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Photos Of 7 Month Progress

So here is my before and after pics of my 6 months on accutane. It was a tough road and I still have a while before my red marks fade, but I am 100% satisfied with my results. My only qualm is that my...

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11 years ago
Accutane Journey - 19Yr Old Male

WEEK 5: DAY 5 Pimple on nose broke open when I was asleep, so I took a shower, used some cetaphil cleanser, and covered it with triple antbiotic gel from CVS. I've had a spot on the right crease of my...

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12 years ago
Accutane Journey - 19Yr Old Male

WEEK ?: DAY ? All right guys, I have no idea what the hell happened with my counting skills but I completely messed up the day count. I'm doing it based on the days I took accutane now Week 5: Day 4...

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12 years ago
Accutane Journey - 19Yr Old Male

WEEK 5: DAY 5   Today I went to the derm and he bumped me up to 60mg a day, which perfectly balances the 1mg per kg of body weight. Now I just need to hold out for the next five months. Lips are...

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12 years ago
Accutane Journey - 19Yr Old Male

WEEK 4: COMPLETED MONTH 1 COMPLETED   Well I just finished my thirty day supply of Claravis, and I'm having blood work done in 3 days. Next derm appointment in 4 days. At this point I am past t...

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12 years ago
Accutane Journey - 19Yr Old Male

WEEK 3: DAY 15 Well that whole shpeel about only getting whiteheads can go jump out the window. Yesterday I noticed an extra red mark on my right upper cheek, which is riddled with them, and it did f...

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12 years ago
Accutane Journey - 19Yr Old Male

WEEK 2: COMPLETED No new whiteheads for the past few days, my lips are still intact, and my skin can be moisturizer by a squirt of cetaphil. All is well. My left cheek is starting to smooth out from...

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12 years ago
Accutane Journey - 19Yr Old Male

WEEK 2: DAY 12 Break out the lotion! Well that was quick. Not even two weeks in and I'm whipping out the cetaphil moisturizer. I was hesitant at first because the last time I used cetaphil was for D...

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12 years ago
Accutane Journey - 19Yr Old Male

WEEK 2: DAY 11 Wow, that IB phase sure is fun. I mean, I expected an IB a few weeks into the regimen, but this started in a matter if days. It is pretty awesome, though, how all of the shit is coming...

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12 years ago
Accutane Log, Male & 17

Same here, used to have a clear left side before, now it's worse than my right side. Have you tried out aquaphor yet? That's the only lip balm that doesn't break me out, and it can be used for any oth...

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12 years ago
Accutane Journey - 19Yr Old Male

Hey all, this is my first post on the accutane log. I've always been a member on acne.org and have tried the regimen for my moderate acne, but my allergy to Bp made it worse in the long run. I quit th...

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12 years ago
1St Week Off Dkr

Hey all Just an update as to how I'm doing off of the regimen. My face is 95% back to normal. I still use the cleanser and moisturizer, and mix in aha at night, and breakouts have been minimal. The ...

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12 years ago
Switching To Accutane

I just decided to stop altogether, I need my skin back to normal before I start accutane. Now I just cleanse and moisturizer, but I also spot treat with prescription tretinoin .01% gel that my doctor ...

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12 years ago
Switching To Accutane

Hey all, I've been doing the regimen for about three months now and have seen some great results in terms of whiteheads. However, I still get inflamed red pimples that have left more marks on my fac...

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12 years ago
Week 2- Week 10 Photos

This is an 8 week span of my regimen experience. I'll be honest with you, I'm three months in and I see very little progress, except on my left cheek. In fact the chin and right side looks even worse ...

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12 years ago
Breaking Out And Dry Skin

You probably need to step back a bit and check if you are still doing the regimen steps correctly. Sometimes without us noticing, we slowly change things. Like cleansing for too long, or not using emo...

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12 years ago
Breaking Out And Dry Skin

Hello, I'm closing in on my 3rd month on DKR and I've just run into a problem. I'm starting to break out on my chin and right cheek again, which really set back my progress. I think it could be eithe...

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12 years ago
Skin Texture

I'm on my 10th week and let me tell you, rough dead skin was worse than acne for me. My entire fire was a mask of dead skin, but i found a better moisturizer, cetaphil, and have been using it day and ...

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12 years ago
Starting 10Th Week

Hey all, Got some great news! I've been following the regimen for the past 9 weeks and I'm almost clear! I still have one or two pimples that grow on the chin every week or so, but I get acne nowhere...

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12 years ago
Allergic Or Just Dry?

I'd be a little more careful to avoid getting close to the eyes with BP or moisturizer, as the skin around it is a lot more sensitive to the BP. I had the same thing, crust all around the eyes, but it...

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12 years ago
Large Lump On The Ball Of My Chin

Hello all, I have been following the regimen for about 2 months and it has really helped my acne. However, I've had this large lump on the ball of my chin for the past month. It never hurts, but it w...

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12 years ago
Should I Use The Regimen?

To be honest, your skin really doesn't look bad enough to consider the full regimen. I mean my sister frets over one or two little pimples but I had way more with blackheads and about 50 red marks al...

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12 years ago
Regimen- Salicylic Acid?

You can try it, but if your skin gets persistent acne like mine than salicylic acid stands no chance. Dan's BP is basically $40 for a two month supply if you consistently use the full amount. But, you...

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12 years ago
Switching To Cetaphil

Hey all, For the last two months I have gotten by on neutrogena's oil free moisturizer with SPF 25 and jojoba oil. But flaking is as bad as ever so I tried out cetaphil for the last few days. I have ...

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12 years ago
Finishing My 8Th Week

Hey all, Finishing my 8th week on the regimen soon, and time has really flown by! While I still have a few pimples on my chin and one on my upper lip, which coincidentally came after shaving, I've rem...

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12 years ago