Does zinc help with acne?

i dont have bad acne, just a few here and there. I heard zinc worked really well. Any truth to it?

After trying a phenomenal amount of topical treatments and oral antibiotics of various strengths, stopping the antibiotics and taking zinc every day surprised the hell out of me. I would highly recommend it.
I had severe acne, since taking zinc (6months) it hasn't cleared up altogether but is MUCH more manageable and I only have a few pimples at a time to deal with, not a fresh-face-full every day lol

I've been taking zinc for the past few weeks, can't say I've seen significant difference, though I'm going to continue using it. I've been prescribed Retin-A from my derm so I'll see how that goes.

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