How Long Should I Wait Before Treating Acne Scars After Coming off of Accutane?

3 weeks of 20mg/day of Accutane is a negligible dose, and one highly unlikely to affect either the acne, or to influence scarring. From an Accutane perspective, this low dose should not prohibit you from undergoing elective surgical procedures if you only took 20 mg for 3 weeks. However, it sounds as if you are still having active acne.  I do not recommend attempting to treat acne scarring until the active acne is under control.  You'll be wasting money and time, as... more

If you were only on Accutane for 3 weeks, the suggestion is that you wait at least 6 months before considering treatment for your acne scars - and I suggest this not primarily because of the increased risk of scarring associated with having been on Accutane (which is low with only 3 weeks on Accutane) but because your acne may continue to be a problem in the future.  Unless your acne is fully under control and stable, treatment of acne scars is ill-advised, since further scarring is... more