Beauty Quickie: Whether its stress, nerves or maybe just the unfortunate luck of the draw, you have developed some acne and you have a really big event to go to, what can you do? First, try not to panic, stressing will not make things any better. Moreover, if you have a couple days to go there is still time to regain control of your skin. Dermatologists recommend taking oral cortisone a few days before to help clear up your skin in the nick of time.