1. Acne : Calling your health care provider  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Call your doctor or a dermatologist if: Self-care measures and over-the-counter medicine have not helped after several months; Your acne is severe (for example, you have lots of redness around the pimples or you have cysts) or getting worse; You d...• Reviewer: Michael Lehrer, M.D., Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.