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My acne was worst about a year ago. It flared up mainly b/c I was taking this bodybuilding supplement that was very inflammatory.
So I flared up a lot, was probably of moderate severity. It was your conventional acne. pimples and balckheads.
The only thing is, my acne tends to scar very easily, maybe because I touched my face at night or something.
But I was left with some pretty reddish scars that made it look like I still had acne
anyway, I had a fraxel laser (forgot the specific kind, but it was the mildest type) done
money isn't really an issue for us
but for the first few weeks after healing
the skin looked a lot better actually, pores smaller
now it seems like it's back to where i started
with the scars maybe being a bit reduced
they said it would take roughly half a year for the skin to generate new collagen and to notice the full effects, although considering this was a mildish laser, I won't be noticing anything drastic
anyways, my main concern is that my nose tends to get oily/reddish/ and has large pores,
not sure why i have the redness still, i may be getting early signs of rosacea since my dad has it
i don't know if it will go away
it tends to only get red in like the heat, or whenever i eat, things like that
when i stay up very late also, it will get quite oily/red, adn the pores will get a lot bigger
i just started using apple cider vinegar (both drinking and applying as toner)
i'll have to see how that helps
i notice that when I use a tiny amount of foundation (i think that's what it is, mom gave it to me (no homo)) on the nose, it covers up most of the redness/makes the pores pretty unnoticeable
now, it seems like accutane is quite a harsh drug with the potential of permanent side effects
i already suffer from some dry eye problems
but i was wondering if a very low dose (say 10 mg per day, or doing something every other day)
could reduce pore size
seems like many people have had success with this
also
i should add that
i'm 18.5 years old
started puberty pretty early
fwiw
While on accutane your pores can shrink temporarily but they almost always go back to the size they were. Pore size is just a genetic thing and they also change as you age due to a lot of reasons, even sun damage. Using a topical retinoid may help them appear smaller by keeping the pore clear. I would not take accutane for pore size because it will not make a difference.
@miscbrah, OMG no! Thats so bad. Your taking a nuclear bomb and smashing it onto a pebble . The accutane is the nuclear bomb ofcourse.
My dermatologist has told me that there are many side effects associated with accutane, some of which are long term. Here is a list of all the side effects: http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-6661-Accutane+Oral.aspx?drugid=6661&drugname=Accutane+Oral&pagenumber=6
Think about it? Do you want to exchange your problem, the large pores on your nose, for the problems associated with accutane.
Futhermore, your pores are genetically inherit, you can't make them physically smaller. However, you can make them appear smaller. There are many OTC products that will accomplish that for you. Just remember, please do not take Accutane.
TO keep your skin maintained as you continue using these bodybuilding sups I reccomend topping it up with Zinc 35mg along with Vitamin C daily 1000mg, this keeps my skin clear and it also improves it and it gets better and bettter 
If you're considering on getting on the roids I recommend going on an Accutane Cycle first so you don't break out as you start injecitng.
Most effects of accutane like the medication stopping oil production, smaller pore appearance clear skin. All of it is temporary. For anyone to claim accutane is a cure is bull. If you really look around the accutane boards which I did ALOT while I did my accutane course you will see that many many people are on their 2 3 4 or even 5th accutane courses. Which is just insane that someone would take so much of a seriously damaging medication. Which is even more insane is that some doctors are out there giving people 5th courses of accutane. My point being is that accutane is not what it's made out to be. My dermatologist told me some people need 2 or 3 courses so obtain permanate results. God knows what kind of serious side effects those people got after intaking so much of that medication. After the 1 course that I did I wouldn't be wiling to do a second course.
I'd rather use a retin a cream and obtane those same results that the accutane will give you. Without the side effects. It's quite a risky medication to take just to hopefully shrink your pore size. Like others have said it is genetic and the only thing that will help make your pores look smaller will be to keep them clear, so my advice is to stay far away from accutane unless your acne warrants it. Severe cystic acne or very presistant moderately severe acne that puts you in high risk of scarring.
I don't know if u guys understand how accutane works
Things don't go back to how they were before
That's the whole point of accutane and the reason it can have permanent side effects
Oh I fully understand how it works. I was on it for 7 months. I wasn't just talking out of the blue thinking I knew what I was writing about. I was writing out of experience. I'm not sure you understand how accutane works, more often than not people develope acne again their oil production returns to what it was, as a matter of fact my oil production is heavier than what it was before my accutane course. Take a look around these boards, in the accutane logs or for instance in the after accutane board and you will see what I am talking about, I'm not saying that accutane never works. Because it does,but what I am saying is it will not permantly shink your pore size. Plenty of research has been done and you can see that pore size is inherited not something you Lcan change sorry. If any derm actually prescribe accutane for the use of shinking pore size id be shocked. It's a very serious medication not something to be taken to experiment with. Go to Roche website and take a look at who this medication is made for...
And the whole point of accutane is what? To shink pore size?
Keeping your pores clear will deffenitaly help your sore size appear smaller. Your correct that when you pore is full of gunk it appears larger than it is. Once it is cleared out your pore size will return to normal. Have you ever tried topicals for that purpose? Like a differin or retin a or anything? That will clear out your pores and keep them clear with regular use. Plus you won't have the added risk of what accutane can do to your body.
be careful accutane slows your healing process. you should only stay on accutane no longer than 6 months. longer you stay on, your skin gets more sensitive and high risk of scarring. there are a lot of other side effects you'll need to watch out if you decide to stay longer than 6 months...such as thinning your hair.
while i was on accutane, it didn't change size of my pores. i got most of my acne scars during accutane treatment.
but accutane definitely stopped my acne, reduced oil production. after i stopped taking it, oil production and acne slowly came back, but much less(within a few years or so). accutane does work for acne, but i am not sure if it's worth taking it just for large pores and blackheads.
Hello miscbrah! I can really advise you on this since I was under accutane for around 2 years taking it for some months and then leaving it until more than a year ago when I actually stopped. I had prescribed accutane from my dermatologist and everytime I travelled back home I had blood tests done over because accutane is really harsh... I can assure you upon my heart that it was the ONLY thing that cured my acne, and I tried almost everything.. Since then my skin has never break out like it used... Now 10mg is actually quite a lot, it isnt a low dose, Id recommed less than 5mg and ONLY under prescription by a dermatologist since they will check you and see if you are fit to take it, because accutane can be the ultimate solution and only people "fit" for me can see good results... Please do not prescribe yourself this is A BIG mistake, you do not necessarily need to take accutane there is lots of other drugs that can be used instead and I am sure a doctor can help you better in that... By the way I have two dear friends who went under prescribed accutane aswell and they never got acne again.. Good Luck!
Btw doing accutane and laser is a NO NO because accutane slows your healing process BIG TIME... just a word of caution..