Chziime 0 Share Posted January 12, 2006 I have really red skin from bad acne and I was wondering if the accutane I just started will fix the redness. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ac3 0 Share Posted January 12, 2006 No, i'm sick of seeing this question asked. Read some FAQ.Your "REDNESS" will get worse on accutane. Significantly worse. ALso, even if you have extremely fair skin, your whole skintone colour will be redish like you're a lil bit sun burned ALL the time untill you stop the course.Healing is also impared, so any more inflamations you get will heal slower, cuts heal slower and it's just a bitch. Untill you stop breakin out, which is month 2 to month 5 for the majority. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DownSouth 0 Share Posted January 12, 2006 theres a difference between "red marks" and "redness"you are supposed to look like you are sunburned while on tane, but im pretty sure the red marks left over from older acne is supposed to fade, especially once the course is over Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ac3 0 Share Posted January 12, 2006 theres a difference between "red marks" and "redness" you are supposed to look like you are sunburned while on tane, but im pretty sure the red marks left over from older acne is supposed to fade, especially once the course is over Nah, the redness "sunburned redness" that is, affects your "red marks" also. Making them redder. It also impairs your ability to heal and fade those red marks. In overal, your red marks will be worse than they are now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jg103 0 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Full of great uplifting news aren't we? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DownSouth 0 Share Posted January 12, 2006 theres a difference between "red marks" and "redness" you are supposed to look like you are sunburned while on tane, but im pretty sure the red marks left over from older acne is supposed to fade, especially once the course is over Nah, the redness "sunburned redness" that is, affects your "red marks" also. Making them redder. It also impairs your ability to heal and fade those red marks. In overal, your red marks will be worse than they are now. during the treatment, yes you will probably look like a lobster, but im pretty sure that afterwards your skin starts to heal itself and the redmarks fade Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cubfan19 0 Share Posted June 30, 2007 I have had acne since september. I went to the derm. and he put me on retin A micro. He kept saying that it would get better but it never did. Finally, I went to him in December and he told me to keep at it and come back in 6 months!! Obviously, I changed docs because my acne was pretty bad and this one put me on accutane in January. It really cleared the acne and I haven't had any new pimples since late march. However, the side effects are a bummer. The dry lips are always there, but I can deal with that. I was up to 80mg a day. I thought my skin was getting a lot clearer, and maybe it was. Then about a month ago, the dry skin really started to kick in. It was only where I had the acne. It was so dry and flaky!! Eventually, once a week I would get out of the shower and my skin would be ghost white with dead skin! I rubbed it off, only to make my skin solid red. The dry, dead skin would return, no matter what moisturizer I used. I just left it on there because it covered up the redness. Then I would get even a little sunburn and it would flake off to uncover the solid red skin again. I just stopped the accutane about a week ago. The dryness is gone, but the redness is always there! Why is it there? My doc put me on desonide (a corticosteroid) for the redness. That only seemed to make it worse for some reason. That was 5 days ago. I am now not sure what to do. My cheeks (where I had the acne) are solid red (like sunburn). What should I do? Is it a side effect? How long before it goes away? Can anything help the redness? Thanks... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JR86 0 Share Posted June 30, 2007 my redmarks faded significantly while i was on accutane. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cubfan19 0 Share Posted July 1, 2007 my redmarks faded significantly while i was on accutane. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JR86 0 Share Posted July 1, 2007 it will probably take a month at least. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adam122234 0 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Use Finacea while on Accutane. Read my Finacea thread in the topical and retinoid section. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sarahsarah 0 Share Posted July 1, 2007 mine are fading and i am almost at 4 weeks in. I am really surprised by it. And i am not at all red in the slightest (50mg per day)since using Aloe vera gel its smooth and lovely too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pimpinpoodle 0 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Mine appear to be fading quite well just started 4th month but I too am red much of the time. YAY ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
willow569 7 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Moving to accutane forum Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jaY8704 0 Share Posted July 5, 2007 I'm 2months in and my redmarks are almost gone and I'm not looking bright red or anything, I'm just normal. the only thing I'm experiencing is dry lips, dry skin and joint pain only when I lift more than 40pounds. The treatment is different for everyone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
