Flaxen

I wouldn't dispute that there are things that can keep acne at bay - "the regimen" worked very well for me for several years. My dermatologist said accutane is the only cure for severe acne which I pe...

osh, so much Accutane pushing in here... Leave a thread long enough and the religious accutane believers start witnessing for the 'One True Solution'. They just don't want to believe that they could h...

It really saddens me to hear people introduce food issues, especially so vehemently. Giving people false dietary requirements can be psychologically damaging and there is no scientific evidence for a ...

I know how you feel... My red marks used to be so bad it took me two hours to cover them up with makeup - I was exhausted before I even got out the house and even with all that on my confidence was af...

Hi, sorry to hear your acne is coming back. I don't know if using harsh products could cause your acne to come back as you describe but I agree that it is important to use gentle skincare products. Fo...

One of my patients randomly complimented my skin today - it made me wonder if she still had all her marbles... I'm feeling down about my skin. Sometimes, with a lot of make up it does look quite nice...

A man stopped me in the street the other day and asked if he could talk to me. I asked what about and he said "everything!" That he wasn't trying to sell me anything, he just wanted to talk to me beca...

On 10/11/2013 at 2:47 AM, Pianina said: On 10/11/2013 at 1:17 AM, Flaxen said: My dermatologist said to me that birth control and other acne meds might keep my acne at bay at...

  The hell broke loose... My face got significantly worse, especially a large cyst on my cheek, it doesn't react to anything and nobody does cortisone injections in Stockholm. Something is gr...

  Spending over an hour on your make-up but still looking thoroughly disgusting at the end of it all is really demoralising. I wish I didn't have to go to class today. The outside world does...

The hell broke loose... My face got significantly worse, especially a large cyst on my cheek, it doesn't react to anything and nobody does cortisone injections in Stockholm. Something is growing right...

Interesting question! I've been lightheaded recently too for no apparent reason... So I've just done a literature search for isotretinoin and presyncope (lightheadedness) and came up with nothing. So ...

I think this is actually working! It could just be time, but my many many marks suddenly look much lighter - I can cover most of them with foundation alone now, I don't have to spend hours with concea...

I'd say a thin layer over your face, that's what I did when I was on the regimen and my marks seemed to fade quite alot. If you place it on each one it will take you ages! And might not have the same ...

Lancome Dreamtone: "Ultimate dark spot corrector, beautiful skin tone creator" Benefits: corrects dark spots, uneven skin tone, colour irregularities (e.g. dullness & blemish marks) and brightens ...

so BLAH lately. My skin texture is awful but everything new I put on my skin just irritates it so I'm leaving it alone. I'm getting high frequency next week, that always helps. In other news, after ov...

My skin is better than it has been since before my acne started about ten years ago! I've been on (ro)accutane for nearly two months and my acne is gone and my oiliness so much reduced that I don't ev...

Typically aound 1-3 months. It works by dramatically reducing the size of the oil glands so that sebum production is stagnated. Thanks, that's really helpful. For some reason I thought it would star...

Hi, I've only been on Accutane for a week but the oil is still POURING out of me, my face is a total sebum factory. Can anyone tell me when the oil production might start slowing down? I know I should...

I'm feeling sad that I can't enjoy summer weather because my face turns into sebum factory and I'm really self conscious about it especially as it displaces my makeup. The oil just pours out of it all...

I exercise quite alot and I don't really want to reduce it but I am in alot of pain! Can exercising on accutane cause permanent damage? I don't mind pain, I can deal with that, but I really don't want...

Why did you say bipolar? Do you have a family history of bipolar? I have bipolar disorder and my psychiatrist was happy for me to take it. He thinks the effects of accutane on mental health are overpl...

I'm feeling like an idiot because I tried vitamin c serum again even though I have already tried it several times and broke out every time! I really wanted to do something about all my red marks and s...

It sort of depends what spf you are looking for. If you want a lower spf there are more options for oily skin but I found it very hard to find a high spf sunscreen that wasn't oily. I was about to giv...

I'm a newly qualified doctor and this is something that concerns me too. I worry people will have less confidence in my ability to treat them if they see I can't even take care of my own skin. My skin...