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I am on accutane and have been on it for 6 months now (2 months left) and randomly today i am experience redness that i havent experience in a while. i use la roche posay products which has been fine, and dont work or spent much time outside?
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You might want to consider tapering your dose, esp if your are controlled { which should be the case by 6 mos }. see your dermatologist for their opinion. You haven't stated exactly where the redness is and its severity. More common than the redness is the dryness that may occur, esp on the lips
Answered 3/6/2023
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