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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do hormonal birth control (the Pill) first, but I had great results with Accutane.

I had terrible cystic acne that did not respond to antibiotics, special soaps, etc.  Just enormous multi-year cysts, and scars.  The Pill helped a bit, but there were fewer types of Pills available at that time and doctors didn't realize/admit that some were better than others; personally I react poorly to the old-style hormones that are in the minipill, implant, etc.

I went on Accutane in my early 20s and the change was amazing.  I couldn't complete a full course because my triglycerides got too high, but the results were still great.  My skin looked amazing while I was actually on Accutane.  Over time it did get less perfect but 15 years later I still get very few blemishes.  The most blemishes I have had, since then, were on the minipill after I was pregnant; once I got on a newer pill I have had clear skin.

I know there are warnings about blindness, etc., but the big worry is birth defects.  [b]I would think that doing a course of Accutane as distantly as possible from getting pregnant would be a good thing[/b].[/quote]

Absolutely.  And for boys, who can't take the Pill for obvious reasons, Accutane is really the only choice for persistent, cystic acne.  You can only be on antibiotics for so long, and once you go off them, the acne comes back with a vengeance.  Our kids took Accutane and had bloody noses and dry lips.  But they got through it fine and now have beautiful skin.  They've often said they don't know what they would've done without that option.[/quote]

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