VIDEO. Mattea’s fight against severe acne

In 2021, Mattea suffered from severe acne. On social networks where she regularly posts videos, hateful comments made her daily life more difficult and even forced her to find subterfuges to hide her acne and circumvent her harassment. For her, this period was difficult, in the eyes of others.

Treatments to beat acne

To get rid of her skin problems, Mattéa uses a treatment, the doxycycline, an antibiotic with anti-inflammatory and antibacterial action, combined with a pill. “My state of mind was very positive, because it was better, because I knew that a few months later, it was over. It was a treatment that was not painful”. To ensure that her acne is completely eradicated, she begins the Roaccutane treatment, an effective drug for this skin problem but which requires increased monitoring because of the many side effects it causes. “Roaccutane, I live it a little less well because I have back pain. I also have dry lips. To eat, it hurts. But hey, it’s just the slightly negative point, but I was warned”, explains Mattea.

Today, the 18-year-old is feeling better and can afford mundane everyday activities like putting on makeup, sleeping on her side and not ending up.”with the pillow full of blood”. Despite physical consequences, with scars and mental, with a drop in self-confidence, seeing his acne disappear allowed him to regain a taste for life. “I continue to share my daily life on TikTok with great kindness. It taught me to grow up and not care what other people think, and focus on me.”, she adds.