"i took alesse as a birth control as well as to stop my acne. i used to get bad acne before my period and it recently started because before i didn&#039;t used to get acne. i&#039;m 19 btw and just before the beginning of the school year i started getting this and the doctors suggested bc because it could be hormones and my acne wasnt that bad just a few on my forehead and cheeks but after i started taking alesse it got really bad and i have super bad hyperpigmentation now that i didn&#039;t have before. i took it for about 5 months and stopped and now my acne is gone but the hyperpigmentation remains"