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Overall Redness On Face?

yeah the 10% bp is whats causing the redness 10% is used for spot treatment defenitly go down to 2.5%. A great moisturizer is aveeno daily oisturizeri forget what its called. Should try retin-a it def...

In forum Acne

11 years ago
Post Inflammatory Erythema?

could be a bit of both coupled but looked more like hyperpigmentation to me. Retin-a will defenitly make them go away if its either

In forum Acne

11 years ago
Accutane & Vitamin B5 (Calcium Pantothenate)

accutane reduces and semi permenantly halts sebum production, b5 just reduces it. I dont see any bad effects coming from taking both except for super dry skin

In forum Prescription acne medications

11 years ago
Taking Time Off Work For Accutane.

shouldnt have to take time off for accutane i didnt get an IB for my moderate acne when i started and i was on a pretty high dose, then again everyones different. If you plan to start it i noticed i w...

In forum Prescription acne medications

11 years ago
Are These Scars Or Large Pores?

i noticed some ice pick scars i have look more noticbable after using tretinoin for a while. Just looks like over exfoliating coupled with some inflamation itll look like it did before after your skin...

In forum Acne Scars

11 years ago
Did A Tca Peel, A Few Questions

Same thing happened around my jaw area after a 15% tca peel. What happened was the guaze pad left most of the solution on my cheek so by the time i got to my jaw it really didnt leave much of the sol...

In forum Acne Scars

11 years ago
Can My Scars Be Treated? (Photo)

used to have a similar indented scar that looked like fat loss on my upper left cheek, after a 17.5% tca peel it improved and its not a noticable anymore. Those type of scars can be a bit hard to trea...

In forum Acne Scars

11 years ago
Wait...what?

In a way yea since bp applied directly to scars will cause a minor chemical burn thatll prolong healing but only if the bps really concentrated. Salicylic acid to fade the scars should help

In forum Acne Scars

11 years ago
You Want To See Cortisone Dent

Use retin a gel for a good six months to reverse the effects of cortisteroids on your skin it should go back to normal after that period and if your still concerned you could try a tca peel after the ...

In forum Acne Scars

11 years ago
Ok To Use Tca Cross Right Before Tca Peel?

So im doing a 22% tca peel and thinking would it be ok to use a 100% tca cross on 2 icepick scars right before that will also be layered with the 22% tca peel right after?

In forum Acne Scars

11 years ago
Will A 22% Tca Peel Leave Streak Marks If I Use It Only On The Middle Of My Cheek And Not The Whole Area?

So im doing a 22% tca peel, the scars are only on the middle of my cheeks and the rest is clear (jaw line, upper cheeks). Should i put a layer all around this area to avoid streak marks(hyperpigmentat...

In forum Acne Scars

11 years ago
My Acne Scars (Photos)

Not really able to see clearly but i think i see one or two icepick scars those never heal even after years but there able to go away I forgot but I think up to 90% fill in after a couple of treatment...

In forum Acne Scars

12 years ago
Tca Cross Frequency?

Just read your other topic never heard of someone using tca cross simultaneously with a tca peel but I don't think it should be a prob as long as the cross didn't spill to to much surrounding skin. Af...

In forum Acne Scars

12 years ago
Tca Cross Frequency?

it takes 6 month to see full results so i wouldnt do it right after tca peel because even though it peeled its still not healed yet Just a bit confused with why the study would do it at two weekly i...

In forum Acne Scars

12 years ago
My Acne Scars (Photos)

yeah those arent even really scars its blood vessels under your skin still healing your skin, might turn into brown hyperpigmentation marks if you dont sunscreen it, use an exfoliator over time itll f...

In forum Acne Scars

12 years ago
Tca Cross Frequency?

link is from a study and they did it at 2 week intervals since im guessing it heals better than a full peel

In forum Acne Scars

12 years ago
Could Nyone Explain The Tca Cross Method, Like How To Apply It

ok so did a bit of reading on the cross method i use 100% tca on an icepick scar and make sure not to hit the edges of the icepick scar just literally only the middle of the icepick scar. and you do t...

In forum Acne Scars

12 years ago
How Long After Accutane To Do A Tca Cross?

im about a month off accutane and have 100% tca for a few icepick scars left from accutane, but just wanna know would there be a problem doing tca cross only a month off accutane? i read from an iffy ...

In forum Acne Scars

12 years ago
Finish Accutane Today - Still Breaking Out

dont worry i would also breakout often during accutane but after stopping i defently breakout way less a pimple maybe once a week if that. while i was on accutane i noticed thatb once i actually start...

In forum Prescription acne medications

12 years ago
Will Accutane Cure My Hormonal Acne Or Will It Come Back?

accutane shrinks the sebums gland semi permenantly after a course so itll get rid of hormonal acne but dont go overboard and go on accutane first try retin-a its topical accutane basically and worked ...

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12 years ago
Just Finished My Course Of Roaccutane... How Do I Maintain The Results?

use moisturizer every day espicaially if your using a cleanser that strips you skin of oil so skin overcompensates and makes more oily later so your more prone to breakouts thats what made my skin sta...

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12 years ago
I'm So Hopeless, Can Someone Please Help Me

Initial breakout happens when you start a new regime but not all the time if it does happen its usually 2-4 weeks in. If your using tretinoin .1 its very bad combined with the bp i suggest you only us...

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12 years ago
Ipledge "lock-Out" After Switching Providers? Help!

Yeah your best bets to just call ipledge directly so even if you do get a lockout they will be able to sort it once you explain what happened

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12 years ago
Skin Regime On Accutane,what Should I Use ?

Lotion, lotion, lotion.....   I made the mistake of thinking hey my skins not oily at all so i shouldnt break out anymore and only used lotion rarely but to the contrary i was breaking out and e...

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12 years ago
Month 4 On Accutane.. Still Breaking Out Bad

Hey i just recently got off accutane on a 4 month course i noticed while on i started getting im guessing cysts like acne that i never in my life got before starting accutane. I would get 1 like once ...

In forum Acne

12 years ago