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16 years later. Damn, time really does fly. Reading this blog felt like a fever dream. Some parts I remember so vividly, others not so much. I did do a number of deep laser peels to treat my acne scar...

Yearly bump I just cannot believe it's almost been 6 years And at the time I thought those 5 months of taking decutan would never end

4.5 Years Later Time is flying by at an alarming speed. I feel like I need to return here once a year. My acne has never returned. Over the past year, however, I've become really self-conscious abo...

hey!   Thanks for the reply, I'm really happy to hear it helped, even if slightly. Means a lot!   Have not finished uni yet! Coming into my 5th and final year... pretty terrified!   B...

back for my yearly "bumping" of the thread. Wow I'm startign to get old now 2008 seems so long ago!   For anyone who wishes to read, this is a full blog with a day by day account of what I went ...

thanks! can't believe this blog still exists, and can't believe its been almost 2 years since I started it. Time flies..! Bumping it in case anyone wants to read a complete blog (literally day by...

thanks!

any questions? no questions? c'est finit?  

365 DAYS SINCE DAY 1!   This will be my last post here (other than replying to anyone who replies here within the next few days).   Today is exactly 365 days since day 1. I have pretty much...

thanks hehe   I would say I did not see much improvement till the end of the 3rd month, maybe 4th month

gonna remove the pic in a day or 2 more, gotta remove all traces of me

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thanks!   it's been roughly 3 months since I stopped the pills and so far I'm clear some red marks still fading but they're not very noticable anymore, only in certain light. Scarring is light I...

dunno how long its been now since ive stopped tane but other than those 2 seperate incidents wer i got a spot i've been perfectly clear since.   Marks of course are still fading.   I can't b...

yep im done   so far so good! still waiting for the red marks to go and my skin to fully get back to normal though!   Since stoppng ive only got 2 minimal pimples, and not at the same time...

me again   so i havent been using moisturiser and vaseline for ages and skin is still good. no dryness after shower etc.   no spots have come. however red marks are stil there! But they will...

hey   so its been about 4 days now since I stopped moisturising and using vaseline alltogether. Face is fine, no dryness or anything of the sort so at least that's sorted!   Red marks still ...

hey   much better mood now   what to say.. no spots or anything like that. red marks still der in d places wer i had acne worst.   I don't even think I need to moisturise or put vaseli...

lol no no! Really glad I'm done with the course.   Was just not bein realistic about a situation.   Nothng new to report

thanks for the comments!   quick update.. hardly feeling the side effects anymore. I mean dry skin is 00000000000 (although i still moisturise after I wash) and lips dryness is so minimal.. like ...

hey! glad you enjoyed it, still thinkin about the whole before-after photo thing.   Trust me I look nothing like Owen Hargreaves ! although my dad is half canadian half english and grew up in bot...

*breathes sigh of relief* so i am now OFFICIALLY off the pills!     So I go in the derms office and he says: I've seen you before right?   I'm like ...yes.   Then he rememebred...

So today is my 4th day off tane. No new pimples or anything thank god! lol   side effects are slowly diminishing i think. Can't reall be sur ebecause I'm still moiturising morning and after showe...

lol well I can only speak from my own experiences. It did get worse before it got better! Just grit your teeth for the first month or 2 and you'll be fine.