"patience, patients!  my teenage son is almost pimple-free because of topical aczone (combined with topical avar e ls). but be patient! it has taken about 6 months for his skin to really calm down. some improvement started after about a month of daily use.  with time it has controlled his acne well. he still gets a few pimples, but they heal quickly and are not scarring. a tiny bit of cream goes a long way.

he had been getting loads of pimples and horrible cysts.  he previously tried benzoyl peroxide (which did very little) and then retin a (disaster! crazy breakouts and crusty, itchy skin for 2 months until he gave up).  if you want an acne treatment without the side effects of an oral medication, i recommend aczone highly!"