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Brave Ayr schoolgirl shares cystic acne journey online to help others after being diagnosed aged 10
Ayrshire schoolgirl is documenting her cystic acne journey after being diagnosed with the debilitating skin condition when she was in primary school.Ailidh Sloan was just 10-years-old when painful cystic acne began to cover her face, arms and back.The devastated youngster, from Ayr, spent a year trying various prescriptions but nothing cleared her skin up.Her GP eventually decided to put her on a contraceptive pill when she was 11-years-old.After years of enduring cruel taunts from her classmates, the teenager was determined to post bare-face selfies and help others suffering from the skin condition.Ailidh, now 14, told our sister paper the Daily Record: “I sometimes get teased in school for my spots and it was embarrassing getting acne