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Hi all,
My name is Ben - 37 yr old male.
Never posted here before - as I thought for a long time that I was the only one suffering the ill affects of taking accutane.
Basically - about 15yrs ago I took a short course of accutane for what looking back was a really mild case of acne/oily skin.
When I was on it - had all the nasty effects as expected - dry skin, flushing etc. but seemed to clear up OK after finishing from memory.
Anyways - finished my 2 or 3 months or whatever it was - and as my pimples where coming back - my dermatologist proscribed another round of accutane.
This time I had some strange things going on with my skin - really dark circles under my eyes,skin becoming almost transparent-like and most alarming to me - facial capillaries coming up all over my cheek and nose. To cut to the chase - decided enough was enough and stopped taking any further accutane.
However to this day - 15yrs later - my skin has remained almost sort of like it is still on accutane.
It's very sensitive, flushes for whatever reason,have permanent broken capillaries over my cheeks and nose(my cheeks are permanently red),my skin looks so fragile it's almost transparent,very dark circles under my eyes,skin is really shiny and oily by the end of the day - but still feels dry,wrinkled and tight etc etc
I don't know how to describe it - but it's almost like the top layer of skin on my face is missing.
Has anyone had any luck repairing the skin on their face after accutane ie plumping,strengthening,repairing moisture levels?
Has anyone had any of the above side effects - skin thin and transparent,facial veins,permanent dryness?
Btw - my only skin care regimen consists of a cold shower once a day - and a light moisturiser.
It's hard to believe I took this sh*t 15yrs ago and it is still having such terrible effects on my skin.
Oh - for that magic time machine.
Thanks in advance.
Ben
Hi all,
My name is Ben - 37 yr old male.
Never posted here before - as I thought for a long time that I was the only one suffering the ill affects of taking accutane.
Basically - about 15yrs ago I took a short course of accutane for what looking back was a really mild case of acne/oily skin.
When I was on it - had all the nasty effects as expected - dry skin, flushing etc. but seemed to clear up OK after finishing from memory.
Anyways - finished my 2 or 3 months or whatever it was - and as my pimples where coming back - my dermatologist proscribed another round of accutane.
This time I had some strange things going on with my skin - really dark circles under my eyes,skin becoming almost transparent-like and most alarming to me - facial capillaries coming up all over my cheek and nose. To cut to the chase - decided enough was enough and stopped taking any further accutane.
However to this day - 15yrs later - my skin has remained almost sort of like it is still on accutane.
It's very sensitive, flushes for whatever reason,have permanent broken capillaries over my cheeks and nose(my cheeks are permanently red),my skin looks so fragile it's almost transparent,very dark circles under my eyes,skin is really shiny and oily by the end of the day - but still feels dry,wrinkled and tight etc etc
I don't know how to describe it - but it's almost like the top layer of skin on my face is missing.
Has anyone had any luck repairing the skin on their face after accutane ie plumping,strengthening,repairing moisture levels?
Has anyone had any of the above side effects - skin thin and transparent,facial veins,permanent dryness?
Btw - my only skin care regimen consists of a cold shower once a day - and a light moisturiser.
It's hard to believe I took this sh*t 15yrs ago and it is still having such terrible effects on my skin.
Oh - for that magic time machine.
Thanks in advance.
Ben
I have all of the the side effects, that you describe. There is no easy fix for this and maybe there is no fix at all. You may want to move over to the thread:
Repairing the long-term damage from Accutane
Things like your case are getting discussed there. But don't expect a short-term fix for your problems.