I used to get breakouts so that I would never have a clear day, and differnt times of the month it would be worse than others. I believe I've identified it as cystic acne. I still have mild acne, which is basically a few blemishes every once in a while when I eat a lot of dairy or something. Before, it was constant and painful. It felt very deep and I had a lot of blackheads. I tried to wash my face a lot, but it didn't do much good because I was just getting the layer or two on top. After I started with the Zapper for other reasons - including low blood sugar, and low energy, I noticed a change in the way my face felt. This was the main thing at first. Instead of feeling yucky sick skin, I actually felt my face. They say it takes 24 days for your skin to regenerate, so it didn't look great right away, but it wasn't so oily. It's pretty normal feeling now, even though I do have to watch dairy and other no-no foods.