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Can I use cleaning pores strips while using isotretinoin?

abc_890Dec 3, 2016
I'm on my 3rd week of my isotretinoin course. And I noticed that my black and white heads are becoming more visible. Can I use pores strips to get rid of them. Or, should I leave them and wait for medication do its work

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