December 2008: Soon my skin condition began to get worse. It started getting worse as winter came and I spent less of my time exposed to UV (which is known to effectively kill proporibacterium - but which is never used as a treatment due to its long term damage on the skin). Therefore I once again returned to the doctor for a new treatment.

He gave me an adapalene gel (Differin) and an antibiotic (Lymacycline/ tetracycline 300mg). The combination had a miraculous effect and cleared most of the acne, within a month. I continued to use the treament for about half a year and although it never had me completely clear, I had only a couple of small pimples, which was commonplace within school.