Will acne return if I stop taking Accutane?

The chances of your accutane recurring and the degree to which it recurs depends on the cumulative dose of medication you received and on you as an individual.  In people who undergo the full course, I have never seen acne returning to the degree of severity prior to taking the medication, so you should... more

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. 

  Studies have shown it is the total cummulative dosage that most influences whether your acne returns, other factors being equal. It is my experience that your acne is more likely to return if you had severe, recalcitrant acne at baseline.  In that case about one third of patients require a... more