Could Acne Medication Prevent Me From Growing Facial Hair?

hey doctor, im a 19 year old male with terrible acne, i have had acne since i was about 15 years old. and since then i have been taking all kinds of acne medications like creams etc…(only external not orally) and i can bearly grow facial hair im wondering if that could be the cause of it, is there any possible chance that it could? my dad, grandparents all have full thick beards. is there any ingredients in acne creams that would prevent hair from growing?

Facial hair growth is determined by genetics. Just because your father or grandfathers (you said “grandparents”, but I assume your grandmothers were excluded) had full thick beards does not necessarily mean their genes will be passed on to you. It can skip generations, much like genetic male pattern baldness. I’m not sure what acne medications you used, but I highly doubt that any over-the-counter creams would impede facial hair growth. I even doubt that prescription creams would cause a problem to facial hair.