accutane countdown

For me the amount of pimples I had went down gradually. I would have little flare ups whenever my dosage went up, but by the second month I was having pretty clear skin. It's different for everyone, though.

Hey guys! I started doing microdermabrasion and these are the new products I got from that doctor. I use the toner and the gel under my makeup in the morning. At night I do the same thing but wash my face before and use the third white tube after the gel. I think it's helping the hyperpigmentation a little bit!

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Makeup update! For some reason I have a few little bumps on my skin that WONT go away. They're not new and I don't know why they're taking forever to heal. But beside those few bumps, I'm really happy with how my skin looks with makeup. I've been playing with drugstore makeup and I think I'm going to stick with this for a while. I'm wearing loreal's true match concealer (the stick) and true match liquid foundation. I cover it with a translucent powder and then do the other stuff. I never like liquid foundation but I apply a small amount with an elf stipple brush and it goes on lightly yet still covers the concealer. This stuff lasts all day since I'm not oily anymore!

If you have never been to the dermatologist, find one near you and get their opinion. If you have one, ask about accutane. My derm offered to put me on accutane years ago so I don't think there is a true age limit. Your derm will know if it is right for your skin and the acne you have.

I remember what that felt like! It's definitely intimidating but your dermatologist will make sure everything goes smoothly. Just trust the process and your skin will be clear in no time! Good luck!

I just went back through my blog to look at my transformation pictures and I'm SO glad I documented this! When I saw the pictures with noticeable bumps it made me so much more grateful that I haven't seen those in a long time. Here's my transformation from first day to present day.

Hey guys! I've been off accutane for a few weeks now and I feel great! My lips are back to normal and I'm so thankful. As you can see I still have all of my leftover redness to deal with, but at least I don't have any more spots coming up. The texture of my skin is pretty much flat which is awesome!

Done!!! Today was the first day in a long time where I haven't had to take a pill! I'm finally done with my fifth month of accutane after a little break in the middle! This past month I had the worst dryness out of the whole course. My lips, face, and even my arms and legs got super dry and itchy. My eyes and nose felt really dry and irritated too. However, a lot of the other side effects I was having before werent as bad. I'm still gonna be on tumblr and update as I go along. After a month or so I'm gonna go back to getting facials and trying to fix damage and hyperpigmentation. My inbox will always be open for any questions and I would still love to talk to y'all!

Hey everyone! I'm about halfway through my 5th month. I didn't realize how healed I was on my little break until my chapped lips and dry skin came back :( But I'm excited to get it overwith knowing I'll be done and go back to normal soon enough. Besides the usual stuff my eyes have been bothering me lately. They feel really dry and puffy which I had a little bit of before but nothing like this.

Sorry for the terrible lighting! As you can see my general redness has gone down but I still have hyperpigmentation on my cheeks. Since I had that one spot during my last month, my doctor decided to give me one more. I'm still on 80 mg a day and haven't had any side effects from getting it back into my system.

Sorry for the terrible lighting! As you can see my general redness has gone down but I still have hyperpigmentation on my cheeks. Since I had that one spot during my last month, my doctor decided to give me one more. I'm still on 80 mg a day and haven't had any side effects from getting it back into my system.

Hey guys! I finished my last dose! I'm going to get blood drawn and see my derm early this coming week so hopefully everything is fine. I am a little worried because he said that if I broke out in this last month I might not be able to get off, and I had one spot come up. Has this happened to anyone else?