[Acne] I have had closed comedones for nearly a decade. So what am I doing wrong?

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Like it says on the tin. I have closed comedones for as far back as I have been paying attention to my skin, at LEAST since high school (AKA at least eight years.) I don't like them. I don't want them anymore. They are bad tenants. I mean, they are essentially invisible in most light, but they give my face the texture of a popcorn ceiling.And no one likes a popcorn ceiling.Here are pictures of one side of my face. (Warning: gross.) The CCs are on both cheeks. Almost none on my chin, or forehead, or brow. Just... the cheeks. They stop about half an inch from my hairline, so I SUSPECT they are aggravated/fed/created/whathaveyou by product I use but I'm not sure.THE JOURNEY:JAN 2014 - I start lurking /r/skincareaddictionFEB 2014 - I try the oil cleansing method for a few weeks and it makes my skin feel SOFT A. F. but I feel no difference in comedones at all.MAR 2014 - my sister, who owns healing crystals, tells me to rub half a lemon on my face. I laugh at herAPR 2014 - I try using CeraVe last year and it breaks me out like crazy (but that's before I knew what purging was, so maybe it was secretly helping...?)MAY 2014 - I decide to give up on my pasty boulder of a face and stop trying new thingsJUN 2015 - I decide that even pasty boulders deserve love, and start using a BHA (Stridex pads)OCT 2015 - dismayed at the lack of progress, and hearing that AHA is better for comedones, I start using Alpha Hydrox Enhanced Anti-Wrinkle Lotion 10% glycolic acid.The AHA has had no effect in 6 weeks. I'm not purging and the comedones aint shriveling up and falling off, either. How long should this take to have an effect? What if they've been there for a reallllly long time and are firmly entrenched?My skin type is: dry.I get the occasional pimple's pimple (red and round and white on top) but those are pretty perfectly aligned with my cycle and I'm honestly not concerned about those unless they're somehow related to the closed comedones. Then I care.Routine: AMSplash water on my facewash with up&up Gentle Skin Cleanser for Sensitive Skin. Supposedly comparable to Cetaphil Gentle Skin cleanser, but it seems Target has discontinued it. Here are the ingredients. [Water, cetyl alcohol, propylene glycol, sodium lauryl sulfate, stearyl alcohol, methylparaben, propylparaben, butylparaben]moisturize! CVS Daily Facial Moisturizer (SPF 15) (the box was all, "compare to Cetaphil® Daily Facial Moisturizer" and i was all, "neat, a sale item") linkRoutine: PMwash with again with up&up Cetaphil knockoff in shower3x a week: Alpha Hydrox Enhanced Anti-Wrinkle Lotion linkmoisturizer again! CVS Daily Facial Moisturizer (SPF 15)link10% Benzoyl Peroxide, CVS brand linkMakeupL'Oreal Magic Skin Beautifier BB Cream linkL'Oreal Trumatch Mineral Foundation linksois there something obviously comedogenic here that i'm missing? was I callous to laugh at my sister's half-a-lemon? do I need to just be like "alright, time to go to the doctor" and go to the doctor?i appreciate any advice/crit!
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