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3 mths into Accutane my jawline broke out & still hasn't healed and my chest & back are not seeing much result. Advice? (photo)

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Hello, I have been on Accutane for around 12 weeks now. Accutane was primarily for my chest and back not as much for my face. When I began to get the "breakout" everyone seems to get while on accutane, my jawline broke out quite badly and has never seemed to heal. My jawline is quite red and has been since around week 3. Also My back and chest have gotten little improvements... The first month was 40mg/day and then then next two months have been 80mg/day. I am 17 years old and weigh about 155 lb

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