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5 months on accutane and nothing's happened. (photos)

toni080585Mar 25, 2017
im taking cureacne for 5 months now and my acne doenst change im still having a congested acne in the lower part face going to neck, im taking 40mg daily since i started. it seems like the accutane is moving vwry slow. what should i do?

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Dr. Kevin Cavanaugh, MD
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Answered on Mar 28, 2017
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