Hi, i've just joined this site. I'm so happy to finally find somewhere to talk about this, as nobody i know has it. They don't understand how much it effects me.
I have KP on my arms really badly, on my thighs and in the past few weeks it's come up on my chest.
I have a dermatologist appointment soon, can't wait.
I was wandering how you all cope?
I always keep my jacket or cardigan on as i hate my arms, and i can't show my legs anymore. The new thing is i have to wear high necked tops.
I've had it on my arms all my life.
I really hate KP, how do you guys get through it?
I'm fifteen.

Wow I'm fifteen too. (:

I know what you mean...

I like, look around in school, and see girls with smooth flawless legs.
It does make me feel "Why me!?"

But life is life.


I guess I cope by trying to hide them and such.

Usually in summer it gets better, but that also means I m ight have to wear short sleeves and shorts.. I am sooo not going to do that haha. Unless my KP gets better.

HI.... I feel the same way.. I HATE my arms and I get so jealous of my friends who get to wear whatever they want and they don't have to worry about showing the wrong part of their body... I'm 17 btw... I guess I just deal w/ it by hoping it goes away when I'm older...

its really hard to handle the jealousy. it affects me everyday and i cant stop thinking about smooth arms, but the leg thing is really hard cuz mines kinda bad. i am really hoping it doesnt spread. i hate always covering up it SUCKSSSSSSSSSS i hate it i hate it and i cant be confident. so i guess i don't cope well... i can't learn to love myself like this. i kno this is un encouraging. i went to the derm and they barelyhelped i mean there is no cure...

im 18. ugh it makes me insecure all the time. i wear sleeveless occasionally, and slap on some foundation on my arms. when i notice someone staring at my arms, i shift uncomfortably and regret ever THINKING of wearing sleeveless. my derm told me theres no cure too, which sucks. im hoping smth here will help. my mom lost her kp in her 30s. hoping i inherit her genes. but like 30? i gotta wait that long?

hey lets just hope. im not alone and so are you. *BIG FORCED SUNSHINE SMILE* cmon smile with me y'all. hahaha wtf.

ur awesome lilac

Ahh, I'm 15 too :]

I have suuuuuuper red, bumps on my arms.

I have red dots all over my legs. They aren't bumpy, but they're still hideous

I have red bumps on my thighs though.

It makes me feel so, so insecure. I felt really bad yesterday, and cried a bit. I always wear hoodies/long sleeved shirts, and I always wear jeans. I'm a lotion ADDICT, and spend an hour a day moisturizing. It has done me no good. Actually, I think it made it worse.

Today, I made a joke about kp in class, thinking no one knew about it, but my friends actually did. They even showed me their kp. Their's were definitely not as bad as mine, but it made me really happy that they wanted to let me know I wasn't alone

So, I think I'll try and talk to my friends about it... maybe that'll make me feel better about all of this.

I'm really nervous about gym, though. I have to wear shorts.

My sister had kp as bad as mine.

Hers magically cleared up 80% when she started volleyball.

Either the exercise helped, or I got the ****tier genes >___<

I'm 20 and I've had KP since i could remember and it got worse when I turned to my teen years. It exploded to red flare-ups on my arms, back of the arms, all over thighs and butt. Eventually over the years it got better, but I still have the red dots and drness of it all. I still have really bad KP. It's still everywhere and sometimes dry,flaky and painful red effing dots. Everyone thinks i'm crazy when I tell them what it fully is.
I was always known as a research type of gal and never gave up on anything. I went to an appointment with my derm and she gave me a name of a product called "GLYTONE" It's supposed to have some special acid that helps reduce KP but it has to be used religiously otherwise the KP will come back (go to DermStore.com) the KP kit is about $56 pricy but worth it. If that's too much try PROACTIV body wash and Lotion. they have a 6% Salycic Acid that helps smooth the bumps a LITTLE BIT and use it RELIGIOUSLY. It's about $42-45 (depending how much tax your area charges).
Also, i've heard of the sea buck thorn berry and its ingredients to help skin with KP. Both have awesome reviews but their only available online. (at least the "good reviewed" products) maybe you should do some independent research or tell your Dermatologist about them and see what he or she say about the two regimens put together.

As to cope with the ebarassment, I try to forget about it and focus more with possible products that work with me!

I'm 17 years old, and I definitely know where you guys are coming from. I have severe KP on my upper arms, and it's beyond despicable - I've had it as long as I can remember, but it's only begun to bother me over the course of the past few years. Doesn't exactly aid in the teenage-girl-battle-for-confidence... I've tried everything to clear it up, from medicinal lotions to alcohol swabs, and nothing seems to be working.

My skin is *extremely* white, especially on the arms, so the bumps don't only stand out, they look quite purple and plague-ish. Since my make-up is necessarily pale, it does nothing to cover the KP. I've learned to loathe summer, and cling to long-sleeve shirts with all my might.

It puts me in plenty of tight spots, though: I'm studying music performance at university, and so many recitals require you to wear dresses; nice, backless dresses or spaghetti strap. I keep begging out of it and finding ways to cover my arms.

I can't tell you how ecstatic I am to find this place. That I'm not the only one going through this is... beyond wonderful. ^^