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How ya feelin' about your acne today?
Helton replied to Geeking's topic in Emotional and psychological effects of acne
Have you tried using Retin A after the tane? From what I have read, people need to be on Retin A after tane in order to keep the skin clear for long term -
If your skin is oily/normal on its own, then really try to skip the lotion/cream. Acne forms when the pores are clogged already, and the body is trying to extract themselves, why add extra burden? Good luck!
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Hey Accutane buddy! It's been a while! Great to see everything's going well with u! Just a bit update to u if u r interested, haha! I am doing great here! Skin really cleared up. I literally don't even know what's benzoyl peroxide anymore, haha!!! It's awesome! I just got bumped up to 80 mg a day for this month, lost track of the months already... but I think I started at the same time as u I got a bit break out on my cheeks when I started to take 80mg initially, but nothing seriously, j
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Helton's Accutane Log - 5'8Ft , 140Lbs
Helton replied to Helton's topic in Accutane (isotretinoin) logs
Yaya Update time! This month is 40 mg! Notes 40mg: I went back to the derm and got my blood work checked and everything was fine. It was such a hassle though, they drew TWO tubes of my blood... I was like is that even necessary... they probably only needed a drop of my blood or something. Anyways, he and I agreed on going up to 60mg since my nose went NUTS and the blackheads were increasing in an unbearable amount, so I wanted to go higher to get rid of them. So when I went to the pharma -
Anyone Failed At School Because Of Acne ?!
Helton replied to albshpk's topic in Emotional and psychological effects of acne
I skipped a semester in COLLEGE cause I was in a depressed mode, and acne was one of the main concern I had. Just don't let it get to you, drag yourself out of bed every morning and head straight to school, don't even think twice about it. -
Helton's Accutane Log - 5'8Ft , 140Lbs
Helton replied to Helton's topic in Accutane (isotretinoin) logs
Notes 20mg: Yaya, on the 6th pack which is the last one for this month! Time really does fly by, it seemed forever to go through this month but fast at the same time! :/ Skin's doing OK, no more random break out on face/neck. However, nose is filled of blackheads now, it feels like sandpaper to touch around my nose... it's so gross... But I will stick to what I am doing, just wash and avoid applying too much stuff on my face. I might use my 8% AHA toner this Friday so I can make the blackhe -
"wacky" Tips Recommended By Your Derm?
Helton replied to Stella the diver's topic in General acne discussion
Haha, I like your derm! Has she ever recommend any products, like cleanser, sunblock etc to use? -
There's nothing really can be done for the redness except AHA and retin a since they both increase the speed of skin renewals, I don't recommend using them on a large area while on Accutane though. It's not that big of a difference using retin a anyways, you can do with or without it~ I only use it to make the pimples go away quicker, not for the marks. And isn't hydrocorison cream a steroid? Be careful when using it! It thins out the skin in the long run~ If your skin isn't really really dry
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Hey Accutane Buddy! How have you been? Have you tried taking fish oil with the pills yet? I stopped taking my pill with olive oil, only with fish oil pill now~ ( The olive oil was too much work! I need to pour it on the spoon and all that... I am too lazyyyy, haha!!! Would be better if it were in pill form though... ) I haven't experienced any dry eyes so far on my course .( In fact the only things that I am experiencing are some random break outs, and dry lips, ) Maybe the fish oil play
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There's nothing really can be done for the redness except AHA and retin a since they both increase the speed of skin renewals, I don't recommend using them on a large area while on Accutane though. It's not that big of a difference using retin a anyways, you can do with or without it~ I only use it to make the pimples go away quicker, not for the marks. And isn't hydrocorison cream a steroid? Be careful when using it! It thins out the skin in the long run~ If your skin isn't really really dry
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Bandaid, or just tape a big piece of white cloth on ur face, and then tell them you fell down the stairs, haha! Nothing you can do about them really... even make up can't hide scabs, the texture would be off.
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Just Had Ablative Fraxel:repair And Ultrapulse Co2 With Photos
Helton replied to collegeboy84's topic in Scar treatments
"Oh fuck" That's what I said right when I saw this photo, haha! I hope you will recover soon! [Edited image out]e * This is not related to laser But I want to know if you have any opinions about dermabrasion? Like the real one, not the micro one. What do you think of it compared to laser like Fraxel Repair? -
Hey Accutane Buddy! How have you been? Have you tried taking fish oil with the pills yet? I stopped taking my pill with olive oil, only with fish oil pill now~ ( The olive oil was too much work! I need to pour it on the spoon and all that... I am too lazyyyy, haha!!! Would be better if it were in pill form though... ) I haven't experienced any dry eyes so far on my course .( In fact the only things that I am experiencing are some random break outs, and dry lips, ) Maybe the fish oil play
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Helton's Accutane Log - 5'8Ft , 140Lbs
Helton replied to Helton's topic in Accutane (isotretinoin) logs
A mini update- some random thoughts about moisturizers and Accutane Skin's doing fine, I noticed a lot of dry skin flakes on my problematic areas and no where else. Such as around nose, chin, and cheeks, only the areas where I broke out. Logically, I should apply moisturizer on them to stop the hideous flakes right? But here's what got me thinking. Accutane is supposed to temporary shrink our oil glands to help with break out, thus the drying effect. So why should I put moisturizer over -
There's nothing really can be done for the redness except AHA and retin a since they both increase the speed of skin renewals, I don't recommend using them on a large area while on Accutane though. It's not that big of a difference using retin a anyways, you can do with or without it~ I only use it to make the pimples go away quicker, not for the marks. And isn't hydrocorison cream a steroid? Be careful when using it! It thins out the skin in the long run~ If your skin isn't really really dry