Is the Pill Magical Fairy Dust for Acne? It can be -- for some. Like this user on imgur, who documented the first five months of her face transformation on birth control. Her before and after pictures are a pretty convincing argument in favor of using birth control to tame breakouts.
If you're new to the acne battlefield, one of the first questions a dermatologist will ask is if you're on birth control. That's because for a lot of women, that little packet of once-daily pills is a godsend. In fact, a 2014 study found that the birth control may be better than oral antibiotics at clearing skin long term.
Though not everyone experiences this kind of about-face. Your results largely depend on which birth control you choose and the ultimate wild card in the war against acne: your genetics.
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