Home Version Clients from all over the world are continuing to bravely share their own transformations in an effort to give hope to others who are still suffering. This beautiful girl has added yet another unbelievable case to the movement. Enjoy…

More Home Version clients have been stepping up to save others who are still suffering. This video is the first of three cases that were emailed to me this month. Even when cropped, it’s takes great heart and courage to share these stories. We thank this wonderful girl for her contribution.

Enjoy…

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to see her full story and previous progress report.

My hope is that many people will show this next video to both their dermatologist and their ophthalmologist.

Chronic acne is not just about bumps. There are many things going on with the skin and the surrounding structures. Many people with this irritating condition complain of eye itchiness, discomfort, sensitivity, tearing, a tired look, discolored lids and under eye area, and sometimes even incapacitating stinging. Acne patients will often times not make the corrolation that this eye problem is related to the chronic condition on their face and seek an eye specialist.

Here’s the problem:

Most eye specialists are not experts of oily, dry, or acne prone skin and will attempt to treat the eye alone without noticing the rest of the face is activated. This type of experience causes regular acne patients to take home misdiagnoses of ocular rosacea, dry eyes, foreign bodies, or any other diagnosis that slightly fits the presentation of uncomfortable eyes.

Once in a while, a clever ophthalmologist will recognize the oil on the face combined with the thickened lids and correctly diagnose the patient with seborrheic dermatitis of the eyelids. However, when it comes to chronic condtions, the correct diagnosis is not the tough part. Treatment of seb derm (oily thickened skin) is far more tricky than the recognition of it.

These patients will typically go home with the proper diagnosis and several ways to remove the thick flakes and oil from their eyelids in an attempt to get comfortable eyes. It will alleviate many patient’s symptoms but leave others with a partial band-aid that never really makes it to the threshold of comfort.

I lived with uncomfortable eyes for about a decade, sometimes so sensitive that a moment of sunlight would cause a blinding sting and tearing. It’s uncomfortable and distracting from any normal social interaction. If you are panicked without your sunglasses like I was, consider you may have a little irritation of your eyelids.

Here’s the interesting part:

When you control the rest of the acne and oil on the face, the eyelids will follow. This next video shows an amazing example of how when you fix a person’s skin activity, the eyes can heal up completely. (we did not use any special eye treatment in this case. They become less inflamed as his face began to heal)

Please show this video to your ophthalmologist and your dermatologist if you have ever suffered from acne and are now dealing with sensitive eyes. Your doctor can call me anytime.

(the full screen button is in the lower right corner)

©2010 “Sensitive Eyes and Acne?” by Dr. Neal Schwartz

While some misconceived thoughts about acne have been generated by public hype and mysticism, the idea of “cystic acne” is purely to blame on western medicine’s diagnostic language accidentally spilling into the public arena.

These arbitrary terms make more sense if you know how western medicine operates and evolves.


With the advent of more invasive and risky acne medications, doctors needed a cut-off of acne severity to justify when to take the risk of heavy treatment. This cut-off helped physicians weigh benefits of scar prevention and emotional preservation verses the risks of powerful systemic treatments of all kinds.

The cut-off made sense using the idea that someone with “cystic acne” had a serious health risk while those without cystic acne were more safe and maybe shouldn’t risk messing with a livable situation.

The classic western algorithm of topicals, oral antibiotics, hormonal treatment, and accutane has since grown and branched itself off this special cut-off we call cystic acne.

Here’s the problem:

When you categorize levels of a common chronic condition, you create special cases and victimization. In this case, it’s the doctors’ misunderstanding of acne as a whole that allows them to tell a patient, “I have bad news for you.., you have cystic acne”.

After hearing such a unique diagnosis, a patient can easily give in to hopelessness knowing that they have a special, rare, “internal”, and unbeatable disease.

It’s classic medicalization or what I call induced victimization. (a term I use to describe self-victimization that is generated by an authority figure)

In an effort to fix what has been broken for decades, allow me to correct the language of acne.
From now on, we will call all cases of acne “Plain Old Acne”, and understand that when it comes to all chronic conditions, there are no special cut-offs. Only shades of gray that have differing levels of inflammation. This new way of speaking about acne will not allow for any victimization as this project has already proven that all cases of acne are completely treatable without oral medications.

To further this line of thinking, here’s yet another severe case of acne that was treated without any oral medications, lasers, or dietary restrictions.

(the full screen button is in the lower right corner)

Bottom Line:

There is really no such thing as “cystic acne”. It is simply an arbitrary term used to help physicians make tough treatment decisions. There is, however, a chronic condition called plain old acne which can manifest in a variety of magnitudes.

Plain old acne is the same acne that was relentlessly battled in the 1950’s….
It has always been difficult and has hurt millions of people.
This reality combined with the video gallery will help create the optimal mindset for victory.

be well,
-Dr. Neal

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©2010 “Classic Acne Misconception: “Cystic Acne”" by Dr. Neal Schwartz

This single follow up video captured many frequently asked questions.

I’ll outline them all here:

FAQ #1: “Will Dr. Neal’s products work for a little while and then stop working. I’m scared it will one day not work?”

Answer: There is no resistance or immunity seen in this practice. If the products aren’t working perfectly, you will be expected to simply ask Dr. Neal.
(see the video below)

FAQ #2: “Can I use Dr. Neal’s Acne Bootcamp while I’m pregnant?”

Answer: Yes. (see full video below)

FAQ #3: “Will Dr. Neal’s products hurt my skin in any way? I’m scared to use acne medications”

Answer: These products do not harm the skin. If used properly, they can be used as an anti-aging program. (see video)

(this beautiful actress has been on the products for over 10 months. Notice the overall natural health of her skin)

FAQ #4: “Is Dr. Neal’s acne bootcamp good for models and actors who need High Definition quality skin?”

Answer: Yes. We have many models, actors, and entertainers in this practice. We have fixed up leading actors in blockbuster movies and have many clients who act on Broadway. We have many on TV series both in NY and LA, and many who model for a living in New York. (see video below)

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