‘Impossible’ Acne Cases Cleared — How We Did It
If you feel like you’ve tried everything for your acne and nothing has worked — this blog is for you.
I’ve been treating acne for almost 20 years now, and I’ve seen it all. Medications, expensive products, acne diets, online advice, natural remedies, dermatology — you name it. Some of the clients who walk into my clinic or start my virtual program are exhausted and definitely skeptical… and I get it.
But here’s the truth: when you remove what’s causing your breakouts and use the right products the right way, most cases of acne clear up fast.
Let me show you what I mean. These are three real stories from clients who started my program when they had all but given up — and saw full transformations in just a few weeks — after having acne for years.
1. Hannah: Dermatology Made Things Worse
Hannah had done everything her dermatologist recommended.
She used CeraVe and Cetaphil. She used Retin-A. She took antibiotics. She was even prescribed birth control to “help” her acne.
But none of it worked. In fact, her skin just kept getting worse. By the time she started my acne program, she’d been breaking out for nearly four years — and felt totally defeated.
During her intake, I immediately spotted something that her providers had missed: her birth control was causing her breakouts.
This is something I see often — the wrong birth control can absolutely contribute to acne, even if it’s prescribed to treat it. (I’ll share more on this in an upcoming video.)
I put her on a customized routine using mandelic acid and benzoyl peroxide to clear bacteria, dissolve clogged pores, and reduce inflammation. Every two weeks, we adjusted the strength of her active products to prevent her skin from adapting.
And the results?
Clear skin in just 11 weeks. After four years of trying everything else. She’s stayed clear ever since.
2. Jane: When Natural Skincare Backfires
Jane called me in tears just before New Year’s. Her skin was so inflamed and painful that she didn’t want to go out. She had already canceled her plans.
She was getting regular facials. She’d switched to all-natural skincare. She’d even started an “acne diet.” But her skin wasn’t improving — it was getting worse.
In her intake, I discovered the issue.
Jane had been using coconut oil as her daily moisturizer. She had read online that it would give her glowing skin for a friend’s wedding.
Unfortunately, coconut oil is extremely pore-clogging for acne-prone skin. Even after you stop using it, breakouts can keep coming in waves as your skin pushes everything out.
We built a routine that helped calm the inflammation while clearing the buildup underneath.
Yes, the purge happened.
Yes, it felt dramatic.
But she trusted the process.
And within 12 weeks, Jane’s acne was gone — and it hasn’t come back.
3. Isaiah: The Teen Diet Nobody Talks About
Isaiah had the kind of inflamed, painful breakouts that really take a toll on your confidence.
He had tried antibiotics, drugstore products, even prescription options from his doctor. Nothing made a difference.
During our intake, we figured it out: Isaiah was drinking lots of milk and eating peanut butter every day.
Both of those are common acne-causing foods for teenagers — and when you eat them often enough, they can cause major inflammation in acne-prone skin.
We removed the food triggers, added in a strong and targeted product routine twice a day, and by Week 12, his skin was clear.
But here’s where it gets interesting.
A few months later, Isaiah had stopped using his products and had switched to a shampoo with major pore-clogging ingredients. When I checked in with him, his breakouts were back — but for a different reason this time.
The first time: diet.
The second time: topical products.
Once we removed the clogging shampoo and got him back on his acne-safe routine, his skin cleared again — this time in just 6 weeks.
The Pattern? 12 Weeks to Clear Skin
Here’s what I want you to take away from this:
Every single one of these clients had been struggling for years.
Every single one of them thought nothing would work.
And all of them cleared their skin in 12 weeks or less.
Acne is not random. It’s not a mystery. It’s a condition with predictable causes — and predictable solutions.
When you remove the things that cause breakouts (like pore-clogging products, dairy, peanut butter, energy drinks, and certain birth control) and use the right products in the right way, your skin will respond.
Even if it hasn’t in the past.
