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Can Low Dose Accutane Help with Sebaceous Hyperplasia?
What about low dose Accutane? Can it help? I will soon begin taking 10 mg every other day to treat hyperplasia sebaceous glands. In only 3 months, they have taken over my face. I'm desperate but am in the middle of a hair removal contract.
Asked 27 months ago by
Katlin in Louisiana
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Accutane will indeed help sebaceous hyperplasia, but only as long as you are on it. Within a few weeks from discontinuing, the sebaceous hyperplasia will return. I usually opt for selective ablation combined with Tazorac.
I would not use Accutane while using lasers because of the known risk of delayed healing if you get some crusting or a blister. I'd also be very sceptical of any facility that makes you sign a contract. Reputable physicians do not force you to get treatments, and don't...
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