Acne from being at the hospital???

[loveoutloud]

So this may sound wierd but I think it is true.

Althroughout highschool and my first year of university, I had perfect skin. However, when nursing school started, this all changed. It seems like I get acne whenever I am at the hospital. I don't think it is correlated with stress because during community rotations, my skin seems to clear up fine (even though community has just as much work, sometimes even more becuase it is alot of "busy" work). After my wonderful community semester of clean skin, I had I 1 month break from school where I just worked full time. Then, as soon as clinical started up again BAM- pimples.

Has anybody else experianced this? What did you do to clear it up?

I am very good with drinking lots of water, eating healthy and keeping my skin clean. During the worst flare up, I was on a oral med and it did nothing. Retin A cream and gel have also not been beneficial in clearing up breakouts when they occur.

Never did I think that I would have acne at 21:(

I graduate in january, and since my acne seems to be related to hospital I have little hope of having clear skin:*

[danedsel]

****NOT A DOCTOR**** If topical acne treatments don't work, you could be experiencing something internal, like increased sebum production. Sugary drinks such as cola and juice can cause this. Also, stress can cause acne, which you could be dealing with quite a bit.

Try and pinpoint anything new and different you've been doing in your life, like consuming different foods and beverages or being in different environments you were previously unexposed to.

[traumaRUs, MSN, APRN]

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