So I have been on Accutane for 104 days and there has definitely been a significant improvement in my acne. I would say about 70% of my acne has cleared up with another month and a half still to go. I don't mind the dry lips and eyes but my face getting darker was definitely a surprise . My little brother actually asked me the other day why my face was darker than the rest of my body and that was probably the most depressing thing I have heard since being on Accutane. I wouldn't even mind if the rest of my body turned darker as well but it is just literally my face not even my neck. I am just hoping that this will subside after I finish with Accutane. I knew I wouldn't be able to keep up a Accutane log due to my course at uni being so demanding but this is seriously starting to bug me
Your face doesn't look darker to me. Accutane makes you photosensitive so it's possible you could have a bit of a tan on your face because it is exposed to the most sun. When I was on accutane I would get sun burned from barely an sun exposure at all.
I just realised that the picture is upside down My skin has been super sensitive while on Accutane. I think you might be right about the tanning. All of my friends at uni have definitely noticed a change in my face skin tone but my little brother was the last straw. I cant even use my laptop because my skin feels so sensative
On 12/20/2013 at 8:34 AM, brooklynqueen said:This happened to me as well. I stopped taking it because of that. I looked horrible. It was just darker, which i could live with. It was an odd color. I looked like I'd been embalmed.
Same issue with me after taking accutane for nearly 6 months, and I can really live with it if my skin darkened, however, just as you said, it was a weird color, not looking healthy at all