Hi there. I have been on accutane for roughly 3 1/2 months, (note that this is my second course) and my nose is still as oily as ever. When I say oily, I mean oily. You can practically see your reflection in it. Yet the rest of my skin is extremely dry, as expected. But I've been getting rather deep break outs the entire time ive been on. I'm getting really depressed about this. I'm on 80 mgs a day, along with a plethora of other meds.
I am in my third month of accutane, my skin and lips are starting to get really dry. My skin is flaking and lips are peeling. My dermatologist has said I cannot use any oils on my face just an aloe Vera gel or oil free moisturiser as oils cause oil like cysts. But when I have researched it nowhere else says anything about using aloe Vera gel as a moisturiser or that oils are extremely bad. I was just wondering which skincare products are recommended and which should be avoided completely.
I'm 43 yo and I've tried Doxy(6yrs), metrogel, Soolanta, Azelex.I began Myorisan 20 mg qd. 9 wks ago. I saw improvement after wk 3 and was very pleased up through wk 7.I had some of the drying of lips, skin, and hair which is to be expected.Around wk 8, I noticed to be producing an increase of sebum again. It was like it was I was taking the doxy and barely maintaining.My face has recently started showing eruptions again.I did mention the increase of oil last visit.Any advice prior to my f/u?
I took 30mg of roaccutane for 7 months over 2 years ago, and had fantastic results, I have hardly had a blemish since. I am using an oil-free moisturiser and oil-free face wash, but my skin is becoming increasingly drier. Is it ok to now use products containing oils? I do not want my acne to return! Many thanks