Many dermatologists, including myself, are "guilty" of underdosing our Accutane patients. This is done for the patient's comfort and as a means of obviating Accutane's troublesome side effects such as dryness, rashes, nosebleeds etc. However, this is at a cost of total eradication of... more
Accutane 2nd time around makes a difference?
I have been on Accutane and after 10 months of being off of it, I started to break out again. Should I consider going on Accutane again? Or start trying to antibiotics to try and clear up my skin?
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A: Accutane, second course
Although you would likely benefit (in the long run) from a second course of accutane, I would suggest trying a maintenance regimen of topical agents including a retinoid (retin-a, differin, tazorac), and/or combination benzoyl peroxide/antibiotic product (e.g. duac, benzaclin) if you are not already using one... more
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