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Are these icepicks?

Hello fellow forum goers,I am on my 4th month of accutane and have seen some slow but steady improvement. I also have seborrheic dermatitis which adds to my skin issues, but I was wondering if I have ...

In forum Acne Scars

9 years ago
Will my accutane course be enough?

Anyone?

In forum Prescription acne medications

9 years ago
Will my accutane course be enough?

Hey Folks, I am on my 3rd month of 20mg claravis (21M Weight 54kg) and am starting to clear up nicely. I am on a lower dose because my acne ranges between mild and moderate and I also suffer from sebo...

In forum Prescription acne medications

9 years ago
Accutane and Seborrheic Dermatitis

Yeah unfortunately we must rotate antifungals so they can keep being effective. If I don't use keto for a month then go back I find it works really well for the first couple days. I also use the sulfu...

In forum Prescription acne medications

10 years ago
Accutane and Seborrheic Dermatitis

That's interesting about the little balls instead of flakes, but I'm glad your acne is subsiding now. Climbazole isn't a steroid but an antifungal similar to ketoconazole. In clinical trials it has a ...

In forum Prescription acne medications

10 years ago
Accutane and Seborrheic Dermatitis

Thats interesting you flared 9-12, pretty much the same for me. I will be following your log, perhaps I should start one of my own as well. So you talked to your derm about the cerave or about the der...

In forum Prescription acne medications

10 years ago
Accutane and Seborrheic Dermatitis

I'm glad to hear your seb derm has calmed down now. How can you tell the difference between seb derm and dry flaky skin? That is pretty much how my seb derm manifests itself. I hear you with the nose ...

In forum Prescription acne medications

10 years ago
Accutane and Seborrheic Dermatitis

Hey Jones, I am in the same boat here. My seb derm got so bad after a 4 month course of minocycline that my old jack-ass derm prescribed me. I have a new derm now who is awesome and I started a low do...

In forum Prescription acne medications

10 years ago
Forehead Filled With Closed Comedones

Yes give it a shot. It is true that you will have to eventually switch products but that depends on the severity of the yeast/fungal infection and perstistance. I would just try the nizoral to see if ...

In forum Acne

10 years ago
Forehead Filled With Closed Comedones

looks a lot like pityrosporum folliculitis. google image that with forehead and you will see. It's actually a fungal infection and not acne vulgaris. Your derm will most likely prescribe some sort of ...

In forum Acne

10 years ago
Finally Starting Accutane! 🙂 Advice Appreciated!

Thanks Chris! 100mg seems like a lot to me. The good thing is you will definitely hit your cumlative dose and have a great lasting effect im sure. It's very reassuring to hear that you didn't expirie...

In forum Prescription acne medications

10 years ago
Finally Starting Accutane! 🙂 Advice Appreciated!

Hi Liz! Thanks so much for responding! I am glad to hear that things are going well now with your course and improving every day, I'm sure it won't be long til you are totally clear and acne is all b...

In forum Prescription acne medications

10 years ago
Finally Starting Accutane! 🙂 Advice Appreciated!

Hey guys! So my new derm finally agreed that a course of accutane would be the next step in hopefully helping my skin. I am beyond excited and nervous for this but I know that the longer I wait the mo...

In forum Prescription acne medications

10 years ago
Derm Won't Give Me Accutane

I've been struggling with adult acne for almost 4 years now and have literally tried every topical under the sun. I've tried differin, duac, tazorac, retin-a, aczone, metrogel, avar cream, soolantra e...

In forum Prescription acne medications

10 years ago