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Oh! I thought you were already ON Accutane and were suffering the Initial Breakout. Definitely try Accutane. If it's affecting you deeply, and making you feel badly about yourself, you need to treat...

Have you considered bandages? It may sound silly, but my husband just had some cancerous legions removed from his face and has had to wear 3 large bandages for 3 weeks. If anyone you dont know, asks,...

Zinc, vit d and e are fine. Unless it says on the bottle, to take twice a day, you can take it all at once. The main thing with this drug is to push the amount thru and then you're done. I'm not s...

Yes, contact your derm as soon as possible to let him know the situation. I don't think the dose matters as much as the total at the end of your treatment. In other words, you have to push _____ mgs...

I've been peeling a lot too. I use a gentle Vitamin C peel, actually a scrub) from Philosophy, called the Microdelivery peel. My skin is NOT sensitive and a really dont scrub as much as buff. This k...

The water on your face is fine. Some people are on swim teams and swim twice a day while on Accutane. You just don't want to rub vigorously with a towel or use harsh chemicals like strong soaps. As f...

Yep she did, as part of the normal bloodwork.

Wow! What amazing, and I'm sure, life changing results!! So happy for you!

The question will be if you see the right derm. I was denied so many times until i went to a new, young dermatologist and showed my frustration at the neverending list of products, dissatisfaction ...

I had a friend in the same situation. She was very religious and dedicated to staying sexually inactive. They prescribed her the Birth control pills but she didn't take them. She just said she was ta...

I used BP for so many years that i developed a resistant to it and the RetinA just irritated my skin. My problem needed to be handled deeper, at the source, so after 15 years of suffering, i finall...

I'm a 46 yr old female and took Accutane 15 years ago for cystic acne. My acne wasn't severe but it was persistent and caused scarring. I had great results but suddenly at 46, I began to have extreme...

Talk with your derm about either doing another round since you didn't get complete remission OR doing a long term, low dose to decrease oil production. This decision depends on several factors. If y...

This is verrry interesting! I could only access the abstract so I don't know what the dose of the antihistamine was. Also, was Loratadine the antihistamine? What did your derm prescribe to you an...