My acne is not so bad … I still get Accutane?
February 25th, 2009Question: My acne is not so bad … I still get accutane? Ok, so I would state that my acne is mild. Certainly it is not serious, and sometimes even seems to be very mild. However, there is nearly always at least a pimple on my face. Sometimes it is simply one that is deep and is raised and several other small bultos.Sin But my skin does not respond to treatment as well. I have tried to Epiduo, Differin, BenzaClin, acanya, Ziana, washed with prescription oral antibiotic therapy and the light blue .. Nothing. No answer. To make matters worse, my skin is ridiculously oily. I look fat 24 / 7. I have been supervised by a dermatologist (one no longer sees patients of Accutane) for quite some time and have not had much success. Sometimes I can clear for a week and bam it’s back again. And nothing prevents oil! So I want to Accutane. I think it’s time to find a dermatologist to prescribe it for me. However I’m not sure if anyone will place me in it because my acne is not really cystic or nodular. There seems to be terrible, and I do not (permanently) simple scar. I feel that there are nearly microscopically small ice pick marks (no one can really see them without having to close or a magnifying glass, but they are there.) And no makeup, my face is full of red marks. PIH I know goes away, but I can not stay clear long enough to even out! I do not want to worry about scarring or dealing with skin shit forever! I can not find relief with any prescription! And I do not want scars. “I can get someone to place me on Accutane? Is it possible? I will pay anything, do anything, no matter I’m sick of this skin !!!!! Greatest answer:
whittylynne Response My advice
: stop obsessing. I do not know how old you are but if your body is still maturing, your skin will be out of service. I have 20 and my skin still gives me problems sometimes. No dermatologist will prescribe Accutane charge someone with your type of acne – and for good reason. There are serious risks … is a serious medication. In addition, Accutane makes your skin extremely sensitive, scaly, itchy, etc. It is important to dry acne, but will do nothing good for your piel.Tal I should stop trying to hard treatment? His skin was not prefabricated to have such brutal chemicals in it. Get a gentle cleanser such as Cetaphil, and wash 2-3 times a day. As for oily skin, use a primer under your makeup (http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/spp.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CAT174&PRODUCT_ID=967), or simply dig themselves misma.Cuanto more concerned with , and slam your skin with chemicals … the worse the problem will become. Take care of your skin – medicine is not the answer.
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Pay whatever, that’s a good one, you do realize without insurance accutane is about $2500 per MONTH, over the course of a 6 month treatment that’s $15000, plus another $750ish for the pre and post blood work and Dr’s visits. I’m sure if you had an extra $16000 lying around you wouldn’t be on here, you’d have already gone to a Dr and had the problem cleared up.
This begs the question how long are you actually using these treatments, how regularly, are you using them correctly? I find it hard to believe that with only non cystic/nodular mild/moderate acne you can’t find something that works. I had horrible severe cystic acne and even I found products that helped (although I did need accutane).
As was said, there is a reason they only use it for the bad patients, it’s dangerous, people have literally died while taking this medication, some get harsh side effects (like hair loss, night blindness, etc) that DO NOT go away after stopping treatment. It’s also not a cure, it’s not as if you take this drug, go through hell (or not, my side effects were pretty mild by what my Dr said) and then you never have another zit. I’m having a break out right now, not bad, mostly caused by stress and a change in my birth control but you will still get zits from time to time. Not to mention the hoops the government makes you jump through to get it.
Perhaps, you should start looking at your lifestyle and see if you can’t make changes there, you said you’d get clear then break out, well why? Did you have stress that week? Did you eat something? Stop taking care of it for even one night?
One thing I would suggest is monthly facials, most spas have an acne facial, I found that even helped my skin. Really, there are other options besides trying to get a harsh drug you really don’t need and I would be wary of any Dr willing to prescribe it to you.
Have you spoken to an OB/GYN? Maybe this is a hormone issue, and they can recommend a diet change and a good line of cleanser-toner-moisturizer. Rx is rarely the answer! I was on meds for years for my eczema and acne roseacea, and now use good stuff from CVS, and am fine!
Also, have you ever tried Body Shop or Origins?
Maybe you should really do more research before you consider something as drastic as accutane. Please read here-http://www.acne.org/accutane-side-effects.html
Your acne is definitely mild, since there isn’t too much of it, and it’s not cystic. Maybe you should consider changing your diet and lifestyle for your skin, since you seem to be resistant to topical treatments. That’s the way my skin was too (but way worse), and that’s the only thing that helped me.
Good luck!