Many physicians will wait one year after Accutane is stopped

For many years, even aggressive dermabrasion was done without regard to a patient’s Accutane treatment course. Scarring can occur after such resurfacing procedures, very rarely, but it does occur and without Accutane having been taken by patients.

When there were a couple of reports of scarring in patients that had both resurfacing and had taken Accutane, it was then decided to wait six months after the Accutane was completed before performing resurfacing. Now many physicians wait one year but the true cause and effect of Accutane and scarring is not known.

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