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I finished a 6 month course of accutane at 0.5 mg/k/d just over a month ago. Over that time my spots disappeared completely and wasn't oily at all - having 'normal' skin felt amazing! Now my skin is just as oily as before I went on accutane and the spots are returning...
What are people's thoughts about continuous, low-dose accutane to control oil production (the main reason why I think I get acne)?
I've found these articles which are quite interesting:
.A. Palmer, S. Sidhu, P.G. Goodwin (2000) 'Microdose' isotretinoin
British Journal of Dermatology 143 (1) , 205a206
Sabine E. GeiAYler, Silke Michelsen, Gerd Plewig (2003) Very low dose isotretinoin is effective in controlling seborrhea. Niedrig dosierte Isotretinoin-Therapie ist wirksam bei SeborrhA
Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft 1 (12) , 952a958
http://www.springerlink.com/content/j218007r28j3782t/
http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produ...ArtikelNr=67821
Thanks!
i think this is a very good idea i have the same problem as you i go 100% clear /oil free on accutane but when i go off it eventually oil then spots return!im on my 4th course now its crazy!id really like to dry micro dose accutane to maintain my skin seems like the only answer...........
Hi!
I was recently on a 3 YEAR course of micro dose accutane (20 mg per week the entire time) and achieved COMPLETELY CLEAR SKIN!! I would have loved to stay on it but I am planning on possibly getting pregnant in one year and so don't want to have it in my system anymore.
I miss it though. I had no side effects (except a worsening of my pre-existing dry eye condition) and my skin looked great (better in the summer than the winter though).
I forgot to mention that I have very oily skin and the micro dose accutane reduced my oil production to what I would consider "normal". It was great.