Hi, Basically acne destroyed my life and I'm desperate for any solution so i went to my dermatologist and he decided to put me on a 6 month course of accutane and a vascular laser session every 3 weeks. I'm concerned because i heard it's not recommended to do any laser treatments during isotretinoin? So what should i do ? I doubted him because he didn't tell me that and it's all over the internet that it's very dangerous to do both simultaneously !!!
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Accutane is always an option for patients who have responded
well to it but have not reached their maximum dose. Accutane can
work very well but it can take a full 6 months on it to see long lasting
results. There are definitely other options for treating acne and it would
probably be best to...
Accutane (Isotretinoin) has been shown to reduce pore size and reduce oiliness. It also reduces inflammation that occurs as a result of inflammatory cystic acne. Halting this inflammation and redness in turn prevents further scarring from acne. However, if you don't have acne it won't...
Drinking alcohol will not affect your Accutane. What happens is that both are processed in your liver, like everything you eat, drink, and take. Pills and liquor make your liver work harder. So drinking a lot while taking Accutane doesn't affect the medication's efficacy, but it does affect your...