Monday, February 13, 2012

The Pros and Cons of Accutane

I'm thinking about going on Accutane, but I keep reading about side effects. Should I be worried?  The media likes to remind us constantly that a great many ingredients in various cosmetics will cause cancer or allergies or eczema. While we should take most of these warnings with a grain of ...
Anonymous
MELODY M
2/28/08 10:14pm
JUST CHIMING IN WITH SOME INFO..........I AM AN ESTHETICIAN AND MANY WOMEN DONT KNOW THIS BUT IF THEY TAKE ACCUTANE, THEY CANNOT GET ANY FORM OF BODY WAXING!  ESPECIALLY THE FACE, NECK, ETC.  IT COULD POSSIBLY TAKE OFF A LAYER OF SKIN, BURN YOU EASILY, AND SCARRING MAY OCCUR! 
Anonymous
KellyMadelyn
9/20/09 3:41pm

As you know from researching you must stay on Accutane for about 5 months, I am currently on my fifth and need one more to go becuse i have severe sistic acne. Accutane as been a life changing experience for me, I'm more confident around people and totally secure of myself. Yes there are some risks to Accutane but there is for every acne medicine, some side effect i have incountered are: back pain, dry skin and lips, egzima, and nose bleeds. Im fourteen and i can say Accuetane is not a big deal you wont be disappointed in its results i gaurentee you that. Im completly acne free, and happier then ever.

 

p.s.

YOU CAN GET WAXINGS WHEN ON ACCUTANE, IT DS CAUSE A LAYER OF SKIN TO TEAR BUT IT GROWS BACK WITHIN A DAY, I FO NOT RECOMMEND IT THOUGH BECAUSE I GOT MY EYEBROWS WAXED AND IT WAS HARDLY AND ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE.

Anonymous
LP
12/ 7/10 6:05pm

I am currently taking accutane and found that waxing my legs and bikini was fine, but definitely not my face. I began threading the unwanted hairs in my face which I found to be a wonderful option! (My skin may be less sensitive than others, so definitely ask your doctor if waxing is OK!)

Anonymous
MELODYM
2/28/08 10:17pm
THAT ANY PRESCIPTION ACNE MEDICATION CAN CAUSE ALL THE PROBLEMS I MENTIONED BEFORE, NOT JUST ACCUTANE, BUT FOR SOME REASON, ACCUTANE SEEMS TO BE WORSE THAN OTHERS
Anonymous
Accutane alternative
1/20/09 6:42am

I think you should look a round before doing it.  Just sounds to tricky.  I googled "Accutane Alternative" and found this natural med.  There may be a million things out there to try instead.

Anonymous
Accutane alternative
1/20/09 6:44am

i didn't mean for that to rhyme Laughing

6/19/10 7:19am

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Anonymous
Jen
7/13/10 9:16pm

I was on accutane when I was 14.  Even now that I'm twenty, I have problems with scarring.  I have two pet cats and a few rabbits, and I have scars covering my hands from accidental nicks.  EVERY LITTLE SCRATCH SCARS.  It's horrible. My skin is really thin, and on top of all this, I still have acne.  

If anything harsh, use proactive.  I use proactive about twice a week and it keeps my acne manageable... I can't use it any more often, since the accutane has made my skin so fragile.

Don't do it,

Accutane Sufferer

Anonymous
concerned mommy
12/28/10 7:33pm

the name  brand accutane isnt used anymore because it is actually believed to cause crohns ! i think you should look up the major lawsuit against the company being sued, i cant personally say spacifics because my spouse has crohns and ulsarative colitis believed to be caused from the company that was distributing this drug, and we are under legal representation as of this moment just waiting on the final words, but needless to say he had never had a single health prob other than a virus as a child up until this product, he deals with many many health complications in compliance with his disease, i dont suggest this drug to anyone nor an enemy! please read all things possible on this medication and decide if the pros out weigh the cons, i wish we could turn back the hands of time....just concerned. they have changed many ingredients but i myself would not chance the pain he feels daily, and will continue for the rest of his life.