I can fully understand that patients can be frustrated by recurring acne problems on their face, as I personally also had acne issues during my teens, which was fortunately resolved by medical treatments back then.
For females, acne outbreak at the lower part of the face occurring near to menstrual period has a hormonal factor to it. If your acne outbreak is red and filled with pus, it is termed as inflammatory acne, like what Dr Joanna has mentioned.
If you wish to get rid of the pus-filled acne without leaving acne scars, the first thing to note is NOT to squeeze them out yourself, no matter how tempting it can be. More often than not, inappropriate self-squeezing can worsen the acne inflammation further, causing more acne blemish marks (red or brown) or even acne scarring (eg depressed scars in the skin).
Good news is that, there are effective medical treatments to treat and control your acne problem with eg topical creams, oral medications, chemical peels, or lasers, etc. Thus I would recommend you to speak to an experienced doctor to discuss on the most suitable treatment options for your case.
I would also suggest you to seek medical treatment as soon as possible to prevent acne scarring. Once scarring is formed (eg depressed scars), it is permanent, and can be costly to treat with resurfacing lasers.Hope this helps!
Cheers!
Dr David Ng C H
