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A member asked:

I have mild acne (follicular) not cystic how long (on average) will my accutaine treatment last most likely ? (10mg 2 months then up to 20mg) :)

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Do not use it: First of all, I have strong reservations about using Accutane to treat mild acne. Mild cases usually resolve with topical therapies, imo, the toxicity risk associated with Accutane doe not justify its use in mild disease.

Answered 6/24/2014

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