Hey guys!
So I am about to start my final month on accutane and I'm starting to worry about what my skin will be like once treatment ends. I couldn't find a lot of topics already archived that shared many people's experiences of life after accutane. Right now my skin is 100% clear! For the first time in years and I've gotten so much more comfortable with how my face looks without having to worry about people noticing my breakouts. I'm excited to end my treatment so all the side effects will go away but I'm terrified my skin will go back to how it was before.
My dermatologist said about 70% of patients are cured of acne after treatment and that she isn't worried about me because my acne didn't seem hormonal and wasn't "that severe" (by her standards). Therefore I'm really trying to stay hopeful but I'd love to hear some firsthand experiences from users on here that have gone through accutane treatment and are now off it! Thanks
I finished two weeks ago and had a few closed comedones spring up in the first couple of days. They were non-inflammatory and most have gone.
I've had one or two tiny pimples, but they've literally all gone in UNDER a day. I used epiduo on them and it cleared super fast.
I think it's just my skin adjusting to having no accutane - i hear a tiny breakout when you stop is fairly normal.. I hope!