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So.....went to the doc today to get my accutane prescription and apparently the medical assistant forgot to register me in ipledge when I came in and did my initial test a month ago....so I have to wa...

Hi Kim! I am starting accutane tomorrow....I am female almost 30 and am tired of having pimples! It has progressively been getting worse the past 2 years and my derm finally prescribed me accutane. ...

Did my bloodwork today....going for my appointment to get the accutane tomorrow!! I am excited/nervous. I really want this to go well and not have any terrible side effects. I bought some N-acetylcyst...

Hi! I am starting accutane for the first time also tomorrow!! So...I will be right along with you, I am a female, but have somewhat similar acne. Mine has always been mild to occasionally moderate...b...

The days are creeping closer! It's the week before my period and so I am entering into my lovely breakout phase. I have a bunch of pimples around my mouth and chin and a sudden burst of clogged pores ...

Hi everyone - I am back on here after about 7 months of being away. I joined in 2012 because I had moved to Colorado and started having worse break outs than I had ever had in my life. I tried the o...

Syllacrostics - I realized that our reply's were getting quite long so I thought it might be easier for us-and other readers-if I posted a new response. That is seriously some great information! I def...

Well...3 months later (23 weeks I think?) and I am clear. My face is finally "back to normal". I have gotten off Spiro (been off for a month with no change). I actually dropped all the way down to 25 ...

Well more than 3 months later and I want to say my face is "back to normal". I hope this gives hope to anyone who had the OCM ruin their skin. In all it took about 6 months to clear everything and get...

I have been timid about taking the fish oil I recently bought. I have read many reviews and studies stating that is is good for the skin, hair, nails, brain, heart etc. and people saying it helped dec...

This seems to be something that is widely disagreed upon by dermatologists and aesteticians...I have had derms tell me it doesn't matter what you put on your face, its your internal hormones and genes...

Week 13 Well it seems I have lost my audience on here. I had microderm on Tuesday with extractions, yesterday was good, but then last night I started getting a few swollen spots from some of the extr...

Out of Step - I have been using Spiro for 3.5 months now and am actually currently tapering off of it at 25mg. I saw no effect in my oil. I would continue taking it, but it completely stopped my per...

No, mine are not red at the base unless they are a whitehead that will clear on its own in a few days. If its a sebum plug, in my experience those can last a long time, like months. I had to get them ...

I have been on a topical retinoid for the past 5 months. My face is 80-90% clearer than it was (in my head), but I am still getting new clogged pores. They are all really small and unnoticeable to oth...

When I use SA it causes white heads (not cystic ones) that go away in a few days. It pulls the gunk up to the surface to clear your pores. After consistent use I find that it stops happening. by 'c...

I also have battled oily skin most of my life. Most recently I moved to Colorado (which oddly made my skin feel more oily) and tried the oil cleansing method, which gave me the worst breakout of my li...

If you extract them, is it a liquid or a hard piece of sebum? They kind of look like what I occasionally get if I use too much SA after not using it for a while or over overexfoliate. If they are liqu...

When I use SA it causes white heads (not cystic ones) that go away in a few days. It pulls the gunk up to the surface to clear your pores. After consistent use I find that it stops happening. by 'c...

Week 12 I realized that the Paulas Choice skin balancing toner was leaving a sticky film on my face that made it feel tight and oily during the day.....I bought Thayers alcohol free aloe vera witch h...

When I use SA it causes white heads (not cystic ones) that go away in a few days. It pulls the gunk up to the surface to clear your pores. After consistent use I find that it stops happening.

Retinoids do take a long time to work.... I have been on retinoids for the past 4 months (retin a and differin). After 2 months of hellish purging they cleared me up like 95%, but I still have a few ...

I have been on retinoids for the past 4 months (retin a and differin). After 2 months of hellish purging they cleared me up like 95%, but I still have a few clogged pores that come and go. I was wonde...

I have been on retinoids for the past 4 months (retin a and differin). After 2 months of hellish purging they cleared me up like 95%, but I still have a few clogged pores that come and go. I was wonde...

I have found that a prescription retinoid works the best for me (retin a micro or differin). I still get them on occasion. Does anyone know if its normal to have a few clogged pores all the time? Its ...