"i&#039;m a 20 year old male, and i&#039;ve had mild acne since i was 13. after going on antibiotics (pill and cream) in high school, my acne got somewhat better. after not being on anything for the past 2 years, in the last several months my acne flared up again, and i was getting surface spots and painful cysts. a dermatologist put me on doryx, benzclyn and tretinoin 0.5 cream. i saw initial improvement with the antibiotics as i was getting less inflammation. however, my skin problem has always been more about an inability to shed dead skin let me tell you, 6 weeks after using tretinoin, my skin has never looked better and it is continually improving. i still am getting an occasional spot or two, but the texture of my skin is so much softer and spot"