There is always one of us girls in the group who is shunned for having the face with the most acne. This was the case for my best friend Isabelle's teenage life. When we were kids Isabelle got all the attention and would often boast of being the cutest girl in elementary school. This all changed in junior high as her face quickly resembled that of a squashed pepperoni pizza. The boys would run a mile!

It came as no surprise to me that Isabelle sought dermatological attention by her mid teens in order to curb the persistent breakouts of facial acne. With the impression she was taking the best course of action she continually took the topical steroid medication her dermatologist prescribed. If only she knew then what she knows now!

After no less than a few weeks of taking the prescribed steroid treatments her problems rapidly deteriorated. Within a short period her facial acne was now a secondary concern to the heavy outbreak of back acne, not to mention her rapid gaining of weight. Unsurprisingly during this period her self esteem was at an all time low and she soon began experiencing bouts of depression.

As I was her closest friend her health was paramount to my conerns. As someone who had always favored natural acne treatment over steroid use I began to research the dangers of her medication. Without too much digging I was shocked to discover her prescribed medication warned of side effects such as high blood pressure, poor immune defense, pancreatitis, abdominal pain, and sleeplessness.

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Now enraged I researched further and began to thankfully put together the pieces. The worsening of her acne, her increase in weight, and developing bouts of depression were completely a result of the steroids she was taking. Armed with the information it took little to convince her of switching to natural acne treatment cream for her now adult acne.