[Acne] Mirena IUD. Help! Does it calm down or go away?

Ok. I’m sorry if this is a stupid question I starting to get worried. Can I take birth control pills while having IUD.

I just recently got the Mirena IUD in December 2025. I have been getting what I suspect is hormonal cancer around my chin and my right cheek. I have had acne prone skin since I was 13 years old (now 24). At 15 I was put on BC pills to help with acne. Didn’t work entirely for a while and then I changed to a new prescription at the age of 20 and it did wonders once I got an established face routine. By 22 I had perfect skin, no scarring.

I have been in a relationship for 3 years and the pill was just not convenient for my lifestyle and habits. So after a lot of thought, I decided to get Mirena. My doctor agreed it was the best choice since the BC I was taking before was hormonal and I did great with it. Besides the normal spotting and cramps in the beginning I have had no problems with the IUD.

Around the beginning of February I noticed I was getting a few pimples around my jawline. I found it odd since whenever I did get pimples they were individual and usually around my forehead. It is now march and I am getting pimples on my chin, more scattered on my lower and upper cheek. As well as small ones across my forehead. I almost thought it was exzema but I believe to be related to the rest of my breakout due to timing.

I have not changed anything with eating habits, water intake, medications, and I wash pillowcases regularly. I am a clean person. I don’t know what else it could be besides the IUD. I guess my biggest questions/ concerns are

1. Is it just my body adjusting and will it go away

2. I can’t afford to get it removed or spend hundreds going to a dermatologist for them to do nothing

3. Are there medications to help with this

4. Is it an option to take my old pill subscription simultaneously while keeping mirena since it was low-med dose to help acne ( I’m sorry if that’s stupid but it’s worth a shot) or will that be too many hormones and make it worse

Please help! It’s manageable but I am trying to fix it now before it gets too bad. I have seen way worse and I think my mental health would plummet if I went back to how my acne used to be.