BACK ACNE - How to Treat and Prevent It | Doctorly Routines

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0:00 Intro
01:01 Refinance Student Debt
02:21 Lifestyle Changes
03:58 Treatments
07:21 Prescription Treatments
09:11 Download the Routine

[Moon-vecz]

What about acne dark scares on back ? Can everyone like this so they can see this

[Ida-gevu]

Things that helped me resolve back acne. Benzoyl peroxide cleanser in shower, salicylic acid spray (Paula’s choice) after shower, cerave salicylic acid lotion, shower as soon as you finish working out, wash bras after one use, frequently wash your clothing especially gym clothes, wash your body after you wash out your conditioner, and use the Lysol laundry disinfectant when doing laundry (use as pre wash).

[olkamk]

What I hate the most about my body acne - is that what works on my face doesn't work on my back and shoulders. And what works on my back and shoulders (it's acid) doesn't work on my chest! So I got like 3 different types of acne - on my face (retinol does the job for it), back and shoulders (acid) and chest (nothing helped so far).

[maeveryan]

Thank you for the printed routines!! They are so helpful and are visually good reminders. Y'all are so entertaining💫

[beckycaudle]

As a Derm PA I LOVE THIS. I down loaded the list so I can adopt it for our practice. The more tools we give our patients the better. Thanks again for the great tips. ❤😊

[maryb]

Just gonna throw out that, for me, some of my back "acne" was actually folliculitis, which responds much better to soap containing zinc pyrithione. Definitely a derm can help you sort out exactly what's going on, but if acne products aren't helping your back, you may not have true acne. Luckily the lifestyle stuff pretty much helps with all of it!

[Mncki]

I missed you guys!! Thanks for the video!

[silvanahernandez]

Like Dr. Sha I’ve also struggled with back acne my whole life and I’ve learned what’s worked for me so whoever wants to listen LISTEN UP. Panoxyl or the CeraVe salicylic acid face wash is great to use after your regular soap app. and pls leave it on for 1-2 minutes. Then after the shower, use the salicylic sprays (non-fragranced and no witch hazel) if your acne is flared up. Mine isn’t right now so I use the ordinary glycolic acid in a spray bottle and that’s taken care of A LOT of acne scars and bumps and it’s made my whole body smooth. And most importantly hydrating your body after the spray with a non fragranced body lotion like Neutrogena hydro boost lotion or the vanicream lotion. For someone who is oily and acne prone, these two lotions have never broken me out and like your skin, hair, nails hydration is key to heal and soothe the body. So after using these products the lotion calms your skin and doesnt irritate it because of dryness or the products you’re using. I hope this helps for anybody who struggles with body acne! I wish I would’ve known these tips years ago lol (and p.s always wash your body after you wash your hair) ❤

[chuuuuu_k]

00:39 Find yourself someone that looks at you the way Dr. Maxfield looks at Dr. Shah 😍

[AU-hpwl]

I admire how you acknowledge how rare it is for a "cure" in medicine. how exceptional and uncommon it is. SO TRUE! love your videos.

[leeck]

Great summary. In my day, people did not talk about this, you were almost on your own. Glad to see at least some things have gotten better. Thank you both

[b.z.]

10 years ago I discovered that fabric softener in my laundry was a huge cause of back acne. Fixing that and using Phisoderm salicylic acid body wash fixed mine.

[alexthemoosefinder]

Hair growth comment for Dr. Shah:

I added rosemary oil to my shampoo for hair growth, have noticed some slight thinning lately.

After a few weeks I started getting annoyed because I thought I kept getting dirt near my hairline and turns out they are NEW LITTLE HAIRS GROWING!

Amazing. Thanks for the tip!

[killua_baka]

I just want to say, thank you so so much. I am unbelievably insecure about my back and rarely ever show it. This video has helped in more ways you can imagine.

[angie]

For me, hair conditioner and some showering gels with pore-clogging ingredients were the biggest problem. I struggled with back acne for years and just by making sure these ingredients don't touch my skin it has improved so much. Salicylic acid also helped a lot.

[boybandit]

Absolutely brilliant thank you from the UK.

[MeiBabee]

As someone who suffer from body acne, I treat it like I do my face. Wash with medicated cleanser, alternate actives like retinol, aha/bha then moisturizer.

[jessmelgar]

Biggest difference for me was showering in a specific order. Shampoo, conditioner, face wash, body wash. The conditioner residue from doing conditioner last before is what gave me bacne

[allenology_]

I know this is not related to the topic but the way Dr. Maxfield look at Dr. Shah in most of their videos is just iconic. ❤❤❤

[shudson]

I noticed that once I completely stopped eating Chipotle and Oreos, my back problems stopped. Especially the Chipotle!!! I read that Chipotle cooks all their food with Soy Oil, which triggers cystic acne.

I instantly made that connection when I stopped eating those particular foods because once I started eating them again, the acne came back.

Everyone’s body is different, but in my mind, this is what was causing the issue. It’s been going on 4 years since I removed those from my diet and I haven’t had a breakout on my back since. If you love Chipotle, I highly encourage you to take a break from it to see how your body reacts.