--- title: "Remove Acne from Photos with AI Inpainting | Made" description: "Remove acne from photos with automatic blemish detection and AI inpainting. Made clears breakouts while preserving natural skin texture." url: https://www.made.app/tools/acne-remover --- [Tools](https://www.made.app/tools) / [Enhance & fix](https://www.made.app/tools?category=enhance) / Acne Remover # Acne Remover Upload a photo and Made automatically detects blemishes and clears them with AI inpainting, keeping natural skin texture instead of an airbrushed finish. ## How to use Acne Remover 1. **Upload one photo** Choose a JPEG, PNG, or WebP where the face is clearly visible. 2. **Ask Made to remove the acne** A plain request works; you can also ask for lighter or more aggressive detection. 3. **Let detection and inpainting run** Made finds the blemishes, masks them, and repaints only those areas. 4. **Check the skin up close** Zoom in to confirm texture, freckles, and moles you want kept are intact. ## Acne Remover examples Real results from Made. Use a prompt to load it into the studio above, then add your own photo. ![Creator photo with blemishes cleared and natural skin texture kept](https://www.made.app/images/use-cases/acne-remover/content-creation.jpg) ### Creator content “Remove the acne from this photo before I post it.” ![Event photo with a breakout removed from the subject’s skin](https://www.made.app/images/use-cases/acne-remover/events.jpg) ### Event photos “Clear the breakout in this photo from the wedding.” ![Professional headshot with blemishes removed naturally](https://www.made.app/images/use-cases/acne-remover/headshots.jpg) ### Headshots “Remove the blemishes from this headshot and keep it natural.” ![Favorite photo rescued by removing a distracting blemish](https://www.made.app/images/use-cases/acne-remover/save-photo.jpg) ### Save the shot “Remove the blemish on my forehead in this photo.” ![Blemishes located automatically across the face before removal](https://www.made.app/images/features/acne-remover/auto-detection.jpg) ### Automatic detection “Find and remove all the acne in this photo automatically.” ![Close-up of cleared skin that keeps pores and natural texture](https://www.made.app/images/features/acne-remover/natural-texture.jpg) ### Natural texture “Remove the acne but keep my pores and skin texture visible.” ## What people use it for - **Selfies and social posts** Clear a breakout from a photo you otherwise love without smoothing your whole face. - **Headshots and profiles** Present clean skin in professional photos while keeping pores and texture believable. - **Event photos** Fix a badly timed breakout in wedding, graduation, or party photos. - **Creator content** Keep thumbnails and posts consistent on days when your skin is not cooperating. ## Remove acne from a photo ### What it does **Input** One JPEG, PNG, or WebP photo **Output** Photo with detected blemishes removed and natural skin texture preserved **How it works** Made detects blemishes automatically and clears them with AI inpainting on a dedicated endpoint — a Qwen-based pipeline by default, with an SDXL variant available — with adjustable detection sensitivity and mask expansion. **Access** Set up the request on this page. You sign in to run it, and each run is priced in credits before you start. ### Formats and limits **Input formats** JPEG, PNG, WebP **Images per request** One **Detection** Automatic blemish detection with adjustable sensitivity and mask expansion **Processing pipeline** Qwen-based inpainting by default; an SDXL variant is available **Finish** Preserves natural skin texture rather than airbrushing Checked against the running tool on 2026-09-03. ## Questions about Acne Remover **How does the AI acne remover work?** Made runs two steps on a dedicated endpoint: automatic detection locates the blemishes and builds masks around them, then AI inpainting repaints only those masked areas with clear skin. The default pipeline is Qwen-based, with an SDXL variant available. **Will my skin look airbrushed?** The pipeline is designed to preserve natural skin texture rather than smooth everything over. Because only the detected blemish areas are repainted, pores and texture across the rest of the face are left as they were. **Do I have to circle each blemish myself?** No. Detection is automatic — Made finds the blemishes for you. Detection sensitivity is adjustable, so you can ask for a lighter pass that targets only obvious spots or a more thorough one. **What do detection sensitivity and mask expansion control?** Sensitivity controls how aggressively blemishes are flagged — higher catches fainter spots. Mask expansion controls how far the repainted area extends beyond each detected blemish, which helps redness blend cleanly at the edges. **What can I upload?** One JPEG, PNG, or WebP photo per request. To clean up several photos, run the tool once per image. **Will it remove freckles, moles, or scars I want to keep?** Detection targets acne-like blemishes, but at high sensitivity it can flag other marks. If something you want kept was removed, rerun with lower sensitivity or mention what to preserve in your request, then compare the result against the original. **How is this different from AI Photo Retouch?** Acne Remover is a dedicated automatic pipeline: it detects blemishes itself and inpaints only those spots. AI Photo Retouch is prompt-guided — you describe any retouching you want, from stray hairs to glare, and the model follows your written instruction. 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