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Do I Have to Wait 6 Months After Accutane to Use Mederma? (photo)

tnelson88May 11, 2013
I Finished my accutane treatment as of march 1 but I was left with much scarring. I know that you must wait 6 months before cosmetic procedures such as resurfacing and chemical peels can be done but I was wondering if i could use mederma in the mean time without causing problems with the healing process.

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F. Victor Rueckl, MD (in memoriam)

40mg is a pretty standard, lower dosage, so you shouldn't have any extreme side effects. Heart fluttering or palpitations should be checked by a cardiologist, but would be unrelated to the Accutane.

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F. Victor Rueckl, MD (in memoriam)

You don't want to take Vitamin A because Accutane is a derivative of Vitamin A. A regular multivitamin is fine. You also don't want to take anything else that will make you sun sensitive, like niacin. Regular multivitamins are fine and what I recommend. You can absolutely do Botox and fillers;...

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F. Victor Rueckl, MD (in memoriam)

You can stop the medication. But I would tell you that you need to make sure you are eating a big meal when you take isotretinoin. If you aren't doing that, it's not being absorbed properly.

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