Hello. I'm currently on my 5th and final month of 40mg of Claravis (Accutane) and thankfully it worked BUT, I got acne scars all over. Ice pick on my forehead and both cheeks and some bumpy ones. I am still a bit red on my cheeks. My question is, can I use some kind of acne scar treatment like creams from CVS or home remedies? I am aware that you need to wait 6 months to get acne scar laser removal. Also on my back and little on my chest (brown spots) My skin is sensitive. Thanks!
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I have many patients in college - far away from home - who continue to take Accutane. You can wait to treat the acne when your child is back with you again, but be forewarned that there will be worse and more scarring to deal with. Plus, your child will have another full year (in college!) with...
10mg of Accutane is a VERY low dosage and you should not experience very many side effects with that low of a mg dosage. You're probably much more focused on your bowels than you were before because you are concerned about side effects, not because anything is really all that different. My guess...
Your question is interesting but difficult to answer conclusively. There is no scientific or medical evidence that Accutane interferes with wound healing in any way.In fact there are a number of laboratory and clinical studies that show that it doesn't interfere with wound healing at all. In...
