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Ever since I have stopped my Accutane cycle (about four years ago) I have experienced the following condition. I feel my face itch, flush, and sometimes burn. When I look in the mirror I see a red blotch with a bump in the middle of the blotch. The sizes of the blotches and bumps can vary. It seems to happen at random times, however, in the winter I notice it happens more after I shower or wash my face.

Usually the redness/bump go away in about two hours. Sometimes it leaves behind a tiny whitehead or papule. It seems like I will go a couple weeks without any and then a couple weeks when I get 1-2 per day.

I am currently being treated by my derm for scalp folliculitis (another condition that I got after accutane). I am on Solodyn 80mg and the medicine seems to aggravate my condition. I told the derm about it and he said it was acne rosacea and that the Solodyn would help.

Anyone with rosacea experince these symptoms? Is it something else?

Following my accutane treatment about 4 years ago I began developing the condition where I was getting red, itchy bumps on my face. They happen most frequently after I get out of the shower or wash my face. They go away on their own in 1-2 hours and usually leave no trace that they were there. Sometimes they leave a very tiny whitehead.

They can also randomly appear during the day. I can feel my skin get hot and then itch. It looks like I have a mosquito bite.

It hasn't really been that bad for the past couple of years but I recently have been taking solodyn for my scalp foliculitis (I also developed that immediately after accutane). This seems to have made it worse.

Has anyone had experience with this?

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