I am 33 & never had acne problems til I turned 30! The hard cyst under the skin that stay forever & leave scars, I always had oily skin & blackheads too. I tried proactive which only made it worse. I tried antibiotics creams & other meds from my dermatologist. Back in February my dr started prepping me for Accutane. I started my first month back in march. It took about 2 weeks to start working then I went back thru a bad spell again after about 2 months my oily skin was completely gone! My scars became less visible, the redness was going away my blackheads were vanishing & my skin became smoother. Thru this process I had experienced dry face & extremely dry lips which I was prepared for from advice given by my Dermatologist. First I was using Vaseline on my lips, then my husband got me Carmex & it healed the dryness instantly. I go thru 2 tubes a month (from my pocket) I've become addicted to Carmex I have to keep one by my bed one in my truck one in my purse & one in my pocket! But for the price of being acne free I'll deal w the lips til this rides over for sure! I just started my 6th month yesterday & it's my last month. I can honestly say I have more confidence in myself than ever before because the Absorica worked perfect! I've been on 40mg the entire time & at one point in the beginning wanted to go up in dosage but he encouraged me to be patient & it takes time. After a few months I only would get them around my cycle but they were easier to maintain. By now I barely breakout anymore. My regular skin care along w it has been super easy, i use PURPOSE face soap oil free by Johnson & Johnson its a yellowish bar of soap in a baby blue box at most grocery stores & walmarts & it takes MONTHS to go thru this face soap so it's a $ saver as well. It will dry you out a little along w the Absorica but it'll pass. And your using that extra help to pull the oil out. For years I've used neutrogena OIL FREE w sunscreen SPF 15 moisturizer which is non greasy & good for your skin. Ive been blessed w blood work every month that has been normal, & this being my last month I can look back & say my side effects were worth taking the medication! I was fortunate not to have bad side effects, I just had dry face & lips. Face dryness went away but the lip dryness will always be an issue while taking the medicine. I'm almost home free so anyone discouraged about this medication try to be patient & give it 3-4 months to really kick in. It'll be worth it!