I am currently 26/M which has been an acne suffer since age of 14. Recently my there is alot of outbreak on my face and left alot of brown/red scar and some dent hole. I would say my acne would be from mild to moderate as weekly i would have around 1-5 acne and acne healed are slower than scar healed therefore alot of scar is formed. My skin is very oily too, normally after 1-2hrs, if i were to blot my skin, i would need 2 blotting paper.
I would like to ask that base on the situation above, is it advisable to take accutane?
Thanks for reading and giving advise
Accutane isn't meant for mild or moderate acne. It's meant for cystic acne or severe acne. Sometimes it's given for moderate acne if you Have failed all other medications. All antibiotics and topical treatments, have you taken all those medications prior?
Also Accutane will not do anything for your brown spots, red spots or scarring. Besides potentially making it worse because skin is so fragile whist taking the medication.
Honestly for me, the side effects wouldn't be worth taking Accutane for mild acne. I took a 7 month course and it's tough medications to be on.
Agreed with person above. it would help if you provided information about what you have tried previously. Remember, brown/red spots are not scars, they are hyperpigmentation. These spots will heal with time, whereas scars will not.
If you have tried prescription topicals and other oral medications like antibiotics, accutane might be helpful. If not, I would start with these first.