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Hello, I was 7 months on the drug, now it has been over a month since im over with my treatment, and one of my dermatologist told me that scar treatment may start after a month yet another told me that i must wait 6 months? waiting 6 months sounds like hell, and im so stressed about this issue, cant you really do anything about those scars for 6 months???????
There is some recent research that suggests scartreatments can be started directly, or even when you are still on accutane. However, the sample size, that is, the amount of subjects on which this is based, is small. I would therefore not hang my hat on it and just wait six months. It is difficult, i know, I've been there, but the risks associated with any aggressive treatment is probably not worth it.
What you can do in the meantime is this.
- Topical vitamin C, daily
- Glycolic Acid or another AHA in a strength that is suitable for daily use.
- Tretinoin creme (retin a) in whatever strength you can tolerate.
All these products can help with both red marks and collagen (re)generation. They are not miracle products, but at least they have all been proven to work and are safe after accutane use.