I saw your reply about puberty and cystic acne and I hope you don't mind me asking - I had awful acne and still do from my e-dominant puberty (paired with dermatillomania for a double whammy), and you mentioning you didn't have that on T-dominant puberty made me curious. What was the actual acne situation like? Did you find skincare got easier for you?
Hi!
So, my acne was entirely on my face when I was a teen and in my 20's. It finally went away by itself when I was 28. I was still presenting as a woman at the time, and I went through a bit of a second puberty at that age, which is normal - many people find their hormones shift a second time. I gained some weight, and my hips, butt, and breasts grew a second time. I "filled out", so to speak. And that hormonal change completely erased my acne. I would get the rare pimple on my face but that was it.
I'm 38 now and I'm on T. I have some acne again, but it's almost completely on my torso. I get the occasional one on my face but they're easy to deal with. The ones on my torso are mostly on my sides and somewhat on my mid-back. I have some CeraVe acne lotion I use and that seems to help when I need it, but for the most part I leave it alone. It's not on my face so it doesn't bother me!
