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I use a gentle scrub 2 times a week to get rid of the tiny white flakes. It's from Philosophy and its called tge the Vitamin C peel , but it's not, it's a scrub.   Just start out with super li...

Yes, I had 2 or 3 flare-ups. Not sure if it was hormone related or what, but I was annoyed because I'd hoped to start clearing up after the IB. It all just has to get out of your system. Consider th...

Don't wait so long, like I did. Try to get Accutane before you scar.

I had difficulty getting Accutane too. I was finally willing, at 30 years old, to go find my own dermatologist who wasn't on my insurance plan. I found a young doctor who was very kind and when he saw...

Your doctor knows what to look for. I wouldn't panic. They would take you off immediately and send you to an internist if they thought you were close to liver failure.   Anyway, the liver can re...

If you have high levels if fat in your blood, it means your liver isn't functioning properly and therefore will not be able to process the Accutane either since it is not working properly.   The...

When I had my 1st round of Accutane, I had to go to work and school with that initial breakout.   I'm female and wear makeup, but it looked horrible over the breakout. I discovered Nexcare band...

How about some pics? To give others hope. You could hide your eyes.

Lots of people take a very low dose for the entire treatment so yes, going to a low dose for the remainder of your course could be an option. Good luck!

I had Keratosis Pilaris on the upper backs of my arms for a few years after my 2nd course of Accutane too. I can't say for sure that it was CAUSED by it, but it was horrible. I had to wear and sh...

I got the statistics from my dermatologist but that was a while ago, but Ive also seen similar stats in these boards and I was just speaking off-hand about what my dermatologist told me. Anyway, that'...

As my Derm put it, "Accutane is a miracle drug that we now have that can actually CURE acne, with mostly mild side effects that are well tolerated by the huge majority of people. Aside from dry lips, ...

YES!!! About 50% of Accutane users clear up forever, 10% don't get a remission at all, and 40% get a short remission and benefit from a 2nd round or find that their acne responds to other medication...

No. Scars from cysts are indentations from the little pothole leftover from the cyst, the decayed skin around it and the wall, your skin built to try to contain the infection. RetinA just helps...

I don't know of another "cure" for cystic acne besides Accutane.   Maybe you could try another brand....I never had brain fog with my treatments.   For this round, (I got extremely oily an...

The European method of dosing Accutane is gaining in popularity with US dermatologists. It's the low and slow method. Same end results, but an option for patients who want a less intense experience, ...

That's exactly what I mean! I realize now, that I was actually just very discouraged and I had social avoidance due to acne. Once I saw the light at the end of the tunnel, I felt great!! If you ...

Mine was so gradual, I can't really pick an exact time period. I will say that after 2 weeks or so, I noticed MUCH less oil.

I never lost hair from Accutane but I've heard it can happen. Did you ask the dermatologist?   Are you sure it's from Accutane and not from something else?

Yes, very normal. Accutane starts shutting down the oil glands, but then you get a hormone fluctuation or something and you get oily for a few days. Then it gets even drier. Mine went back and fo...

Within a week or so I started feeling much less oily. At about 3 weeks, I was needing lip product at night. I use eos, vanilla mint. I haven't had what you might call a breakout, but strangely, all a...

I think I got a bad breakout about 3 weeks in, and my lips didn't get really bad until after 2 months. My face was less oily after a week though, and was totally excess-oil-free after about 2 weeks. ...

I say, pursue the Accutane. Chronic, persistent acne is very well treated, in most cases, with Accutane.   I wish I hadn't spent so many years fooling with topicals and lasers and antibiotics ...

This sounds like it would be worth a call to your dermatologist. It could be a lot of things but you're so far into your course, you should be able to finish up.   Call the derm.

Sorry you are in the middle of an initial breakout, but you are.   Tazarac is good at getting a breakout from the top layers of the skin, but Accutane is getting way down deep into those stic...