After my second cycle the redness appeared AFTER I stopped taken accutane, while on it my skin tone was normal and there was no redness. The redness stayed until I started my 3rd cycle and once I stared it the redness went almost completely away but once I finished with the cycle the redness returned. After 3 months with redness I went to the dermatologist and he gave me a foamy steroid cream meant for people with rocsea... it did nothing. I'm 15 months post accutane and it hasn't gone away.
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Answer: Recommend doing Vbeam laser treatment to defuse the redness
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