Acne and Accutane Treatment

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD answers: Will acne return if I stop taking Accutane?

Im planning on ending Accutane, but I'm worried that I have become too dependent on it, and I'm worried that my acne will return. Are these possible?

9 months ago

By Raffy Karamanoukian, MD - Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Acne is influenced by genetic, hormonal, environmental, stress, and possibly even food related factors. Accutane can do little to treat any of these multifactorial causes. Thus, depending on your variant of acne, it is unlikely to 'cure' your condition.

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