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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]16yo DS has acne, cheeks-only but pretty inflamed with some scarring. I took him to see a dermatologist today and she recommended Accutane based the scarring and the fact that he already tried antibiotics and prescription face wash - prescribed by pediatrician. She said Accutane was the only thing that would truly take care of his acne once and for all. It took me by surprise as I expected something less drastic considering his acne is not terrible. She also gave us a brochure for Theraclearx which I looked over once we got home. The treatment seems to yield really good results. I am thinking of asking about that and maybe tretinoin to go with it rather than jumping straight to Accutane? Any recs on course of action or btdt with Accutane or Theraclearx?[/quote]

I'm not familiar with the latter treatment. But we tried to avoid Accutane as i was scared off by the side effects some people experience. We wasted a year on various antibiotics, creams, washes, etc. etc. Finally did the Accutane and wish we had done it sooner. Cleared it right up (DC's wasnt horrible but it was affecting her confidence and making her feel awful.) Only side effect was some dry skin. Her skin is beautiful now (almost a year out from stopping it) and she's much happier. [/quote]

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