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If i stop accutane early will my acne come back eventually?

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It will anyway: Accutane / Isotretinoin keeps acne at bay for months or years after you stop. Unless it self-cures (and it eventually will), it will return and you can hit it with the big guns again.

Dr Lin agreed

Answered 10/4/2016

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