Genetics and acne AND periods

[shivs]

i have a few questions:

so.. im 15 years old, and i was just wondering, is there a way to know if im gonna get bad acne? my mom never had ONE pimple, and my sister DID have a pretty bad case of acne, its finally dieing out now, and shes 21. well anyways, me, ive always had GREAT skin, but since i got bangs, i sometimes breakout on my forehead...

but me and my sister are REALLY different

im alot taller then her and im just so much different from her but..

i guess my question is, am i bound to have acne just cause my sister did?

and also, i have another question (sorry guys) in my family periods come pretty late, like i havent gotten mine yet and im 15.

what effect does a late period have on acne?

my bra size is already 32D... i NEED my period to stop growing.

SORRY guys for my variety of questions

thanks

 

[usersassychick0]

Well because of your sister, maybe you dad had a bad case, or it could have been a less dominant trait(heterozygos). Your other features between you two cannot say what this one will do, they are not dependant on eachother.(haha I have this information from science in grade 9!)

And as for your other problems,..I believe its 15 or 16 that you should get checked out if you haven't got it yet, and its about 2years after your breasts start to grow. I hope this information its helpful!

 

[Maysie]

A lot of things can cause acne, not just genetics. Like if you use hair products and they get on your forehead, if you're not switching your pillow case or bed sheets often enough, if you touch your face a lot, diet can contribute I've heard, certain kinds of makeup and stress of course. I'm sure there's more but those are the factors I've hear most about.

 

[dizzy_lizzy]

I had perfect skin until the months before I turned 15. it's been exactly a year that it's become crazy, awful, and gross. I thought I was safe but I was wrong /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

But--my dad, who I look more like--had reeeeeally bad acne as a kid (mine isn't nearly as bad) while my mom was like your mom

 

[shivs]

thankyou for replying

so what have you done since then for your skin that has worked?

 

[dizzy_lizzy]

you mean me? nothing yet...i'm experimenting but so many things break me out now /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[normano04]

who says your breasts stop growing when you get your period? mine sure didn't. I started at age 11 and I certainly didn't have the chest then that I have today (larger than yours so I feel for you there, it isn't fun being young with large breasts) I second that maybe you should see a doctor if you don't start by the time you're 16. Also about the acne thing if you do get acne then you can try natures cure, it helped me a lot. I didn't have acne real bad but once I got to college it kind of started to get badand so that helped. good luck

 

[Aquilah]

Well, I honestly don't know as I've never had acne or a lot of pimples... I've known people who didn't start their periods until they hit 18 y.o.! I wouldn't worry about that too much either, but if it really bothers you, I'd go to the doctor.

 

[Xexuxa]

My Mom and grandmother have good skin and I used to get small zits when I was 12, to about 15. But now I have skin like my Mom. My bro on the other hand got horrible cystic acne. The doctor had to inject antibiotics into the zits. Fun. I don't think that just because your siblings have acne means that your skin will be exactly the same. I have three cousins that are siblings and two of them had bad acne and one didn't. It's really just a dice roll I guess...

As for the period thing, I didn't get mine till I was 13. But if you really are concerned, I don't thin it could hurt to see a doctor /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Retro-Violet]

my sister rarely ever breaks out, and when i was her age (4 years younger than me) i was plagued with them.

my face has gotten better now since ive gotten older (22), but makes me nervous since my mom is like 50 and still gets zits on occation.

 

[Orangeeyecrayon]

the time you get your first period does not effect your acne. However when you do get your first period you will be more prone to acne as your hormons cycle. This is because around your time of the month when your hormone levels drop your oil productin increases.

as for the delema with your forehead if you are using product in your bangs it simply could be due to that.