A member asked:

Keep getting boilson me face especially around my nose, chin, and eyebrows. they start with a red bump and then forms a crater with ai red ring .

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Dr. Alvin Lin answered

Cystic acne: You may be describing cystic acne (http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/acne/multimedia/cystic-acne/img-20006234) for which isotretinoin (http://www.drugs.com/mtm/isotretinoin.html) does wonders. However, it is also Category X as it is teratogenic (can cause congenital/birth defects) so women of child bearing age must use 2 forms of contraception (birth control) while taking this drug.

Answered 9/27/2015

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