yunchang

please keep posting! your skin looks amazing. one of the greatest transformations I have ever seen.

UPDATE: So the tretinoin my doc gave me is peeling away my face like crazy. But it is working sooo well. I got past the initial breakout and now my skin is very clear. It definitely feels a lot smoot...

I urge people to be careful with accutane. I did a low dose course for 4/5 months - 60mgs a week. It is now nearly 5 months after finishing the course I have joint pain all over my body. It doesnt m...

Sorry for being absent for so long! Life is busy! hey bro! been a long time since I last checked ur thread. Nice progress! I been taking acnotin 20mg daily for 4 months now, my last box of 20mg wil...

no scars. I am lucky that my skin never got any acne scars or pits like I have seen others get. skin heals quickly (thank god).

update: no more flakes, breakouts, dryness, and still no oiliness. I thought that the heavy cream that I just glob on my face at night would clog my pores...but it does not. i had to do it to get my...

yup my blood work was fine last month and I send emails to my doc, keeping him updated. he knows about this thread ;P

hi! Vietnamese? No problem! I used 10 mg once a week. I used to do a little bit more but I found out I did not need too. However, because of the cold weather and dry air, I am taking 10mg once every 2...

update: yup skin back to normal but im not taking the tane as frequently. funny how that works. going to monitor oil levels and pop pills based on that for now. later folks!

  Hey Yunchang, I've been reading with interest your blog for a while now, as I'm also considering doing a similar thing to you. (3 courses of accutane later, my skin's pretty good but still a ...

lol yeah even on low dose u will get chapped lips. so u know it is working find a nice balance for yourself and maintain a good level of clarity with the tane. best scenario is if u can get it lower ...

u are on month 3 and only taking so little, so you gotta wait. it will take longer to work than traditional course. how are your oil levels? does your skin seem dry? any tightness? it is highly impor...

Update: Back to normal. Still slathering on heavy cream everyday. Gotta stay moist. ^^ Still on the tane. No oil = bad! So be careful if you take Tane!

update: healed! for the past few days I have been humidifying my room like crazy, wearing a mask, and slathering on ungodly amounts of cetaphil cream. and guess what? no more irritation and blemishes...

So I have started on my low dose accutane regime. I have started on 10mg/day but hope to reduce this after a couple of months to 10mg every second day and then possibly even reduced further till I am ...

update: Skin is healing! It was most definitely because of the dryness and flakiness due to the onset of cold cold weather! Been sleeping in a humidified room for the past 3 nights and been slatherin...

I love how you want to look good for your gf! So cute! Meanwhile, my husband is the only person I feel comfortable around with BAD skin. With everyone else I'm all made up, but with him, I'm just 'fuc...

update: so my battle against dry skin has turned a corner. I think my moisture is slowly coming back and my skin is healing. humidifier and cetpahil in the tub has really saved me. I think i can slow...

Hey yunchang, was just wondering, with such a low dose accutane regime, do you still need to get blood tests every couple of months?   Yes, you should get blood work done. It's okay if u miss...

so stoked for you kim! you hung in there like a champ, you deserve this. im not doing so well but it makes me smile knowing you are seeing clear skies and skin~

I don't think so. Because 10 mg a week was perfect for me when my skin was not dry and hydrated. I had oily skin but not too much. Right now...I have never had such low levels of oil on my face. the a...

Another update: Getting acne all over my face still! This is really getting out of hand. Face is still dry and lips are getting hammered by this cold and dry weather. Ugh. I've been taking 10 mg per ...

Are you peeling at all? Propionibacterium acnes feed on skin debris (along with sebum). Are you more stressed out for any reason? not peeling now, flaky a bit around the nose. I'm fighting the cold...

Update: Holy crap. Breaking out like crazy still! it's like an allergic reaction. it's funny cuz this morning it wasn't that bad and nothing new was up. but a couple hours later...bam! my skin sucks ...

Just an update. I do not have acne. I just have a lot of oil (a lot) and blackheads. I took 1 20mg capsules for one week, just to get the substance into my system. Then I just took 1 20mg last Monda...