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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is 14 and has had acne for a year and it is really affecting his confidence. We have used anitibiotics, epiduo etc. and it doesn't seem to be helping... this is interesting re: accutane. What derms are you using? There only seems to be like 1 pediatric derm  in the moco area who I hear about.....any suggestions? Thx[/quote]

You don't need to go to a pediatric dermatologist - just a regular one.  Any good dermatologist should be able to prescribe Accutane for your son.  My son was also that age when we finally decided to go for it - after also using antibiotics (for over a year - not good) and epiduo.  The antibiotics only worked as long as he was on them.  Once he stopped, the acne came back with a vengeance.  The epiduo is topical and doesn't do anything.  Like your son, mine was losing confidence.  He became quite withdrawn and depressed; we were extremely worried.  Accutane was truly a lifesaver for him.  We regretted that we had waited so long to get him the prescription, but didn't make that mistake again when our younger son developed cystic acne around the same age.  This time, we knew what to do and acted fast.  Again - Accutane worked like a miracle.

Both boys developed very chapped lips and nosebleeds while taking it, but those were the only side effects and were manageable.  We made sure they had constant supplies of lip balm.   :wink:  [/quote]

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