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Why how tall are you? Do you think maybe you have barely been absorbing it this whole time? i often wonder if thats the case with me but im not actually breaking out--its just, my skin still seems o...

I noticed a difference within days but to be honest I felt like every cigarette I had was eating away at my collagen whenever I smoked the last few months so maybe some was in my head lol...but I don'...

%2 Your acne is getting a little severe and from what you're saying you are basically unwilling to use anything that could effectively treat it. Why? This acne could scar you, you realize this right...

The changes of accutane are typically permanent and irreversible (although sebum production will usually return to almost pre-treatment levels once you stop). I believe that you are thinking of antibi...

Your acne is getting a little severe and from what you're saying you are basically unwilling to use anything that could effectively treat it. Why? This acne could scar you, you realize this right? ...

So it all began about a week before Christmas. My skin was perfectly fine then i went to take a shower and get ready to go out and all of a sudden there was HUGE pimpled right on my cheek. it took fo...

No it'll be fine; accutane (or claravis or whatever) stays in your system for like months, but if you move up a dose expect to break out again. I'm around the same age and I've been on 20mgs for the ...

Yeah I know. Lol, it took me years to quit but once I finally did I was like wtf? Ignore all the BS they told you in school or in the nicorette commercials cause its not nearly as hard as they want ...

I hope it works for you then but if its any consolation accutane isn't a permanent cure for a lot of people either.

I use illuminare's liquid mineral foundation. [Removed] It's like $30 a tube but it lasts forever and lol it's basically like using a concealer for your whole face! For the coverage it gives (a ton...

Dude don't use acids or retins if you're a regular smoker because YES, nicotine is TERRIBLE for your skin and one of the reasons it prematurely ages it is that it slows down your healing (basically re...

Did you take your antibiotics every 12 hours every day at the same times? If not, this could be the reason they didnt work for you. The antibiotics need to be in your bloodstream 24/7 or the acne ba...

Dude I get what you're saying here and I can even identify, but you are being a tyrant (lol, i can be the same way). I mean, it doesn't matter what's fair and what's not fair because one thing you nee...

I dunno. Acne is basically an infection though, so you're better off treating it--in your case with some sort of topical disinfectant--and thus forcing it to go away instead of waiting for it to do s...

It's not permanent if that's what you're asking and from what I've read it's not any more effective than painless bluelight therapy. Why are you unwilling to try accutane? Alls I will say is if you...

Hmmm, I wouldn't think this would be due to hard water then, but even if it is you should still make an apt with your doctor to get something to treat it if you ever have to go back to bumfuck Illinoi...

Whiteheads as in nodular whiteheads? Like the big pus filled ones? Cause I doubt those are due to hard water...if its the other kind though--like little tiny ones then maybe it is. I've only ever g...

No probably not, so make an apt with your doctor for when you get home. I will tell you one thing once you start to get bad acne (as in cystic or nodular) it doesn't really matter what's causing it be...

Try not taking B vitamins and just stick to one multi a day with maybe some vitamin C instead of all the other stuff you're taking. Taking large amounts of B6 or B12 can cause or worsen acne if you a...

Why don't you just buy an acne bluelight? Blue LED is supposed to work the same as the sun without the harmful rays. Look it up; blue LED light therapy has been proven effective and it will probably...

I want also to say something about zinc supplementaion. I know many people say it's good for skin etc. Topicaly maybe it helps me a bit, but supplementing with zinc makes my acne worse along with more...

No your skin looks so much better. Almost no inflammation except for those painful nodules. The redness takes a long time to go away--but did i read it right that you're using the topical form of acc...

Omg, that sucks! Did you have lymes disease and autoimmune issues before you went on accutane? Do you think maybe the accutane made you somehow more vulnerable to all these issues you're experiencing...

Hey Sonrisa. Thank you for sharing your journey with us all (saw your headshots in the beginning btw, and acne or not you are freaking gorgeous!). Anyways, your skin is looking better, but you're st...