cure my acne, but its not helping. everyone laughs at me, and the more i try to cover them up, the worse my face will get. i dont know what to do, do you think you can tell me what treatment really works? maybe laser treatments? i really dont wanna waste anymore money on things that dont work, so please help me..... janet
Posted by: Janet | July 5, 2007 12:07 PM
hay tyra! i loooooove your show and ur beauuutiful! My names taylor and im a 15 year old girl and i have acne all ove my face and my back. i really need your advice because its really bad. i also have scars all over my face and my back and im tired of using makeup to cover everything up. ive tried everything,they would clear up for a while then they just pop up all over again and its really embarassing especially at school when im talkin to my friends beacuse it feels like they are all just looking at my face disgusted and i feel like its all my fault.i am a girl of color and i just read that i shouldnt use cocoa butter, why? And is my sensitive skin another reason i have bad acne??tyra pleeeeeeeze help me!
Posted by: taylor | July 5, 2007 8:54 AM
Hey Tyra,
I'm 17 and I just have a little problem with blackheads and pimples. It's like no matter what products I use it never really helps. sometimes I get desperate that I use a needle to poke my pimples... I know gross. I was wondering if you can recomend a product that night actually work.
Posted by: Alexandra | July 4, 2007 11:46 PM
hi tyra i have just a little problem, blackheads, and i can never seem to get rid of them now matter what i try to do. And i just dont know what to do anymore. so i thought that maybe you could help me? caitlyn
Posted by: caitlyn | July 3, 2007 3:24 PM
hi im 15 and I have really bad skin. I absolutley cant stand it!! I know im a pretty girl under all my acne but it just wont go away! Ive tried alot but nothing has worked. It really upsets me and makes me have a low self esteem. I need help. Sometimes I have good days and my skin looks ok and I feel so happy and Im my outgoing self but those days dont come often and its horrible. I have had it since I was 11 and im sick of it. Also I wanna be a model so bad but my skin is one major reason I cant and Im really worried im going to have this problem for a long time.please help.
Posted by: Carmen | July 3, 2007 10:14 AM
I love you show and what it alot your my role modle. i want to be a modle some day but there are three things holing me back my acme my dad and my age im only 13 my acne has been here since fourth ggrade and it doesnt go away ecept for these biore face masks. but those are hard to find and are only a little afectice I could use some advice !!!
love nicole
Posted by: nicole | July 3, 2007 8:27 AM
I love you show and what it alot your my role modle. i want to be a modle some day but there are three things holing me back my acme my dad and my age im only 13 my acne has been here since fourth ggrade and it doesnt go away ecept for these biore face masks. but those are hard to find and are only a little afectice I could use some advice !!!
love nicole
Posted by: nicole | July 3, 2007 8:27 AM
hi tyra, i really like your show and the way you are coping with the different issues! i had bad acne for many years, but now i am getting ride of it thanks to the medical cure!
my skin in better now, i just want every one to know that the best way to deal with this is looking for professionals because they can deal with that more than anyone! thanks
Posted by: nadin | July 2, 2007 12:51 PM
hi tyra
my names armando and im a guy(yeah i know really weird a guy writing 2 u)but i have a serious acne problem its started like a month ago i would usally get 2 or 3 a day and it wouldnt matter but its gotten 2 the point where its all over my face and its startin 2 hurt...there are big ones i cant touch cuz it hurts so badly....i cant go out cuz of my face i cant show the world how ugly i em....i have tired everythin dermatologist..proactive...over the conter prodcuts but nuthin seems 2 work...if u have any advice of what i can do plz tell me i need help i cant stand seein my face like this...thank u very much
love
armando
Posted by: armando | June 29, 2007 8:49 PM
hi tyra
my names armando and im a guy(yeah i know really weird a guy writing 2 u)but i have a serious acne problem its started like a month ago i would usally get 2 or 3 a day and it wouldnt matter but its gotten 2 the point where its all over my face and its startin 2 hurt...there are big ones i cant touch cuz it hurts so badly....i cant go out cuz of my face i cant show the world how ugly i em....i have tired everythin dermatologist..proactive...over the conter prodcuts but nuthin seems 2 work...if u have any advice of what i can do plz tell me i need help i cant stand seein my face like this...thank u very much
love
armando
Posted by: armando | June 29, 2007 8:49 PM
hey tyra i wacth your every time I have the chance but I missed the one about acne =( am 12 turning 13 on the 6 of july and am always getting pimples on my face so i pop them but i get black heads so i bought this pad to wipe my face and it is working finally but i get heatrashes on my face in the summer time plus pimples what should I do ?
Posted by: Tashana | June 29, 2007 8:35 PM
well i live in san ysidro CA and well its very close to tijuana MEXICO so when i go to tijuana i buy this cream its call "VITACILINA" im not sure if they sell them over here in tha us i seen them in san ysidro but not sure if other sattes well you put some of that cream over night and then you remove it in the morning and it works by the next day you will see that the pimple is smaller and less res!! it works
Posted by: erika | June 29, 2007 3:14 PM
hey tyra i am 14 years old i watch your show like every day but i have a question i get pimples and blach shots all the time and they dont go away what can i do so they can go away
while that all
jasmmyn
Posted by: jasmmyn | June 28, 2007 7:33 PM
hey tyra i am 14 years old i watch your show like every day but i have a question i get pimples and blach shots all the time and they dont go away what can i do so they can go away
while that all
jasmmyn
Posted by: jasmmyn | June 28, 2007 7:33 PM
I am 17 years old, and I have had acne problems for many years now. It started at an early age, and only recently has the issue started to go away. The problem is, now I have scars, and they are noticable even through make-up. How can I get rid of the scars or make them less noticable without any expensive treatment on my face? Please help me!
Posted by: Ophelia | June 28, 2007 6:27 PM
Hi Tyra
Let me start by saying i love your show and i watch it everyday. I am 22 yrs and i have a problem with my face. i have scars on my face and i dont like them coz they make me uncomfortable i feel not beautiful. I've tried everything nothing worked, i was watching one of your show and you were talking about beauty 911 you were helping other women so i thought you could help on what product i should use to get read of my scars
Posted by: merriam | June 28, 2007 12:06 PM
what is the best product to use for acne. I have it everywhere and ive been using a scrub and considering about me using proactiv. is there another product that works, but at the same time inexpensive
Posted by: ji | June 27, 2007 3:34 PM
what is the best product to use for acne. I have it everywhere and ive been using a scrub and considering about me using proactiv. is there another product that works, but at the same time inexpensive
Posted by: ji | June 27, 2007 3:34 PM
Hey Tyra,
first off i wanna say that i love your show and i love how u are....well my name is Janet im 20 yrs old and Ive had acne since i was in 6th grade, when i first started to develope, well over the years it went down, but now i seem to have some still iy is very mild and i tried using all this products and they just dont work on my skin what do you think i should do?
Posted by: Janet | June 27, 2007 3:01 PM
dear tyra,
i have mild acne but it keeps coming back. what should i do?
Posted by: katie | June 27, 2007 12:31 PM
hi tyra my name is jessica im 18 years old i've been living my life with acne ever since i was in the 4th grade since i started developing in an early age ( 9 years old) my acne started in my forehead i was teased since elementary all my life people know me as the girl with the pimples. my acne problem has even gotten worst with the years now i have it my cheeks and in my back and im full of scars. at school am always picked on and i get depressed all the time im not happy about my face i've tired everything from proactive ive gone to dermatologist but still it doesn't go away . everywhere i go my face is the first thing they look at they tell me to try this and that i dont want people to be advicing me about my acne anymore.im just tired of being know as "scar face" thats what people call me at school.and not only that i also have a hearing problem i can only hear with my right ear. people also make fun of me because of that they say im deaf its not only one problem i have to deal with,but with two. sometimes i just don't know what to do and it affects my self-esteem and i just cry alot wishing i could do something since my family doesn't have enough money to get me through two surgerys. and everywhere i go i have to wear tons of makeup to cover them up but still it doesn't cover it. then i feel bad when my friends stess about one pimple and me knowing that my problem is nothing compared to them. i just wish a miracle could happen and wouldn't have to have any more acne and i could hear better. please HELP TYRA
Posted by: jesssica | June 23, 2007 9:58 PM
hey tyra i love your show andi watch it every day!! well i have a bunch of pimples on my forehead and theywill never come off. right nw i am trying the neutrogena eliminating acne gel, but it didnt do anything to me and the first thing thati do everymorning is get my mirror and look at myself to see if some have disappeared but theywont go away!! ihave been crying everyday for the last week just because of this and my older sister and brothers have pimples,too but not as much as i do. i really dont know what to do know please help me!! i love u tyra!:)
Posted by: ZULEYMA | June 23, 2007 2:44 PM
Hello Tyra,
I am 15 years old and my acne is horrible !! I have absolutely no clue what to do . I have a huge dilemma also ! My dilemma is I have been battleing acne since I was 12 years old !! And I get picked on A LOT when I get a bad breakout ! And its killing my selfesteem !
Love Always,
Terra
Posted by: Terra | June 22, 2007 12:56 PM
Hello Tyra,
I am 15 years old and my acne is horrible !! I have absolutely no clue what to do . I have a huge dilemma also ! My dilemma is I have been battleing acne since I was 12 years old !! And I get picked on A LOT when I get a bad breakout ! And its killing my selfesteem !
Love Always,
Terra
Posted by: Terra | June 22, 2007 12:56 PM
Hello Tyra!
How are you? I just want to say that I truly admire you so much! I appriciate on what you did and how you respect your parents, family and friends.
Anyways, i have bad acne i tried most of EVERYTHING at the store but none seem to work. So, do you have any advices for me? I really want to get rid of this acne and pimple. Please help me and thank you in advance :]
Posted by: kimmie | June 22, 2007 11:14 AM
Hey Tyra
Im 15 and i got my first pimple when i was 12.. now i have acne.. Both my brothers have really bad acne. My oldest is now 22 and hes on accutane for a REALLY long time, about 2 or 3 years now. The doctors told me to use Spectrogel and after that they gave me some cream stuff to get it to 'treat' the pimples. The cream got it worst and ive tried so many things Clean and Clear Morning Burst helped me, but then i ran out and tried a different since i used the morning burst at night as well. I used the Clean and Clear Acne wash and that didn't do anything. Now i am using PanOxyl and i hope it works since my friend used it and it helped her. The thing is i only get acne on my forehead, and its oily, but the rest of my face is kind of dry.
Jessi
P.S. i love the Tyra Show and ANTM!!!! i want to be a model someday, if my skin will ever be "clear'
Posted by: Jessica | June 21, 2007 10:40 AM
Hey Tyra
Im 15 and i got my first pimple when i was 12.. now i have acne.. Both my brothers have really bad acne. My oldest is now 22 and hes on accutane for a REALLY long time, about 2 or 3 years now. The doctors told me to use Spectrogel and after that they gave me some cream stuff to get it to 'treat' the pimples. The cream got it worst and ive tried so many things Clean and Clear Morning Burst helped me, but then i ran out and tried a different since i used the morning burst at night as well. I used the Clean and Clear Acne wash and that didn't do anything. Now i am using PanOxyl and i hope it works since my friend used it and it helped her. The thing is i only get acne on my forehead, and its oily, but the rest of my face is kind of dry.
Jessi
P.S. i love the Tyra Show and ANTM!!!! i want to be a model someday, if my skin will ever be "clear'
Posted by: Jessica | June 21, 2007 10:40 AM
hey tyra,
i love ur show it is sooo awesome... i want to become americas next top model(i know i will) well ne ways i wnat perfect skin when i get really stressed out all those hated pimples come out i don't know what to do... i want to look fierce and get all those hott boys well byes loves the next top model
Posted by: Danyelle | June 20, 2007 10:25 AM
Tyra your show is the bomb.Keep it up.
I am 29 years Nigerian female and I have an acne problem which i desperately thing to solve. I have used a myriad of products and seen dermatologists but am not getting any results.I really will appreciate if there is something or someone you can recommed o solve the problem.
I REALLY NEED HELP.
Posted by: Efe | June 18, 2007 12:40 PM
well tyra this is the second time i writte to u but realy need an answer please i beg u could u tell me what will help me out with my face i been getting this little bumps dont know what to do i try a lot of things and when i see u, u have a gourges face me getting this on my face makes me cry=( please writte back help me=Dlove u a lot.
Posted by: erika | June 16, 2007 4:38 PM
Hey im just thirteen and i have alot of acne. I started since i was 11 how
can i make it go away im getting lots of scars and it is destroing my face, well all i want to know is what can i put on my face i tryed it all please help.
Posted by: Diane | June 15, 2007 6:32 PM
My daughter is 15 yrs old she has a lot of pimples I have gotten her many cleaners but nothing works what can I get to clean her face she does not know that I am e-mailing you she is having a birthday party on July 7, 2007 & I would like to see her face clean & I bet she will be happy to Thanks Tyra for your help
Posted by: nellie | June 15, 2007 10:17 AM
hey tyra!
luv ur show...watch it all da tam...
i got acne wen i turned 19...it was really small wit juz one here and der. but now afta usin so many products i think itz gettin worse n worse...rite now m usin proactiv it hasnt been long...less dan a week i cant c da improvement...enywaz
i need help i juz duno wat to do...ppl fall into depression wen dey use accutane but m in deprsssion without accuntane!!! :( i don hav a social life cuz i don interact wit anybody anymore cuz m embarassed!
Posted by: Masooda | June 14, 2007 5:13 PM
hey tyra!
luv ur show...watch it all da tam...
i got acne wen i turned 19...it was really small wit juz one here and der. but now afta usin so many products i think itz gettin worse n worse...rite now m usin proactiv it hasnt been long...less dan a week i cant c da improvement...enywaz
i need help i juz duno wat to do...ppl fall into depression wen dey use accutane but m in deprsssion without accuntane!!! :( i don hav a social life cuz i don interact wit anybody anymore cuz m embarassed!
Posted by: Masooda | June 14, 2007 5:12 PM
Hey tyra,
I am 14 and a half years old and I have horrible problems with acne .I just don't know what 2 do about it either I have tried lots of stuff 2 make it go away but it just doesn't. what do I do I feel like no one Can see how beautiful I am because of it. Do you of anything I can get that won't be a lot of trouble
2 get.
Posted by: Candice | June 14, 2007 11:57 AM