Just finished accutane treatment..?!
Question:
Just finished accutane treatment..?
2 weeks ago I finished my Accutane treatment for acne and although its stopped spots and worked well - my face is still scarred badly in places (small little scarrs over my cheeks = red).
The doctor said to see him in 6 months to see what my skin is like then. Will these scarrs heal or go at all soon?
Answers:
They should.
It certainly worked for me, but it took about another 2-3 years for scarring and blotchiness to go away.
But then, I wasn't really that badly scarred to begin with, just a few spots here and there were I had recurring acne all the time. There were some other people I knew who were really, really badly scarred all over to begin with (mostly guys), and years after Accutane, they do look much better than before, but their skin is still obviously rugged.
If I hold a flashlight up to my face without any makeup on, it's fairly smooth with not a single crater or red blotch. And I definitely remember it being more bumpy and blotchy in HS!
Your skin is really going to be dry now for a while. If your doctor gave you moisturizers, make sure you use them. If not, ask him for some. And take a couple of vitamin E's every morning. That really helps your skin recover.
Your doctor is right, though... it's going to take some time.