Karen*

I have exactly the same texture as you on my temples following laser treatment. I'm on the hunt for a permanent cure. Emu oil etc.   At the moment, before bed, I just rub either, aloe gel, baby ...

How many fraxels have you had? It was non ablative?   Around 5-6 total, I would say - the first 3-4 I had done at a clinic, but it was not very professional. The doctor did not do it himself, ...

I've done this treatment a few times and am pretty convinced I've just wasted a lot of money. I know it works for a lot of people, but unfortunately, I seem to be one of those who actually have negati...

I can't help from experience as I've never had fraxel but anything that traumatises your skin could have the potential to flare up acne. I have read of people getting blister like spots after fraxel,...

Can Fraxel cause cystic acne? I had a treatment about a year ago for acne scars, and shortly after that I had the worst breakout of my life. I had my suspicions then, but thought it was just a horribl...

I've tried looking for answers to this but the responses have been pretty varied - some people say missing up to a week won't mess anything up, while other comments have been like "miss two days and y...

Oh yeah, forgot to mention my dosage and such in the OP - don't know if that matters, but I have been and will be on 40mg my whole course, and I am 20, 43kg female.   I am almost 3 months in...

I am almost 3 months into my Accutane treatment, and in general my acne has improved (though I still get the occasional pimple and get break outs when I'm on my period), however I noticed that the tex...

Day 68 Into my 3rd month! Things are still kinda see-sawing. For the most part, my skin is pretty smooth now, but I still break out quite a bit during my time of the month, and my skin gets very oily...

Day 51 Thank you both for the kind words of encouragement and advice! I've actually been doing a lot better since my last update (which is kind of why I haven't been updating - my acne hasn't even bee...

You're still very early into treatment so your skin will fluctuate and such. Not everyone dries out at the same consistent rate so i wouldn't be alarmed. Well, that makes me feel a bit better to kn...

Day 37 Holy crap, is my skin oily. I'm not sure what is going on at this point, but I've been told the skin may continue to fluctuate for the first few months, so.. this kinda sucks. It's like I have ...

I am currently 34 days into my treatment - 40mg/day Accutane. So far it has done nothing for my acne, except for the extreme dryness. When I was 15 days in, my skin was extremely dry, which I thought ...

Day 30 Feelin' pretty shit, as it's been a whole month, and while I did not expect a miracle drug that worked right away, I'm pretty pissed that my skin looks and feels no better (if anything, a littl...

Accutane makes your skin a lot thinner, the laser will burn you and give you scars. Don't do it, believe the internet for once. I'm 2 months done with accutane and even shaving with an electric shaver...

This is kind of confusing me - a lot of people say that you must wait at least 6 months before undergoing any kind of treatments for deep scars, like laser and such. But exactly why is this? I can't f...

Day 27 Okay, this is very weird and seems like one of the less common side effects, but for the past few days, I have been experiencing spells of dizziness. They are incredibly short and not very freq...

Day 25 I'm kind of torn about this treatment. On one hand, my t-zone is doing just great. My nose hasn't been this blackhead-free since I was like, ten years old. On the other hand, I have the biggest...

Technically 6 minutes into Day 20 Adding a little more to the last entry, because I just washed my face and examined it - I think I'm having my IB? I can't tell if I'm just having an exceptionally bad...

Oh my goodness, I am dreading nosebleeds so much, it's actually one of the scariest side effects I've heard of, next to hair loss. I hope neither of those things happen. I've also been putting Vaseli...

Thanks, Mandy, good luck to you as well! I know exactly what you mean, and I'm glad I joined this site - reading lots of similar experiences here, and it makes me feel like less of a freak knowing I'm...

I started getting really bad cystic acne at age 18, which is frustrating as a lot of you can imagine/relate; I'm supposed to be an adult now, why am I just getting embarrassing teenager skin problems ...

That's off topic, but yes, I have tried a lot of natural remedies; the one I've found most effective is tea tree oil. It tends to kill pimples pretty quickly, but it's also pretty irritating on my ski...

One of my biggest concerns with Accutane is all the side effects I keep hearing about, so I was just wondering if you've taken Accutane, when did you start noticing side effects, and what were they? ...

A lot of derms see it as a last resort kind of thing, because while Accutane does work for a lot people, there are a lot of potential side effects that can come with it. My derm was like yours too - I...