Obliterated my skin barrier
So… it all started with insomnia, antibiotic, bloating and stress. This led to clogged pores on my forehead and some weird (maybe fungal) bumps on my cheeks. To make it worse - I was on a bed in a hospital and asked a family member to clean my face. They did with micelllar water that was supposedly leave on, applied moisturizer. It was stinging, but the pain I was in the hospital for was silencing the stinging and burning sensation. I was with this on my face for 24 hours. Fast forward 2 weeks I started breaking out like crazy, got diagnosed with a local staph infection on some of the pimples. My skin is in terrible condition - clogged pores, crusted pimples, huge red painful bumps, my nose folds have seborrheic dermatitis, extremely inflamed pustules and the skin around them is flaky. Basic tap water is leaving my skin absolutely dead, no moisturizer can help. Visited 4 different dermatologist and none of them could help other than diagnosing the staph infection. I’m a male with a beard which I have no idea how to shave now because the skin below is in an awful condition, but I have to so I can try to heal it somehow. I have another derm appointment in 2 days, but I’m feeling powerless…
Posted Jul 11, 2026, 1:44 PM UTC