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Will Oily Skin Always Come Back After Finishing Each Course of Accutane?

cape codNov 16, 2011
I have taken 3 courses of low dose accutane (40 mg 3 x a week) and my oily skin has always returned, though not as bad as before i took accutane. I want to know if this will always be the case, or will it get to the point where I can finish a treatment and the oiliness will never return?

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