My War With My Face

I started getting spots at around the normal age of other teenagers - about 13. From what I can remember they didn't start off too badly, just a few pimples here and there.
 
After a while they got more and more, and then they started to get bigger and turn into acne.
 
I tried all sorts of things to cure my acne.

• The pill: My parents took me to see doctor on numerous occasions who, at 15, put me on the pill to control my hormones;
• Homeopathic remedies;
• Steroid creams;
• Antibiotic creams;
• Gels;
• UV face lamp (which made my face itch and come out in big lumps everywhere).

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