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A WOMAN who never had a single pimple until she took birth control pills that caused her face to break out in cystic acne so severe that it affected her sight.

Office management assistant, Mina Stein, 20, from Frankfurt, Germany, has struggled with acne for the past two years after birth control pills triggered a change in her skin.

She began taking birth control pills in 2018 and acne was not listed as a side effect – this has since changed.

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Mina developed acne as soon as she started taking the pills. It started out with a few faint pimples but a few months later, Mina was suffering from painful cysts, swelling of the face, and rosacea – a condition causing redness in the skin.

Mina explained: “I wasn’t aware acne was a side effect of the birth control pills as it was never mentioned in the packaging insert.

“It started developing immediately. At first, I got red bumps under the skin on my cheeks and a few pimples on my forehead.

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“Then the pimples became more painful and my face would swell. I developed cysts and rosacea. I switched birth control pills but it wouldn’t go away. It only got worse.”

Dermatologists were dismissive and Mina would often consider cancelling plans with friends for fear of appearing in photos or being judged for her acne.

She added: “It definitely influenced my confidence. I didn’t want to look in the mirror or be in photos – or even look anyone in the eye.

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“I cried a lot. I’d never had skin issues before so I felt totally overwhelmed. At the time, some of my friends were abroad and I was so worried about what they’d say when they came back.”

The cysts began to bleed and bruise causing blue patches to appear, and the pain was so bad that Mina struggled to sleep comfortably.

She continued: “By that stage, it was very much a rollercoaster. Some days my acne would look better and then worse again the next.

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“My cysts began to bruise and I’d cry if anything touched them as they were so painful. They’d bleed when I washed my face.

“I developed really dry skin which really affected my eyes. I thought I needed glasses as it affected my eyesight, but eyedrops managed it.

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During a trip to the supermarket, a young girl standing by Mina turned to her mum and asked “what does that girl have on her face?”

Initially shocked by the comment, Mina explained acne to the young girl and it soon became a turning point in Mina’s outlook.

She joined the acne positivity community on Instagram in August 2019 and felt infinitely more confident after posting her first bare-faced selfie.

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Since posting bare-faced selfies on Instagram, Mina has been able to regain her confidence. Not only that, but many other acne sufferers have reached out to Mina for advice and support.

“I remember being in a supermarket and a little girl, who was about three-years-old, asked her mum what I had on my face. I explained what acne was to her and after that, she didn’t seem to mind – and in fact, started showing me her sweets, ” she said.

“After that, I started my Instagram account where I began to post about self-love. I’d been following similar accounts for a few months and loved seeing other people's improvements in their skin.

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“I was so proud of myself after taking my first bare-faced selfie and I felt a lot stronger. Now I receive so many messages from people thanking me for my posts or empowering me to keep going.

“The messages are from people all over the world so it makes you feel less alone. My followers even tag me in their own bare-faced photos which I love.

“Treat yourself the way you treat others. We need to stop criticising how we look and compliment ourselves instead. Everyone is uniquely beautiful and should remember that.”

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