I battled cystic acne for about 15 yrs. Worked with a dermatologist 2 yrs before trying isotretinoin . I tried everything under the sun nothing seemed to help. I took a leap of faith and happy I did so. It was rough I completed a five month course. Two methods of birth control was needed a pregnancy test lab work and to pass I pledge test. This was monthly . First month I had a major flare up it subsided two to three weeks later. I experienced dryness first was my lips . Vaseline

I was born with red spots over my lower left arm, chest and neck. Ten years ago I first tried to had them treated with a laser and it didn't have any significant impact. It was very disappointing. So when I scheduled to try again a couple of months ago I tried to prepare myself for disappointment. I actually had a consult with a local plastic surgeon for this procedure first and the consult was terrible (2 minutes max.- would not recommend Dr Barone) so I