I never had this ever in my life but at the start of 2025 all my acne scars turned into this. I'm devastated people kept saying I look horrible. I had my face scanned at dermatologist and they said my face is super oily and highly bacteria. Azelaic acid is banned here, tranexamic acid caused my skin to have super tiny pimples. My face had been oily since I was teenager due to unavoidable food consumption (poor people food = more oil). Every time I did skincare even for 3 layers it will be super sticky that I couldn't wear makeup or else I will get more acnes. It just suck that I'm still young but I feel like I can't be pretty anymore.
by Paint-Carton1899
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Do you pick or try to pop pimples?
From the photo and what you described, this looks like post-inflammatory redness and pigment sitting on very oily, reactive skin, not something you “caused” or failed at. When skin is this oily and easily congested, layering a lot or chasing brightening too fast can backfire and keep it inflamed. At this stage, calming oil production and inflammation matters more than fading marks quickly. A very minimal routine, strict daily sunscreen, and patience usually help more than constantly adding new actives. Also, people saying hurtful things are wrong, your skin changing doesn’t take away your worth or beauty, and this is something that can improve over time even if it feels hopeless right now.