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My 8 yo dd started getting bumps on her forehead and nose several months ago that looked like whiteheads. They haven't gone away and sometimes get pretty bad. I took her to the dermatologist today and he said it is early acne which means she is producing hormones already and is in pre puberty. He said to use cetaphil once a day and prescribed some pads called clin-dets to wipe her face with 2x a day. He also sprayed some liquid nitrogen (I think) on her face to help get down the imflammation. I was reading online that early acne can be an indicator of severe acne later on if it isn't gotten under control. Has anyone else experienced this? If so, how did it turn out? They are not very bad right know, but I'm worried that she's going to have to battle acne for a long time.
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Just wanted you to know i know right where you're coming from....Dh and I both had bad skin in our teens, luckily his cleared up, but mine only cleared through my 20's and at 32 I'm breaking out like a teenager again. My Dd is 7 and she has the same little white bumps you are describing, on her nose and forehead. She has been using cetaphil every night during her bath/shower and 'break outs' (of these bumps) are very, very few and far between. I do not want her to go through what we did, and this was the course her ped reccommnded, if it doesn't help when she hits puberty, then we will see a dermatologist ASAP.