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Skin sensitivity after Accutane?

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Fantastic443148Oct 3, 2022

I've had accutane for 8 months and I'm off of it for 2 months now but my skin sensitivity did not subside and I had a contact dermatitis that kind of made it worse. when do I expect to see an improvement ?

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