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Can I be on doxycycline while going through other treatments?
asked 1 year ago by Tylie in Minneapolis, MN
Latest answer by Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS
Question viewed 225 times
Tags: face
Can I be on doxycycline and/or use Retin A while being treated by the Aramis Laser and the Gentle Waves Photomodulation or are there scarring or other concerns? I am currently trying the Aramis to help control oil to reduce menses cycle acne flares.
1 answer to Can I be on doxycycline while going through other treatments?
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Doxycycline and Retin-A with GentleWaves and Aramis laser.
Short answer: Yes.
Better answer: Ask your Dermatologist.
Best advice: The doxycycline and Retin-A are both much more effective than either the GentleWaves LED photomodulation OR the Aramis non-ablative laser treatments.
The latter two treatments are not harmful, have been FDA-cleared as safe, but the claims of effectiveness need to be carefully evaluated. The situation is that since none of these is harmful, and you are having a total of four different simultaneous modes of...
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