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Can Accutane cause poor wound healing after temporal lift surgery?

XxJXJun 24, 2022
I will be having a temporal lift shortly, I have been prescribed accutane to help my thick skin after rhinoplasty. I haven't started taking yet as I have upcoming surgery, but I have read it can cause poor wound healing, I can't see a lot of intonation advising you have to wait 6 months before surgery, but I can't find much information on after surgery when li can start. I welcome others opinions

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Dr. Camille Cash, MD
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