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Why is my skin not dry on Accutane?

FRAAANKLINOct 29, 2014
I am in my second month on Accutane, and I have not had any dry skin yet at all. I am a 190-pound, 24-year-old male on 40mg/day. I am not complaining, just wondering if something is wrong.

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Dr. Melanie Hecker, MD
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Dr. F. Victor Rueckl, MD (in memoriam)
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