What causes body acne? - Dr. Aruna Prasad

Excess acne or pimples on the chest are just like any normal pimples. Pimples can come not only on the face, but on the upper back, the shoulders and the chest. So managing this is, if it is greasy, keep it non greasy. Soaps which will dry up the skin, after that use a moisturizer or a sunscreen on top of it so that they don’t turn into dark areas and in night there are anti acne creams available. If these antiacne creams are not helpful, then you will need oral antibiotics little long term, maybe a month or two. Consult your doctor. If it is because of excess greasiness and your soap alone is not helping you to reduce the greasiness, there are tablets which will dry up the oil secreting glands. Consult your dermatologist and they will give you these tablets for a period of 3 -6 months and these oil secretions will decrease, automatically acne will also reduce. I don’t think acne and hair loss there is no inter relationship between them. So that must be independent and you need to look at it.

[adeyabebabekele]

you're supposed to talk about the cause! "if it is greasy, keep it non-greasy" will not help.

[scycosnake]

I just dont get it, Im 17, have acne on my shoulders, face, and a tiny bit on my chest. I eat extremely healthy, zero junk food, drink a gallon of water per day, shower daily, workout at least 1 hour daily.
It just doesnt make sense

[gladysagiende]

I don't have pimples on my chest before, but I have it plenty now. I am worried. I don't know what might be the cause

[jeanettejeans]

Hi so I got one or two pimples on my chest. I flipped and slathered it in aloe vera thinking nothing can go wrong. The next day it was horrendously itchy and I spent the whole day in discomfort. So then I also slathered it in cetaphil wash. Turns out the acne spread everywhere, including my belly which i was not okay with. So I put on more aloe vera. Ok it got worse..and itchier. So I took a chill pill. The next day nothing on my skin, washed it w/ bar soap in the afternoon like normal. I didn't dare touch it at all. My skin was back to normal condition in a couple of days. Moral of the Day = TAKE A CHILL PILL, let the skin do the work.

[k.senthilkumar]

My acne is gone but I still have the bump on my chest, which is not painful but is sit there which looks awkward

[sushmamalur]

I have pimples on my chest and back and these days they have spread to all parts of my body ...can u help with few medications I can start

[cyrezml]

I have acne in my chest, back, arms, neck and face i cant do it anymore It have lowered my confidence greatly.. i wish one day it will all just be gone, i am 15 year old btw

[sufiyaparveen]

Mam I have very very bad acne problem from years now it has turned up on my body which is on chest shoulders back

[Asmmmmmml]

Advice to all: Beware of music, beware of posting pictures of women, and beware of men wearing bracelets. May Allah reward you and guide you to Islam.

[nehaannjaison]

I have pimples on my shoulders and up of chest. I didn't know what is the cause of it. Now I understood. But I had a doubt that if we dry up our skin then pimples will go, but if we moisturize it again will pimples come again ? Please answer

[joshthirdy]

How you said the word “AVAILABLE “ is cute. 😂

[benjoseph]

I used to be racist about my doctors until i got super care from Indian, 2 Egyptian, and 1 black heart surgeon. Now i am ethnic blind about doctors. 😍 this doc sounds great too.

[anishchauhan]

I would suggest nott use the soap that dermatologist suggest. Those soaps dries the skin and itches. When it itches it irritates the skins and consequently spreads. Keep your body little greessy and bath twice a day. And when u apply soap do wash your body. When soap sticks to your body it makes fungus. I am sharing my personal experience. Dermatologist have never experienced this thing. I have experienced.

[lemonke]

i have pimples on my forehead my back shoulder both of my arms and legs whats the cause of this didnt have it 4 weeks ago i just ignored cause i thought it was just normal pimples but now 4 weeks later its getting worse

[Iamsamueladebayo]

My neck back and face is so filled with acne

[ndorkycat]

Lol all my acne goes on my back not face but it isn’t that bad it’s sort of like eczema

[ReithabetseNtee]

I have brown pimples around my neck, besides my breast, on my chest and around my Virginia what should I use

[bhava]

Mam pimples face just and back consult oilments please

[sunflower]

I got body acne from blood, and I don't like it.

[Newbie_Editor]

So acne in the whole body means high testosterone, i heard. Btw i have acne on chest, shoulder, neck, back, leg, arms.