Accutane Not Really Helping Acne?
I’ve suffered from acne for severals years now. I easily have worse acne than the average teen. I finally started accutane about 3 months ago. It’s suppose to be the last resort thing and strongest fighter against acne on the market but I haven’t really seen a change after 3 months.
At my last check up my doctor said this was the month that things were suppose to start clearing up…that was 2 weeks ago and as of right now I still have a lot of acne on my face, some even fresh that came up last night.
Is there anything I can do? I am so sick of suffering fom acne and being afraid to go into public places because I am ashamed of how I look.
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Ok..i understand how you feel. From aug 2008- feb 2009 I was on accutane. Let me tell you my skin clearing process was slow. My dermatologist said i had very stubborn skin and for the amount of accutane i was on (40mg) my skin should be clearing faster. In my 4th month, I saw a MAJOR improvement. My 5th and 6th months were when my skin really began to look amazing. Just be patient for a little longer. If you are only on 10 mg or 20 mg of accuante, see if your derm can boost the dose, if you skin doesnt improve in 2 more weeks.
here’s some things that helped me for a bit, that you can just do at home without having to buy anything really. what you can do is steam your face with hot water and put a towel over you with your head facing the water. do that for about 30 minutes twice a day and it will open your pores and take out all the puss.
if you don’t already eat healthy & drink lots of water, those things are very key when it comes to getting rid of acne.
- rub salt on your face for about 30 seconds then take it off with warm water.
- get lots of sunshine and fresh air, because your face needs the vitamin c ,
- don’t touch your face or pop any pimples and when scratching do so with a kleenex or something so the oil from your hands doesn’t get to your face
- change your pillow case every night so that the excess oil from the night before doesn’t get on your face again.
i hope this stuff helps, it helped me for a bit then it came back cause of stress & stuff well, good luck!