Hey I've been on accutane for about a month now and I started on 40mg a day I went back to my derm his pretty old and a bit out of it and he just said stay on the same dosage. He only has me on a 3 month course but my acne is still terrible at the moment and I'm wondering if this dose is to low for me I weight 82kg with 8% body fat so I'm pretty sure I should be on a higher dosage eventually and a longer course then 40mg for 3 months?

Just asking here a fair few people are in the know, Just to add only side effects I get at all are cracked lips.

Thanks in advance!

I have gone 25 years w/out a single cavity. I'm on my last week of accutane and have noticed some teeth sensitivity. Has anyone had problems with cavities from accutane or are teeth just more sensitive during the treatment? Should this go away when I'm done?

Granted, I ended up drinking a lot of red bull (like 1 a day) on accutane because I was so tired, but I'd be suprised if 3 months of that ruined my teeth that fast.

hey guys
so i'm still suffering from hair loss from accutane, i was wondering what you guys think of hairloss that occurs all over the body, including the eyebrows. does anyone have any advice? i also experience fatigue, sleepiness and other problems that seem to point to either anemia/iron deficiency or something else but i'm guessing it could be iron deficiency since i'm vegan? anyway, does anyone have any advice, ideas..etc on getting the hair to regrow? i would greatly appreciate it!
thanks everyone

Do you also feel like the Isotretinoin is having more effects right after you take it (20,30 mins)? I mean my skin gets drier at that time

Hi everyone. As a mother I was very reluctant to start my daughter on isotretinoin (aka Accutane, Claravis, etc). Over the course of several years we had tried oral antibiotics and topical antibiotic/retinoid combinations with limited results. I became more concerned about her being on long-term antibiotic therapy due to the increasing problem (in general) of resistance, and because she seemed to be becoming less and less responsive to the oral antibiotic treatment in general. Her acne was mild to moderate, mixed type with a few nodules and mostly inflammatory pustules. The worst areas were back and shoulders with moderate breakouts with occasional nodule on the facial T-zone and jawline. At a visit with the dermatologist earlier this year we decided to take the plunge and try isotretinoin. Dosages are administered based on weight. My daughter was put on a 40mg/day dose; one pill a day. As far as I can recall, her response to the medication was as follows:

After first 2 weeks: drying of the lips only

After first month: hair and skin much less oily; no change in lesions

After 2 months: fewer breakouts on back and shoulders; clearing of older, larger spots

After 3 months: fewer breakouts all over BUT lots of nodular breakouts. My theory is that the accutane was doing its job and purging the pores that were just waiting to be future bad nodules. I learned that accutane literally restructures the lining of the pores.

After 4 months: Only a few spots left. Back and shoulders virtually clear; face clear. Some superficial redness from old spots that dermatologist said could be treated with laser after 6 months.

Currently: Face is luminous, back and shoulders clear. Maybe one little pimple now and then, just like anyone with "clear" skin might have.

Side Effects: No major side effects. The only one she experienced was a rash on her arms (due to skin being overly dry) which the doctor treated with a topical cream. Was gone in a week. I have to say my dau. has a sensitive stomach but she never had any effect from the medication. No sleeplessness, no change in mood, no visual changes, just DRY LIPS.

Cost: Isotretinoin is now available in generic form. With insurance our cost was $75/month for meds and doctor visit.

Suggestions: If you decide you want to take the plunge and try this drug, just remember a few things.

1) Always take it with a food that has a fat or lipid. Isotretinoin is soluble (dissolves) in fat and that is how it gets into the bloodstream to work. If you don't take it with fat, you may as well be flushing it down the toilet, because you won't see results.

2) Always take the med consistently. Try to take it at the same time every day. Having a consistent level in your bloodstream helps it to work best.

3) Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize. Find what works best for you. By recommendation by derm, we used CeraVe.

3) Stay out of the sun. Do not sunbathe (even with tons of suncreen) while on this drug because your skin will BURN. Because cell turnover is happening at an increased rate, the skin is thinner and extremely susceptible to damage from ultraviolet rays.

4) Avoid alcohol. Your liver is already being asked to work hard by using this drug. Your liver hates alcohol.

5) Eat well. Try to get a few extra fruits and veggies in your diet. Your skin will love you back.

Hope this information is useful. Good luck to all.

What % of people with mild/moderate acne go through Accutane without getting a crazy breakout?

Hi,

I feel like I've been broken record on this forum but I am very distraught and frustrated at this point. I just finished a 7 month course of Accutane. 40mg for month 1, 80mg months 2 through 4 and 100mg for months 5 through 7. My face has improved from where it was before I started this course but I am still having breakouts, pimples under the skin and what's really making me worry is that I just got a big new pimple on my chin. I'm unfortunately stressing about each new pimple at this point because it seems like I should be in the clear if this course is going to work for me.

When I saw my derm about a month ago he told told me that he hoped to see me clear up after finishing my course. It's been one week since I finished my course and I'm still having new breakouts. If I am going to see improvement post-Accutane, should I be seeing it by now? Should I lose hope that this course is going to work for me?

A quick note on my acne history and part of what makes no sense to me and is driving me absolutely crazy:

I had moderate to somewhat severe acne from a young age until age14. At 14, I went on Accutane and didn't have any significant problems or worries with acne until just last year when I was 22 years old. My acne just came back on at age 22, which really bothered me because I was so accustomed to being clear, hadn't dealt with Acne since my self-conscious years of being in middle school and didn't know why I was breaking out. At first it didn't even dawn on me that the years that had passed since Accutane may have been the reason the acne came back out of the blue but it's the only thing that makes sense to me.

What's driving me crazy is after being clear for so many years, I've now finished a 7 month (fairly high dosage course) of Accutane and am still not clear. I know I can be clear. I was clear for 8 years. The dosage on my Accutane course at age 14 was even much lower than my current course as well at only 60mg a day for 6 months. Is there any hope that I will clear up in the coming weeks and return to having the clear skin I had for many years or am I looking at going through an entire course of Accutane again?

Thanks again for all of the input,

-Scott

Hi Everyone.

I just really wanted a little advice.

I was on Roaccutane for 4 months which doesnt seem alot to like some of you guys but my acne has started returning already.

I finished my course in June , was clear for about 6 weeks,thats all and no i am stratimng to get them all under the skin again.

Im so upset.Has this happened to anyone else.

I am going to a private derm next week as i really didnt like my last one.Do you think he will put me on it again so soon as i am desperate for the acne not to come back as bad.

I am 9 half stone and had about 5000mg in total.Is this enough for me?Is this why the acne has returned so quickly.

God i am so depressed.6 weeks is nothing.I would have been happy with a year, but 6 weeks.

Is there anyone else out there that this has happened to ?xxx

I dont get why this is not a topic of a larger discussion.
I think the latest research on accutane is something that should be known by all interested in the drug.

Anyways, I am only a click away from begining a course of low dose accutane.
Somewhere between 2.5mg-10mg per day for up to 6 months.
I will probly begin with 1mg per day for the first month, judge results....
Then 2 mg per day for a month......judge results
5mg per day,etc until I notice improvement, upon which time I will remain at the current dose for the remainder of the 6 months, where upon I will begin to decrease the amount of accutane each month until results indicate otherwise.
A good measurement for me will be just at the point my lips begin to become dry and thats it....no more.
Ahhh, fun with science:)

Definitely a work in progress.
If I decide to go through with it.



Articles worthy of notice.



Low Dose, High Rates of Success

Ultra-low dose isotretinoin is all many acne patients need

San Francisco - Low and ultra-low doses of isotretinoin are an effective therapy for many acne patients. This safer and cheaper solution can even be used continuously.

Gerd Plewig, M.D., believes that the doses of isotretinoin typically used in the United States and Europe are far too high. For many patients, as little as 2.5 mg twice a week, which he describes as "a drop of rain on a dusty road" is adequate.

Dermatologists all over the world already are treating some patients continuously with low doses of isotretinoin, according to Dr. Plewig, director, dermatology and allergy clinic, Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich.

"When you talk to doctors in this country and other countries of the world, they use 10 mg twice a week or three times a week, which is a low or ultra-low dose. But nobody ever bothered to show and demonstrate that it works," he said. Thus, he and his team performed two clinical trials to assess its efficacy.

Study Spotlights Low Dosing In the first trial, 28 patients with acne conglobata and inflammatory acne took a low dose of isotretinoin: 20 mg/kg, 10 mg/kg, or 0.5 mg/kg body weight daily for six months. In the second study, 11 acne patients took an ultra low dose of isotretinoin: 2.5 mg to 5 mg daily or 2.5 mg twice a week for six months. Both trials involved multiple endpoints, including clinical grading, lesion counts, counts of follicular filaments (believed to be precursors to lesions), bacterial colonization, patients' opinion of seborrhea levels, two objective measurements of sebum levels (Sebutape and Bentonite clay), qualitative assessment of sebum using high power, thin layer chromatography, and biopsies to assess size and configuration of sebaceous glands.

Trials Yield Significant Improvement Results of the first trial in which low doses of isotretinoin were used revealed significant improvements in all parameters tested. Numbers of follicular filaments, and lesions dropped, as did levels of bacteria and sebum. Sebaceous glands shrank, as well.

At the end of the second study, which investigated ultra-low doses of isotretinoin, efficacy was maintained on many of the parameters. There were significant reductions in numbers of active lesions and follicular filaments as well as objective measures of sebum levels. Patients' ratings of seborrhea improved, and levels of P. acnes on the skin diminished.

"The endpoint or the lowest point of a retinoid being effective for the treatment of seborrhea, persistent low grade acne, or maintenance therapy for patients with bad acne probably is around 2.5 mg or 2 mg, or maybe even 1.5 mg," Dr. Plewig said.

The best candidates for low and ultra-low doses isotretinoin therapy, Dr. Plewig said, include patients with severe acne who were controlled with higher doses and require a lower-dose maintenance therapy, individuals whose facial acne has persisted from adolescence into adulthood, and people with sebaceous gland hyperplasia. "Some patients come only because of their oiliness. ... For these patients, I think the low or ultra-low dose is very good, and it's cheap, too," he said.

Severe Patients Still Receive Low Doses Dr. Plewig keeps doses of isotretinoin relatively low in patients with severe acne. "I pretreat patients with severe inflammatory acne with systemic corticosteroids to begin with...about 1 mg/kg body weight for about seven to 14 days, taper it off, and then give an antibiotic, usually an erythromycin, a macrolide," he said. "And then I start with the isotretinoin [0.2 mg/kg to 0.4 mg/kg body weight]. It is so much better. We used to start immediately with isotretinoin or tried antibiotics, but often it takes too long, the patients are miserable, and it is so much better for them because you can have a faster final result, a better final result with cooling down the skin first, then adding your active treatment."

Continuous Use Offers Versatility A great benefit of using lower doses of isotretinoin is that it can be used continuously. There are other important advantages, as well. "In terms of pharmacoeconomics, it is cheaper to use lower doses, it is better tolerated by patients, has fewer side effects, fewer laboratory abnormalities, and of course the patients like it when they have continuous elegant treatment," Dr. Plewig said.

Despite the safer side-effect profile with low-dose isotretinoin, Dr. Plewig emphasized that, at any dose, the drug should still be considered teratogenic and be used with great caution in women of childbearing age.

http://www.dermatologytimes.com/dermatolog...il.jsp?id=65528

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Changing dosing patterns Dosing patterns have become quite varied among dermatologists. While most still use the label guidance of 1 mg per kilogram per day for about five months, there is a growing acceptance of lower dosing regimens.

"The Europeans always used lower doses," says Dr. Plewig. "Even the 1 mg is too high. The usual dose (in Europe) is 0.5 or less; sometimes we use 0.2 mg. Although we sometimes treat for a longer period."

"I'm a strong believer that low -dose Accutane is the way to go," says Craig G. Burkhart, M.D., a clinical professor of dermatology at the Medical College of Ohio. "We use between 10 and 20 mg per day and that's all we use. I don't care if the guy is 350 pounds, the most he'll get is 20 mg a day."



However, there are concerns over the low dose method....
"Dr. Maddin has other concerns. "To me, the only problem in low dosing is that it increases the risk of pregnancy." He says that since the patient is on the drug for a longer period of time and duration, there is a greater likelihood that a breakdown in pregnancy prevention will occur. "

Thats it?!!!
Sheesh.


A relevant staement on the wonders of low dose accutane on rosacea:

"As for accutane side effects, my take is that these are only an issue
at standard dosages,(40-80mg) except that it is very clear that women must
never get pregnant on ANY dose of accutane. A leading rosacea
researcher even mentioned to me in a private communication that he
does not do usual blood work at low dosages, and indeed feels
long-term, low-dose accutane treatment is safer than long-term use of
systemic antibiotics. I plan to continue current regimen for at least
6 months, and possibly a year depending how it goes. There is
evidence that symptoms remain in remission after accutane is stopped.


Another low dose study:

Low dose accutane for Acne
Abstract below. I find the impact of low-dose accutane on the previous scarring very interesting.

Int J Clin Pharmacol Res. 2003;23(2-3):41-6.
Low-dose schema of isotretinoin in acne vulgaris.
Mandekou-Lefaki I, Delli F, Teknetzis A, Euthimiadou R, KarakatsanisG.
In severe papulopustular and in nodulocystic/conglobate acne, oral isotretinoin is the treatment of choice. It is also required forpatients with moderate to severe acne, especially when acne scars start to occur A new therapeutic approach consists of a low-dose regimen of isotretinoin. We performed a comparative study of high-and low-dose schemas of isotretinoin per os for the treatment of acne. The purpose of this study was to assess the therapeutic effect and tolerability of low doses of isotretinoin in the treatment ofacne vulgaris and compare low-dose with high-dose regimens. Sixty-four patients (35 women and 29 men) with different types and grades of acne vulgaris were divided into two treatment groups of 32patients, in a trial that compared a low dose of 0.15-0.40 mg/kg perday with a high dose of 0.5-1.0 mg/kg per day. These regimens were analyzed with reference to clinical history of acne, baseline investigations, dose and response to isotretinoin, clinical and laboratory adverse effects, relapses and cost of therapy. The mean success rate of the low-dose schema was 69%. The total dose up to120 mg/kg should be followed for optimal results (success rate of91%) and avoidance of relapses. The low-dose schema produced fewer adverse effects and offered a very beneficial effect on pre-existings carring. Our results confirm the beneficial effect of the low-dose schema. We recommend a total dose > or = 120 mg/kg, as this therapeutic regimen of isotretinoin has proven to be the mostsuccessful in preventing relapses and scarring.


Continued.....

So I started Amnesteem about 10 days ago, 40mg per day. All the dryness and stuff I can live with. But every time I go to the gym now I feel pretty tired, light-headed, etc. This makes working out very frustrating and hard to accomplish. And on Saturday I finally heaved at the end of my workout. I drink 2 bottles of water at school and water during the workout. I am 17 and take the pill in the morning with breakfast. I was wondering what I could do to help this out. Will taking the pill after dinner instead of the morning be better (I workout right after school)? Or more water? Food? I don't think this classifies as the serious brain damage in the iPledge book as it only happens when I work out vigorously so if I didn't there wouldn't be any problems. But I am trying to beef up since I am only 135lbs and 6'0". I have not contacted my doctor yet but I want to get some feedback before I contact her, thanks!

Anyone out here who is on similar dosage pattern as me??

My derm prescribed me roaccutane last week -
20mg roaccutane to be taken for 1 week per month, over a period of 6 months..

Every since i started roaccutane, i realised that all my clogged pores seems to be developing whiteheads or developing into "potential"zits... may i ask if roaccutane causes purging? I've never had such bad clogged pores before! Getting real worried right now.. especially when i thought roaccutane is suppose to help control my breakouts..

need help.. I m developing a fever after taking roaccutane for 2 nights.. May I check if anyone have similar situation before? I m being prescribed with amoxyillin antibiotic for my fever.. Wonder if this anti biotic wld interfere with roaccutane.. Or should I stop
taking roaccutane? Pl help..

I've been on 20 mg for approximately 5 months now (though I was on 10 mg for my first month), and was told by my derm today that 'things look good' so he's stopping my course come December (month 6). I told him I was still breaking out, and he responded by saying that Accutane "doesn't clear breakouts completely." Uh, excuse me...? He's all but ignored me when I've said I want to reach my cumulative dose, because I'm not on Accutane as 'maintenance therapy' (who is?) - I want this acne to be gone for as long as possible.

What should I do?

Has anyone experienced this before?

I'm not having horrific side effects or anything like that, so he's not limiting my course for that reason. I think he's decided to take me off it because he sees 'improvement' and that's good enough for him. FYI he does dermatology on the side and is primarily a plastic surgeon, which could explain why he seems - well - uninformed.

I have a month window to find a new dermatologist. Is this enough time? I'm stressing, here. Advice is very much appreciated.

I took accutane about 7 years ago. It was a normal 6 month course at 40 mg then went to 60 the last few months. Anyway my question is, did anyone who has taken accutane more than 2 years ago still have issues with healing? Meaning when you get a pimple it takes a while to clear and once the bump goes down it leaves a red mark that takes a while to go away as well and once that fades it leaves a white pigmentation scar. Doctors never informed me of much about this being permanent. This for some reason depresses me. My skin is not dried out since I still breakout but that could be stress related. So does anyone have that same problem or is it all in my head( god I wish it was just in my head). So If anyone can shed some light on this I would greatly appreciate this.

Hi everybody,

I have just finished my long, rough course of 10 months today (wouldnt of been able to get through it without this site!) , but have been left a bit confused. Obviously being anxious about finishing tane I had loads of questions for my derm. I have had a cyst in my neck my entire course that continues to come back with a vengeance, with I have been told I have to have cut out in 2 months time, as accutane doesnt help cysts heal at all?

My next one was about my hair loss. I was told that my hair would definelty re grow within 3 months?

Now this is what I need help with, that I am worried about. My face has been clear for a good 4 months now, and I assumed there would be some kind of cream or antibiotic I would be prescribed to help maintain the clearness? But my derm told me that I do not need any and to just keep on washing my face with water, as I have the whole course, and if any spots return then go to my gp and get duac.

Has anybody else finished a course of tane and not been given any prescribed creams to help keep them clear?

Thanks
Danny

In some posts I have noticed that people bring up their alcohol consumption when they talk about their course. Why is this?

So, to try to turn a long story into a short one, I've been on accutane for 5 months and it has only made my skin worse--no improvements. I've been on the highest dose possible for the past 2 1/2 months, and still, no improvement. The derm did a culture at my last visit to see if there was something underlying to the acne. She just called today and said that there is a little bit of bacteria, but not much (I'm on antibiotics too). She wants to stop the accutnane bc she says that I am resistant to it (I haven't had any side effects btw--I just started getting dry skin a month ago). She wants to start doing manual extractions on the under-the-skin bumps and start microdermabrasion in December... (I didn't think you could start micro for 6 months after the tane, but maybe she mentioned this bc I haven't been dry for very long?)

If you were in my position, would you continue taking the accutane pills I have left (about 3 weeks worth) or just stop them? This stuff has honestly made my acne 100 times worse and never got better from there, so I'm tempted just to toss the stuff. On the other hand, I hear about people clearing up all the time around their 5 or 6 month...advice is appreciated!

Well I am long past my last dose and I do think it was worth it. No bad side effects. I still have no pimples. I used to get these nasty cyst like boils on my neck and jawline. Not one since.
The only thing I have noticed is my face does have fine lines. I did not have this many fine lines when I started. I guess that is the advantage of having oily skin.
I am looking a bit old and I am considering having just a bit of lasering done.
Over all, I just wanted to post and encourage those of you who are just starting or wanting to give up. It does work.
I sure do wish I could have taken this when I was a teen.
Now I know what it is like, and I won't feel bad putting my children on it if they get the bad acne I did.

Good luck to everyone.

Hi I was on Accutane for 4 months (6 month course but I stopped because of side effects) and now have been off it for around 3 weeks and still feeling those side effects.

Basically I have been depressed since I was 16, so 4 years, and coincidentally unable to concentrate well, memory loss etc... but I combated this depression by preoccupying myself with day to day activities, especially those which took time and dedication.

2 months into Accutane I started feeling overwhelmingly depressed, and was too tired to do anything so could not put my mind off it. Coincidentally my concentration has gone down the drain and my memory is a joke. I had to read a small line of my uni coursework 10 times the other day to understand it, and this was really simple stuff.

I used to be really intelligent at school, especially at maths and memorizing science, but since depressed I was finding it difficult. So Accutane helped me with something, I now know what's causing my stupidity but how do I work my way around it?

I was thinking going on anti-depressants. Ive always crossed out that option because of potential addictions, but because of my personality I dont think I could get addicted to a substance.

But I need some opinions first... would it be OK to take them so early after finishing Accutane? Do you think they will improve my concentration? Thanks.

hey all, this is my first post but i hope you can help.

i have been on a course of isotretinoin for my acne and my the treatment is working as my acne is stoppig and fading. my issue is that i have one old red acne mark on the top of my cheekbone that hasnt faded for over a year or so. since i started this treatment i have a lot of dead/new layer of skin which covered the red acne mark. the problem is this build up of dead skin is dark (dirty) and when i get rid of the dead skin i can see my old red acne mark again.

i shower every morning and rinse my face with water every night. i dont use any other products for my face but im thinking i should to keep my face clean. what do you think?

So I know that getting your eyebrows or any other part of your body waxed is a definite no no because it can rip your skin off, this is true even for Differin. But I've heard that getting your eyebrows threaded is okay and the worst that can happen is you'll get a little bit more red than usual.

http://www.salonpanache.com/threading.htm

That site there says that it's safe for people on Accutane and Retin A but I want to hear from people here that have either done it.

Thankya!

I definitely jinxed myself a few days ago by saying that my face wasn't that dry. Currently it's so tight that it looks like I have wrinkles all over my face including deep lines next to my already prominent smile lines. It doesn't matter how much moisturizer I put on, my face is drinking it. When I smile the lines are really noticeable. Is this just due to the lack of moisture?

So i have been on accutane for a couple of weeks now, and yesterday I burned my face not from sunburn, but self-inflicted accidentally on my face. Is it highly probable since I started the treatment the burn will take a while, it is not like a second degree burn, but still huge, is there any oils or natural remedies that could speed this process up.

I am starting Accutane tomorrow (Woohoo!) except that I already have really dry, flaky skin! I used to have to get regular micro-dermabrasions and glycolic peels for it, but I obviously I cannot do that on Tane.

Can I use exfoliators while on it?

It's a little depressing only because makeup makes dry skin look worse, therefore I can't hide my breakouts - so I have a feeling the first month or two is going to SUCK! But hopefully it turns out to be worth it.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Hi,

I posted this 2 days ago and got no response so I thought I would try again. I just finished my 10 month course and wasnt prescribed any creams. Has anyone else had this happen to them, or have any advice as to what I can do from here to maintain my skin?

Thanks

Danny

I'm very discouraged at the moment. I'm almost done with month 5 of being on amnesteen and my face still isn't clear. It's better, but not what I expected. Its red, scarred, and I still have little pimples everywhere. I'm sick of the dry lips and nose. Should I continue my treatment and change my face routine or just give up and try other options?

Hey guys.

Been on tane for a coupla weeks now, for first 10 days I took prednisone too, and I currently am still taking erythromycin (antibiotic) as well as tane.

Over last few days I have got a whole heap of lil red bumps on my front, from about my collar bone right down to just under my belly button.. Wtf!?!?!?!?!

So i've decided to start accutane when i graduate, which will be anywhere from 4 to 6 weeks. but im extremely nervous. I dont really know what to expect.

I've had acne since I was 13. Im 17 now. But it was always pretty easy to manage, and I could almost always cover it. I had to go through some stuff that made me have to have several different hormone injections. So now im left with moderate acne all over my chin which will not go away for anything! Accutane is pretty much my only option at this point, since its starting to scar, and I really want to hear everyones experiences. I want to hear about the time while taking accutane, the side effects, the results, and all that jazz.

thanks!

*moderator edit*
Im gonna go to my derm soon, she mentioned accutane because oral atibiotics and topicas had failed, so im thinking shell prescribe it. My acne is mildly moderate, but its so persistant even though sometimes it looks "okay" most of the time it looks pretty bad. Im just tired of wasting my time on antibiotics and topicals spending all that time in the bathroom for nothing. My skin is my biggest worry, its on my mind all the time.

My question to you all is, should i go on accutane, even though my acne isnt "severe" and almost all of my pay check will be going towards accutane?
My other question is, are people with milder acne less prone to a severe initial breakout? I would have such a hard time going to work for a few months with horrible break outs.

Well, my acne I would say is considered only little mild on bad weaks more upper mild if that makes sense. But my main thing I hate is the oilness! Bloating pads just don't do enough! I am a 19 year old guy and hate always having to dab off the shine constantly, plus look at acne! I've been reading alot of horror stories about acne etc. and I am a little scared.

I am sick of always having to use products on my face, have my face be super dry, then super oily later that day! All for my acne to never go away!!!!! So accutane could fix this....

My question for all you expierienced accutane people out there,...

After accutane, since my oil producing cells? are shrinked and basically stopped, will my face age faster? Like people always tell me that my oily skin is a problem now but in the long run even as a guy my skin will age at a slower rate! <--I'm told I have a baby face? ( I guess a acne, shiny baby face ).........