"okay, so i have never really had &quot;cystic&quot; acne. however, i have had severe acne on my back since i was 12 years old, i am now 21. when i was 14, i went to my dermatologist and he immediately had me put on accutane. i was on accutane for about 6 months. and yes, it completely cleared my skin. however about three months later it all came back. ever since then i have been on the benzoyl peroxide/erythromycin on and off. tried epiduo, nothing. as i now have acne worse than ever, all over my neck and let me tell you i scar so easily. every pimple leaves a scar. all over my neck now and also on my back from many years. i am currently using it and panoxyl 10% benzoyl peroxide face wash and it is working good, but am extremely dry and flakey!"