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Please help me, Stripped, Red Skin, Dry Lips (Photo Attached)

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(@baboonmute)

Posted : 02/21/2018 12:09 pm

Please help me. I am on my last limb here with this skin issue. 

The problem: 1. Skin always red, skin always looks stripped as if has no moisture (or looks over oily like I just put Vaseline on it).

The Problem: 2. Lips chapped to the point where it changes the form factor of the bottom 1/4 of my face. Not getting lips wet is only thing that returns them to normal. How can I do this and brush teeth? Another alternative? No chapstick works for me, makes it worse. 

Background: I have been trying to heal my skin for 2-3 years now in the short term. Did 5 month course of accutane. 80 mg a day for 5 months. Then did 5 sessions of dermapen to get rid of scarring (improved texture, DID NOT GET RID OF HYPERPIGMENTATION)

Solution: How can I have skin that isn™t stripped? I™ve tried not washing or getting face wet with water. 2 days ago I washed with olive oil and wiped it off with hot cloth. Haven™t touched it since. The photos are what it looks like now. Still stripped, still red. 

I even bought œclear lungs vitamin because I read that it gets rid of facial flushing and redness. Has not mailed yet. I even bought glutathione pills to get rid of hyperpigmentation, does not work. 

Accutane cleared acne but now my face is stripped. You know how healthy skin looks like you have tiny bumps all over it, like you can see each pore. I don™t have that but in two places on my forehead. 

Photos attached. Please help. Dermatologist don™t know anything. If they had I™d of never been on accutane. 

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(@baboonmute)

Posted : 02/21/2018 1:42 pm

Please help my skin!!! Ive tried ole henrickson. Ive tried everything. Nothing will rebuild my skin barrier. Now Im playing the waiting game again and leave face untouched, no water or steam from shower and letting sweat dry up when I work out, but I did this before and it didnt work!

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(@jpablo)

Posted : 02/21/2018 2:24 pm

This prob isn't gonna help but I don't notice any redness from the picture. Skin is looking Good!

I would let a stream of water from the shower come in contact with your face. You tried moisturiser etc?

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(@baboonmute)

Posted : 02/21/2018 3:11 pm

Are you sure? I mean accutane did get rid of the acne. Moisturizer doesnt work with my skin type.

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(@jpablo)

Posted : 02/21/2018 5:05 pm

1 hour ago, baboonmute said:

Are you sure? I mean accutane did get rid of the acne. Moisturizer doesnt work with my skin type.

Dude you face is looking hella sweet!

Congrats on the skin, unless my eyes are not picking up red lol. Hope I can get Accutane and get the same results.

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(@incepticon)

Posted : 02/22/2018 4:50 am

I think your skin looks excellent.

How much do you weigh? 80mg everyday for 5 months can have a toll on your skin.
I took 40 mg for about 10 months. But I've got much worse acne scars on my cheeks.

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(@baboonmute)

Posted : 02/23/2018 7:35 pm

I still have a lot of scarring though and yes I weighed 180-200 throughout the whole course. I fluctuate a lot. Skin is stripped though. It doesnt have texture the way I had pre accutane. I dont know. I cant describe it.

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(@jpablo)

Posted : 02/24/2018 1:47 am

6 hours ago, baboonmute said:

I still have a lot of scarring though and yes I weighed 180-200 throughout the whole course. I fluctuate a lot. Skin is stripped though. It doesnt have texture the way I had pre accutane. I dont know. I cant describe it.

I weigh 160 and I've been put on 70mg a day for 4 months.

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