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Please help!

Honestly it sounds like you are doing everything you can, if you are still breaking out and it's really bothering you, you should schedule and appointment with a dermatologist.

In forum General acne discussion

7 years ago
Helppppp!!

You shouldn't care what people think about your skin considering it's out of your control. I know it's easier said then done but trust me, no one is going to think anything less of you cause you have ...

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7 years ago
HELP

So many things can cause random breakouts, most of which are out of your control. The only thing you can do is continue washing your face at least twice daily, once in the morning and once in the nigh...

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7 years ago
Very sudden massive breakout all over face

With your Accutane course, you may not have been on it long enough, The purpose of a course of Accutane is to get the proper mg of the medication into your system to combat the type and severity of yo...

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7 years ago
What are these tiny little bumps on my face?!

It looks like a pimple haha, don't pick them that will leave scars on your face. Just make sure you wash your face daily.

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7 years ago
Skin purging 3 months into tretinoin?

It's normal, everyone is different. My skin cleared completely after 2 weeks on Accutane and then about a month and a half later I broke out pretty bad again for no apparent reason. I'm one month post...

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7 years ago
Replacing minocycline with regimen

Honestly I was put on Minocycline two separate times, once I quit cold turkey, and another I tapered off. Both times I broke out bad again as soon as the drug left my system, all Minocycline does is k...

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7 years ago
Did Accutane cause skin thinning for me?

17 hours ago, jamesjohn said: Took accutane two different times for 6 months on 40-60mg. After a few months I noticed a drastic loss of facial fat, skin around my cheeks, forehead, jaw, chin, e...

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7 years ago
Is this Milia?

15 hours ago, MichikoPetLover said: Would applying Apple cider vinegar would make it smaller? I would still like to make it smaller at least If it's milia it can be removed, but if it's K...

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7 years ago
Is this Milia?

5 hours ago, MichikoPetLover said: 5 hours ago, JCD97b said: That looks like a KP bump, and it's so tiny that nobody will ever notice so don't even worry about it. But...

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7 years ago
Is this Milia?

That looks like a KP bump, and it's so tiny that nobody will ever notice so don't even worry about it.

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7 years ago
switching from minocycline to doxy

unfortunantly you are probably going to experience a breakout, Minocycline works in a way that is kills the bacteria that forms the acne, it's like putting a band aid on the situation. When I was on M...

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8 years ago
Skin clearing up first week of accutane

When I started Accutane the same thing happened to me an I didn't experience an initial breakout, it just started clearing my skin right away, I'm 3 months in my 5 month course and my skin is 90% clea...

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8 years ago
How to know if accutane is working ?

7 hours ago, Domi81 said: Hello. I am in my 30's and have been on birth control for most of my life. I never had acne before other than a pimple here and there. last year I decided to stop taki...

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8 years ago
Accutane - 80mg a day???

On November 25, 2016 at 5:45 PM, Slvh said: how are you finding it? So far so good but I've only been on it for 3 days, I'm noticing my skin is a bit more dry. Specifically my lips. But in...

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8 years ago
Accutane - 80mg a day???

Same boat, I've been on 40mg a day and my dermatologist recently bumped it up to 80mg a day for the remaining to months.

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8 years ago
Minocycline

Drop Minocycline and go talk to your dermatologist and ask for Accutane if you feel the severity of you skin is bad enough and you feel comfortable with taking Accutane. Minocycline wI'll clear your s...

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8 years ago
Accutane - do I request it???

It's not 100% guaranteed that you will get an initial breakout, I didn't my skin just got better. Often a dermatologist will put you on a lower dose to see how your body reacts to it first. Accutane i...

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8 years ago
Accutane Dose Increase

So I have been on 40mg a day dose of Accutane for the past 3 months, it has been wonderful for my skin and I responded to it really well, I had moderate - severe acne on my body, I'm about 90% clear. ...

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8 years ago
Accutane question

So I've been on accutane for about one month today, 40mg a day. No side affects so far except extreme dryness pretty much everywhere. Anyways, my skin was pretty bad before I started, I don't have cys...

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8 years ago
Accutane question

So I've been on accutane for about one month today, 40mg a day. No side affects so far except extreme dryness pretty much everywhere. Anyways, my skin was pretty bad before I started, I don't have cys...

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8 years ago
Still have acne after 10 years

I don't know what to do anymore, every time I think about or look at my skin it makes me so mad. I've tried everything, wasted probably thousands of dollars on treatments only to have my skin break ou...

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8 years ago