Post-Accutane Paleness?!

So i'm almost 3 months post-accutane and it seems like the acne are coming back a little bit, but very mild compared to what i had before. I have a lot of hyperpigmentation left from the accutane and i tend to flush a lot when it's hot or at random times. Also, all the accutane shedding has made my face a lot more pale than the rest of my body since i naturally have an olive/tan skintone. Is anybody else experiencing this and will the skin ever become thick again for me to tan?? I'm really nervous because i'm already 3 months post-accutane and the side effects should've been gone by now..

I tried tanning my face at random times during the summer with no success.. can anybody give me any tips to tan my face back to it's the same skin tone as my arms and neck? (i have asian skin, but i'm naturally lightly tanned). I also heard SPF 15 was best for tanning. Is my moisturizer okay for that if it has spf 15 in it?

THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP!

100% clear for a day..Try It

I'm a 19 year old guy, going to uni and working part time to pay off the ridiculous tuition at my school. My acne history may be considered generous compared to some members of this site since i've only suffered mild acne, which turned to moderate 1 year ago (some cysts). I went on accutane last year and i stopped after 4 months (40mg-40-80-80) due to some harsh side effects and low energy everyday. i was 2 months post-accutane when i got chicken pox which was a pretty harsh deal by god.

Now, before last year and accutane and becoming paranoid of my complexion i was pretty carefree and made new friends easily everyday in class. I wasn't afraid to look people directly in the eye during conversations and smiled A LOT more. Since having the acne paranoia, i've always THOUGHT people were staring at my terrible RED MARKS and judging me by them everytime i wanted to approach them. I've even avoided old friends to protect myself from hurtful things that they MIGHT say, which would be even more devastating to my self esteem. I acted like a ghost during the 1st week of school back and went straight home after school. I stress the words THOUGHT and MIGHT because M-O-S-T of the paranoia i have is unfounded and it shouldn't be a reason to abandon my life like this.

So for the past week i acted like my face was 100% clear and i was the person that i was before this whole accutane and acne rollercoaster. I looked people straight in the eye, and made at least 10 new friends in my classes. I know you're thinking "this doesn't help reality because you're faking it!" Well my point is, when you get past your paranoia, you'll begin to see that (even though people do glance at your acne marks and some jerks will make hurtful comments) it's only a big deal if you allow it to be and take over your life.

So please, try this for one day. Talk to that person sitting half a meter next to you in class, or a stranger waiting for the bus with you. Forget your paranoia for 1 day, and you'll begin to see that the biggest obstacle is not acne, but the way we allow it to take over our lives.

What keeps me going? I want to look back on these years of my life when i'm older and say: those were some tough times, but i got through them and don't have any regrets. Not: I wasted 5 years of my life and i will never be young again.

PIH/Red marks or scars??

Hi! I'm a long time lurker, first time poster here at this site. First of all i want to thank the founders of this site and all of the people who come here to share tips and advice, i've found it very useful and i'm joining the community!

I didn't really have bad breakouts during highschool, just pretty mild acne, then when i turned 18 it got progressively worse until some of the acne that i was picking turned into ice pick scars on my cheeks. I went to my doctor and he said prescribed accutane for me (i had acne on chest and some on back too). I didn't do enough research on accutane, and after 4 months (40mg-40mg-80mg-80mg) i stopped taking it due to feeling no energy and because it was affecting my grades. After accutane i had TONS of red marks, and i think some scarring but i was content to let them fade when BAM i got chicken pox. GOD HAS A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOUR...

So it's been about 1 month post-chicken pox and i have a couple of rolling scars which i don't care about at all since everybody has scars, but it's added to my load of red marks. I'm just posting to ask you guys if my scars are really red marks or are they more serious scarring (most of the marks are smooth and not indented or jutting out, although my pores in the area are large and inflamed sometimes )

Thanks in advance for any help!

Edit: If the pictures aren't clear enough i'll take some more in natural light later with a better camera