I'm just about to finish my course of Roaccutane and my dermatologist told me he recommends waiting for one and a half years after stopping Roaccutane to wax or have laser hair removal due to the risk of scarring. I haven't had overly sensitive or dry skin and tolerated the Roaccutane well so I was just wondering if he is being overly cautious as it seems like a very long time to wait.
I have been on accutane for two months at 60 mg/day (max dose for my weight) - I have dark skin and dark hair and used to get brazilian waxes regularly to remove hair from my pubic area. I know waxing would be too harmful for my skin in its current state so I'm wondering what are other safe alternatives (nair, shaving, laser, etc.)? I'm nervous because I recently had my eyebrows threaded and my skin reacted very negatively to it (itchy, painful, and bumpy), which it had never done before.
I have just started with low dose Accutane (10mg/ day) 2 weeks ago. I haven't experienced many side effects as yet, except some flaking on my upper lip and exacerbation of my acne. The laser clinic that I go to said it would be safe to have laser hair removal done on my face while on a low dose which I only started recently. However, I'm still unsure and would like to know if it is safe and what are the risks of scarring?