My son is 16 and 6'3" he has goals of playing college football and wants to be 6'5". Will Accutane stunt his growth?

Waxing will be tolerated poorly and the skin will be more fragile, getting overly irritated and traumatized while on Accutane. This occurs due to the extreme dryness while on Accutane. Normal skin oils return after about a month off Accutane and waxing may resume then. Laser hair removal is...

Accutane is a go-to medication for patients with recalcitrant cystic acne. It can reduce pore size and also reduce sebum production in your skin, making it less oily; and in turn, dryer. Accutane can be used to control acne, but patients receiving the medication should be carefully monitored. In...

Acne is the most common skin disease and it can cause scars and be very painful.  If you have been suffering from breakouts like this for more than 6 months and over the counter BP products are not providing results then I would suggest an antibiotic first.  If after a month or two you...

Thank you for your question.  Accutane is typically dosed based on a cumulative threshold dose of 120-150mg/kg.  Based on my calculations at 54kg you would need in the range of 6480mg to 8100mg for Accutane to be effective.  At your current dosing you should have surpassed that...

Typically, topical acne treatments including retin-A do not need to be discontinued until he has actually been started on accutane (generic name: isotretinoin) treatment. Once he starts accutane, he will most likely experience dryness of his skin, lips and sometimes eyes because the mechanism of...

It's probably not a good idea to wax your skin while on Accutane.  Your skin becomes much more sensitive from the medication.As for BCP, I'm not the guy to ask.  You need to speak with your OB/GYN.