about a month and a half later... and my skin is still looking great.. even better than the last dosage month.
the scaring is SLOWLY starting to fade and I havent had a breakout since.
see below for some more sans makeup post treatment photos.
ISOTRENTENOIN formally known as Accutane.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
210 DAYS and I am DONE!
it has been about 1 week since i finished my last dose of Isotrentenoin.
I havent had one pimple on my face in about 3 weeks now. I have attached ending pictures below.
you can see that i still have some scaring which the Dr. said will take some time to fade but should fade out no problem. but no more bumps on my face! my skin has never been this smooth.
it was a long process but so happy i stuck through it.
I will update in about a month or so about how my skin is doing after being off of the medication. but to leave you with some even better result pictures.. and a reminder of what the end of month 1 was like... see below
yes its a long process and most of the time i didnt have the patience for, but i stuck through it and now have amazing results. my skin has not looked better in over 10years!
Bbig SHOUT OUT to Dr. S. Schleicher- THANK YOU !
it has been about 1 week since i finished my last dose of Isotrentenoin.
I havent had one pimple on my face in about 3 weeks now. I have attached ending pictures below.
you can see that i still have some scaring which the Dr. said will take some time to fade but should fade out no problem. but no more bumps on my face! my skin has never been this smooth.
it was a long process but so happy i stuck through it.
I will update in about a month or so about how my skin is doing after being off of the medication. but to leave you with some even better result pictures.. and a reminder of what the end of month 1 was like... see below
yes its a long process and most of the time i didnt have the patience for, but i stuck through it and now have amazing results. my skin has not looked better in over 10years!
Bbig SHOUT OUT to Dr. S. Schleicher- THANK YOU !
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Day 200 Complete.
I finished the 2nd-10daypack about 4 days ago.. no new blemishes. and scaring and redness continue to fade. Tomorrow is a derm. appointment and we will see if i am done or if i have to go another month.. either way IT WORKED :)
now my only concern is it continues to work when I go off of it.
fingers crossed but super pleased how my skin turned out.. BIG THANKS are in order when I go visit my Dermotologist tomorrow.
I finished the 2nd-10daypack about 4 days ago.. no new blemishes. and scaring and redness continue to fade. Tomorrow is a derm. appointment and we will see if i am done or if i have to go another month.. either way IT WORKED :)
now my only concern is it continues to work when I go off of it.
fingers crossed but super pleased how my skin turned out.. BIG THANKS are in order when I go visit my Dermotologist tomorrow.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Day 190 Complete.
I just finished the first pack of month 7. I am back down to 40mgs.
I havent had much breaking out just the occasional pimple which I have right on the bridge of my nose (that i am attributing to my sunglasses causing)
but otherwise my scaring is fading. my lips arent AS dry. but still dry and cracked and hopfully this will be my last month on it. but again we wont know until the next dermotologist appointment.
Its a good feeling when you dont have to worry about what your skin is going to look out what kind of new breakouts you are going to have when you wake up in the morning.. :) even though it has taken longer than originally planned. I am so happy I followed through with the treatment.. its made a HUGE difference!
I just finished the first pack of month 7. I am back down to 40mgs.
I havent had much breaking out just the occasional pimple which I have right on the bridge of my nose (that i am attributing to my sunglasses causing)
but otherwise my scaring is fading. my lips arent AS dry. but still dry and cracked and hopfully this will be my last month on it. but again we wont know until the next dermotologist appointment.
Its a good feeling when you dont have to worry about what your skin is going to look out what kind of new breakouts you are going to have when you wake up in the morning.. :) even though it has taken longer than originally planned. I am so happy I followed through with the treatment.. its made a HUGE difference!
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Day 180 complete.
Just finished month 6 on the treatment. during month 6 the dermatologist increased my dose to 60mgs.
When the medicine kicked in.. it really kicked in.
Right now i do have some minor scaring, which is begining to fade. but my skin is very very smooth.
and when I put make up on.. it doesnt even look like i ever had a problem with acne.
The dermatologist is keeping me on the medicine.. hopefully 1 more month. but now i am back down to 40 mgs.
hoping the 40mgs works just as good my skin stays smooth and the scaring continues to fade.
below are the pictures (sans makeup) from the end of month 6. (you can also see just how dry my lips are.. all cracked and near bleeding.. rather painful)
HUGE difference from the post with the pictures ending month 1 :)
Just finished month 6 on the treatment. during month 6 the dermatologist increased my dose to 60mgs.
When the medicine kicked in.. it really kicked in.
Right now i do have some minor scaring, which is begining to fade. but my skin is very very smooth.
and when I put make up on.. it doesnt even look like i ever had a problem with acne.
The dermatologist is keeping me on the medicine.. hopefully 1 more month. but now i am back down to 40 mgs.
hoping the 40mgs works just as good my skin stays smooth and the scaring continues to fade.
below are the pictures (sans makeup) from the end of month 6. (you can also see just how dry my lips are.. all cracked and near bleeding.. rather painful)
HUGE difference from the post with the pictures ending month 1 :)
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Day 170:complete
I am actually around day 175. only 5 more days away from being done with Month 6!
and I am impressed! I havent had a new breakout in weeks! and my redness is starting to go away and the scaring is begining to fade.
I go back to the Dermatologist this week for my monthly check up and we will see if I am done with treatment or if I will have to be on isotrentenoin a little bit longer.. at this point, seeing the results i dont really care if i have to be on it a little longer.. its working!
my lips are ridiculously dry and crack and bleed quite a bit now. but with a night treatment of Vasoline on them.. its managable.
in about 5 more days I'll have end of month 6 pictures... stay tuned!
I am actually around day 175. only 5 more days away from being done with Month 6!
and I am impressed! I havent had a new breakout in weeks! and my redness is starting to go away and the scaring is begining to fade.
I go back to the Dermatologist this week for my monthly check up and we will see if I am done with treatment or if I will have to be on isotrentenoin a little bit longer.. at this point, seeing the results i dont really care if i have to be on it a little longer.. its working!
my lips are ridiculously dry and crack and bleed quite a bit now. but with a night treatment of Vasoline on them.. its managable.
in about 5 more days I'll have end of month 6 pictures... stay tuned!
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Day 160 Complete:
I am currently on day 163.. I was on vacation when I finished 160 and am just getting to the post now.
honestly in the last 4 days my skin has cleared up.. no more bumps! yes i am still a little red, my lips are disgustingly dry and even my eyes are dry.
throughout the whole treatment, I never had a problem with wearing my contacts.. the last few days when I was wearing them.. I could tell my eyes were way drier than usual.
even had 1 more nose bleed but nothing on a regular basis.
I still have 17 more days to go for month 6 and I am not sure if the Derm would want to put me on another month just to make sure.. but we will see.
now that i am finally looking in a mirror without Acne.. I am thrilled! all i need is some time to let the redness and scaring go away. the scaring will take time but the dermatologist said it will go away. it is not permanent. :)
looking back through the series of pictures and where my skin is now.. its a HUGE difference. I am very pleased with the results.. lets just hope once I am off the medicine.. it continues to work and i don't relapse!
I am currently on day 163.. I was on vacation when I finished 160 and am just getting to the post now.
honestly in the last 4 days my skin has cleared up.. no more bumps! yes i am still a little red, my lips are disgustingly dry and even my eyes are dry.
throughout the whole treatment, I never had a problem with wearing my contacts.. the last few days when I was wearing them.. I could tell my eyes were way drier than usual.
even had 1 more nose bleed but nothing on a regular basis.
I still have 17 more days to go for month 6 and I am not sure if the Derm would want to put me on another month just to make sure.. but we will see.
now that i am finally looking in a mirror without Acne.. I am thrilled! all i need is some time to let the redness and scaring go away. the scaring will take time but the dermatologist said it will go away. it is not permanent. :)
looking back through the series of pictures and where my skin is now.. its a HUGE difference. I am very pleased with the results.. lets just hope once I am off the medicine.. it continues to work and i don't relapse!
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