[acne] My boyfriend understands skincare as more of a vanity thing, and I don't know how to convey my perspective as a person with acne.

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This may be for the wrong sub...but anyway, I've had acne as long as I can remember and I'm now 20. I've tried pretty much everything. So I scheduled an appointment with a dermatologist but it would be months before they could get me in. In the meantime, I used Curology. I got their gentlest prescription combined with 50mg of doxycycline twice a day. It kind of freaked me out being prescribed an antibiotic that was supposed to be used over several months, so I opted to wait until my next dermatologist appointment to see what he said.Well, I just recently had that appointment and he also prescribed doxycycline but at 25 (or 20, I can't remember)mg twice a day, along with Tretinoin and a benzoyl peroxide face wash.I've always felt really uncomfortable talking about having acne. It's not really severe, but it's also not healthy. But I had to talk about it with my boyfriend to explain the doctor's suggestions to use a back up form of birth control, due to the potential for doxycycline to interact.He stressed I could do what I wanted, but he doesn't think I need anything for my skin, and he is concerned about using a back up method for birth control since we've not used any of that since we were younger. He shared that he doesn't really think putting stuff on your face is effective. He's one of those who has perfect skin and uses water and hand soap on occasion. He said all his girl friends have acne but all his guy friends don't, and he thinks it's probably the makeup and the stuff we put on our face. I suggested maybe at our age girls have more hormonal explanations, and in not all cases topical are ineffective or provoke more skin issues. He said maybe. But basically, he doesn't think I need to use anything for my skin because I am beautiful no matter what.I understand his perspective, but I don't know how to tell him why I want to use my prescription. I spent like 10-20 minutes every morning putting on concealer. I feel uncomfortable with him when I'm wearing no concealer. I don't feel comfortable telling him that because I would feel too vulnerable. I want to tell him that I feel I should just get this over with and start it now because even the dermatologist said it would be months before the real improvement would set in.How do you explain skincare to someone who doesn't "need" to take care of their skin? Do you think it's worth it to go forward with everything I've been prescribed?
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