In the Post entitled “Vegetarians with Acne”, I discussed the basic feeling of being baffled with acne while maintaining an ultra-healthy lifestyle.

In this post, we can revisit this emotional issue and continue to illustrate how hopelessness is created from doing “Everything Right”

Lets breakdown how logic can create hopelessness for a motivated, health conscious individual:

Misconceived Premise #1: Diet is the cure for all normal acne.

Premise #2: I eat a masterful diet.
(ex: raw food, vegan, vegetarian, organic, grass fed, paleo, etc…)

Premise #3: I still have acne.

Therefore: My acne must be abnormal and untreatable.

That’s perfect logic.

(Remember that the power of logic is not based in accuracy but rather in consistency. Premise #1 is inaccurate and therefore the perfectly logical conclusion is also inacurate.

If you are making great dietary efforts and this internal thought has crossed your mind, you have just become victim to what I call “needless suffering”. A powerful breed of hopelessness that is generated from the power of logic regardless of how inaccurate the premise.

If needed, here’s some logical arguments that will get your mind back on the right track:

Premise #1: Diet restriction is well known to have failed millions of acne sufferers.

Premise #2: You are an acne sufferer.

Therefore: Diet restriction may fail for you as well.
(Do not be surprised by this common outcome)

If still hopeless, try this one…

Premise #1: All Acne is treatable. (a well known reality that has been proven in over 130 videos)

Premise #2: You still have acne.


Therefore: Your Acne is treatable.
(There is no amount of hopelessness that can refute this reality.)

Bottom Line:
Eat well. It will help your mood, your energy, and possibly your skin. Do not be surprised if you still have active acne on a perfect diet. Diet has never been and will never be the ultimate “cure” for acne.
The power of logical conclusions can create hopelessness for those who suffer from treatable conditions. This type of needless suffering hurts us all.

Here’s a video of another health conscious vegetarian who still suffered from chronic acne despite her great lifestyle.
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©2010 “Vegetarians with Acne?? (part II)” by Dr. Neal Schwartz

Chronic red marks frequently cause frustration, confusion, and dissatisfaction.

Frequently Asked Question:
“Hey Dr. Neal, I don’t have much acne anymore. Which kit is best for my red and dark marks?”


All red and dark marks are treatable and preventable regardless of prior failure.
Feel free to send photos and details of your situation if you need a recommendation.


Watch this video closely to see what is possible.

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Here’s the Associated Audio Testimonial:

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©2010 “Red Marks: A Case Study” by Dr. Neal Schwartz

These flesh colored mini bumps can drive people crazy.

Here are some observations I have made about them over the years:

1) They are more difficult to extinguish than people originally expect.

2) Humidy often times makes them worse. I used to call them humidity bumps on myself many years ago. (I’ve experienced many variations of this relentless condition)

3) They often times fail all standard acne treatments. (i.e. don’t be baffled if you have failed everything for these bumps)

4) They are almost universally downplayed by others. (have them read the post called “control issues” if they can’t understand)

5) They are often times misdiagnosed as anything but plain old acne. When frustrated by failure, patients and doctors start creating new diagnoses for plain old stubborn conditions.

Here’s a major case study of an acne variation I like to call “Mini Bumps”
(Possibly the first and only case study of its kind. View Full Screen.)







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©2010 “Chronic Mini Bumps” by Dr. Neal Schwartz

Although very different situations, there are a surprising number of similarities between the struggle to get healthy skin and the struggle to get a healthy body. I’m going to map out similarities and differences here with the intention of giving people some insight into their own emotional reactions when dealing with difficult challenges of life.

We’ll start with interesting similarities:

1) Emotional imbalance will eventually develop in all cases.

-sooner or later, long term obesity and chronic acne can tweak the mind of any normal human being. Once an emotional problem has set in, treatment becomes even more challenging.

2) They are both 100% treatable:

-All Obese patients can get in shape as proven by the show “The Biggest Loser”

-All Acne Patients can safely get clear as proven by the medical project, “The Acne Practice”

3) Both Obesity and Acne are Self-Vicitimizing Situations:

-Obese patients have been blaming “Glandular and Genetic Problems” for their obesity for decades.
(This notion has since been disproven by the show “The Biggest Loser”)

-Acne patients display the exact same type of self-victimization using “Hormonal Imbalances or Bad Genetics”
(This notion has since been disproven by “The Acne Practice”)

4) Western Medicine often fails them both:

-5 minutes with the doctor is often not enough to “cure” obesity.
-5 minutes with the doctor is often not enough to “cure” chronic resistant acne

5) Eastern Medicine often fails them both also.

-An enthusiastic caring practitioner seen once a week or once a month is sometimes not enough. These two conditions can be very stubborn.

6) The Situation is Underestimated

-Frustration develops when obese patients can’t get victory. This frustration is generated from an expectation that it “should” happen from whatever efforts they are making.

-Frustration develops in acne patients when a 20 dollar bottle of cream does not transform their entire life. Acne patients are notorious for underestimating the difficulty of their situation. (large companies have been catering to this magical thinking for decades)

7) Both utilize a losing mentality to protect themselves from more heartache and pain:

-When beat down many times by failure despite great efforts, both obese patients and acne patients can become apathetic or defeated. When this emotional phenomenon takes hold, it takes an enormous amount of energy to wake them up to the reality that these situations are always treatable. (and thus the need for the show “The Biggest Loser” and the 120 videos in “The Acne Practice”)

These similarities can make obesity, acne, and all other treatable chronic conditions behave like the same chronic condition.
The emotional reactions are rooted in both Control Issues and The Agony of Defeat.






However, despite the similar heartache and reactions, acne and obesity have many differences that should be illustrated here as well.

1) Hands Down, Chronic Acne is trickier.

From Richard Simmons to that Tae Bo guy, there have been successful practitioners of fitness that have proven over and over again that anyone who really wants it can get fit.
However, until this recent project started in 2007, there has never been an acne expert who could really prove all forms of acne are safely treatable.
Poorly backed up claims and imaginative theories have ruled this field mainly due to the difficulty of getting solid results without taking chemotherapeutic levels of medications.
For this reason alone, Acne has proven to be the tougher condition to beat.

2) Motivation:

While there are still many motivated obese patients temporarily losing the battle of fitness at this time, the motivation of a chronic acne sufferer is often times more comparable to that of an olympic athlete. Acne suffers will often do anything to get clear including extremes of nutritional restriction, application of topicals, avoidance of aggravating situations, and spending every hard earned cent they gather. When referring to the ultra-motivated group of patients, Acne sufferers are very different from obese patients.

3) Cost:

-While fitness may require great personal training and coaching for some people, no group of suffering souls has collectively spent more money on themselves than the acne patients. On numerous occasions, I’ve had patients tell me they have already spent over 20 thousand dollars unsuccessfully trying to fix their skin.




Bottom Line:
While Obesity and Acne have remarkable emotional and self-vicitmizing similarities, Acne has proven to be a much trickier situation to conquer.
Fortunately, due to shows like “The Biggest Loser” and “The Acne Practice”, we all now know that both situations are treatable in 100% of cases.
There are no exceptions to this rule and no amount of self-vicitmization or hopelessness will ever refute what these two projects have already proven.

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©2010 “Acne vs. Obesity: A study of our humanity” by Dr. Neal Schwartz

Our mission of bringing hope to those who have failed “Everything” continues with this unbelievable case.
(The full screen button is located in the lower right corner)


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Part 2

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©2010 “Severe Acne: A Case Study” by Dr. Neal Schwartz

In the search for skin satisfaction, 3-dimensional scars always bring fear and depression to acne sufferers. For decades, these scars were referred to as “permanent”


I made this video specifically to give hope to those who are worried about their scars and want to introduce to you another term created by The Acne Practice.
I call them “Semi-Permanent Scars”


What’s amazing about these photos is that this patient has only finished the typical Acne Bootcamp program. He did not have any real scar treatments, lasers, plastic surgery, needling, or injections.
This result occurred in only a few months. I will ask him to return one day to show us further healing without any procedures.

What I have learned, only through clinical practice, is that 3-D scarring often resolves or significantly softens with time only after the skin is “Completely Inactivated”

To give realistic hope to anyone, I want to share with you what I have observed for years.


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©2010 “Hope For 3-D Scars Without Invasive Procedures” by Dr. Neal Schwartz

There is major conflict going on in the world of acne treatment that is driving patients more crazy than the condition itself. I’m referring to the repeated lack of confidence a patient has for their chosen practitioner.
The real problem is that this lack of confidence is often times justified and makes sense when you consider the amount of failure currently going on in the world.

In order to preserve the minds of the many continuing sufferers, I want to do another pro and con list specifically regarding Board Certified Dermatologists. I will make a new blog category today organizing these pro and con lists to help people get their heads around what is going on in the world of acne treatment. My intention with these lists is to prevent patients from being baffled by what is going on in the offices they choose. I want everyone to understand the reality of the medical world we live in and work wisely from within the confines of this reality.

Pros of seeing a Board Certified Dermatologist:

1) They are legally and ethically held accountable:
This aspect immediately makes going to see a real doctor completely different than taking irresponsible advice on a blog site. Doctors have an accountability that is monitored by the state government, their specialty associations, and their peers. They are held to a high standard of “First doing no harm”
For this reason, seeing a real doctor is a relatively safer move.


2) Powerful Remedy Options: A good dermatologist has the ability to quickly blast old bumps with injections, lasers, aestheticians, antibiotics, and creams. With this extended arsenal, a dermatologist is the best place to go if you have one large rogue bump that needs to be fixed fast.


3) Credentials: There is no doubt that your dermatologists is more knowledgeable regarding the anatomy, physiology, statistics, and science of skin than any other practitioner you will ever run across. The amount of hours, meetings, competitive testing, and speaking on the topic is far more extensive than any patient can ever imagine.
For this reason, doctors who have been in practice for many years are true experts in the field, having spent tens of thousands of hours at their craft.


4) Some really do care: Although they get a bad rap, some dermatologists are still very passionate about helping acne sufferers. It may take a few tries before you find one you can connect with on an emotional level.




Let’s look at the other side to break down why so many patients are losing their minds in this system.




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There is nothing tougher than trying to plan the perfect wedding with skin that is completely unpredictable. Fear of being the center of attention during a very romantic celebration is often times too much for an acne sufferer to bear.


The lesson of this blog post is that skin that feels unpredictable is not really in good control.


Real control comes with it a sense of confidence and a lowered level of anxiety, allowing one to focus on other aspects of life. (like the flowers and catering for the reception…)

When you watch this video, you can really feel how her anxiety vanishes once her skin is in total control.

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©2010 “Wedding Day Anxiety?” by Dr. Neal Schwartz

Can you tell the difference between this groundbreaking HD acne gallery and all the nonsensical photoshopped, professionally lit, and made-up acne testimonials of the 80’s, 90’s, and even today?


Can you recognize real innovation and invention when you see it?

When you view this video, think about how very different this project is from all other prior work.


Once you really look and read through this Original Body of Work, you will begin to see what is miraculously happening in this special place.

Watch this video as slowly or as enlarged as you want and you will witness a true innovation in medicine and healing.
(The Full Screen button is near the lower right corner)

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The following internal conversations represent the proper mindset for victory in The Home Version.

If you know these conversations are non-negotiable, you will keep a perfect focus as a “good” client.

In a very emotional situation like acne, these conversations can be very important.

First Important Logical Internal Conversation

Premise #1 This project has proven that all acne is treatable and preventable with no exceptions.

(If you doubt this first premise, you are not ready for this program in the office or at home. i recommend watching all 120 videos to see what is possible in this world. If still having doubts after spending hours watching, you need to zoom in and watch again. Disillusionment and Hopelessness are powerful forces. You will need to really watch and listen to extinguish these mistaken negative emotions)

Premise #2 “Good” Clients always ask for assistance when concerned.

Premise #3 “Good” clients who are tenacious always find victory here.

Therefore: All Home Version Clients will find Victory if they can can focus on becoming “Good” clients.

Second Logical Internal Conversation

Premise #1 There is no such thing as special skin. (as proven by 120 videos here)

Premise #2 Chronic acne is known to create disillusionment and hopelessness

Premise #3 Disillusionment and hopelessness cause needless suffering

Therefore: If you think your case of acne is special in any way, you are needlessly suffering from an emotional reaction called “Dillusionment and Hopelessness”

Third Logical Internal Conversation:

Premise #1 Acne always causes some degree of emotional imbalance.

Premise #2 You have suffered from acne for many years.

Therefore: You have some degree of emotional imbalance. (This is always true and needs to be addressed if you want to really heal.)

Forth Logical Conversation:

Premise #1 The office version is still experiencing a 100% success rate. (for 3 years and counting. Proven by the growth of the largest acne gallery ever assembled)

Premise #2 The Home Version has all the tools and methods of the office version.

Therefore: If you can carefully mimic the office version using The Home Version, it is a foregone conclusion that you will find Victory here.

This should help people attain the perfect focus in both the office and The Home Version. (”Good” clients will re-read this post many times)

If struggling with any of these concepts, this is your cue to watch the entire video gallery. Very few people have ever remained disillusioned after watching them all.

This should help,

-Dr. Neal

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©2010 Perfect Mindset for Victory by Dr. Neal Schwartz