"i loved everything about the implanon - but i had to have it removed because it gave me horrific cystic acne deep under my skin around my chin. i was so caught up worrying that my depression and anxiety would arise as a side effect that i didn&#039;t realise it was actually the bar causing the sudden change in my skin. it&#039;s such a shame because otherwise i loved it. have had it gone for a few months now, my skin started to settle but now is flaring up again. if you do find you start to experience cystic acne on the implanon - do not touch it and get your doc to prescribe a topical acne ointment to save yourself from it spreading and causing scarring :("