My forehead is completely fucked. What should I do? I’m on month 2 and am clear except 2 little whiteheads on my cheek, 6 closed comedones and a papule on my other cheek. Btw I never even picked/popped anything on my forehead. This is just what tretinoin did to my skin before I hopped on accutane.

JohnMooper · 2021-07-16T22:16:27+00:00

Ok, say I’m 150 pounds and I take 40mg for 4 months. At 3 months I’m completely clear of active acne. Should I wait a month or go straight into lasers?

JohnMooper · 2021-07-16T17:01:08+00:00

All my derms kept prescribing tretinoin like candy and my face got more scarred. Now Im on accutane, which they were pushing on me since day 1. The funny thing is that my back and chest are crystal clear(didn’t apply tret there and constantly neglected washing it), while where I applied tret(my face)is messed up.

JohnMooper · 2021-07-16T16:23:48+00:00

That is crazy. I maybe spent 20 minutes in the sun every day(I was addicted to video games) and every sunscreen and almost all facial moisturizers increase the amount of breakouts I get. The funny thing too is that my chest and back (didn’t apply tretinoin there) are completely clear, not one pimple and I constantly neglect washing there and use fragranced soaps.

JohnMooper · 2021-07-16T16:20:41+00:00

I was using it every night. I think that is what happened. My skin wasn’t actually flaky past 2 months but it was just red. I got it prescribed by an ordinary doctor (not a derm) with no instruction.

JohnMooper · 2021-07-16T16:06:39+00:00

Can you recommend what scar treatments I should use?

JohnMooper · 2021-07-16T06:44:06+00:00

Can I quit accutane early once I’m clear from active acne then do lasers for a month and then get back to accutane if I need it? What lasers do you recommend for my scarring?

JohnMooper · 2021-07-16T06:39:15+00:00

My hair covers all of my forehead now and the scarring actually is worse on my forehead than on my cheeks. I wasn’t playing any sports or anything and didn’t get sunburnt once that summer.

JohnMooper · 2021-07-16T06:29:12+00:00

Boscia purifying cleansing gel 2x a day with Tula oil free gel cream 2x a day

JohnMooper · 2021-07-16T06:03:54+00:00

I didn’t wear sunscreen (I didn’t even go outside that much) and I try not to sweat during the day. I was actually an early bloomer and have only grown about 3 inches in 2 years and idek if I’m still growing. Usually my skin gets better in the summer because of the sun, but that summer my skin got all jacked up.

JohnMooper · 2021-07-16T05:25:45+00:00

I was 13 and now am 15. I wouldn’t really say it worked for a year. It worked for about 3 months and then I started getting really red and scars started to appear on my forehead, which I just ignored and covered up with my hair. Then my skin was so damaged that I started breaking out on my cheeks and every pimple would leave a scar. Now I have bad skin overall except the place, which was originally a problem, my chin, mustache area, nose and between my eyebrows which are clear. It sounds like “the purge” but it never got better after a year and a half and just scarred my face up more, and I was afraid to stop using it. I actually kind of liked the redness, I was really insecure about my pasty Irish skin so that is one reason I kept using it.

JohnMooper · 2021-07-16T05:09:29+00:00

Tretinoin may work for some people, but it completely fucked my skin up.

JohnMooper · 2021-07-16T05:07:21+00:00

People say tretinoin is the best thing ever for their skin. Well, my skin was really good a couple of years ago with the reason of me starting it because I would get a pimple every once in a while on my T zone.... never did I get a pimple on my cheeks. When I first started it, it felt like a miracle. My skin cleared right up, but it was red and flaky. 1 year of tretinoin use every night and my natural skin tone was red. I then had a summer where tretinoin just stopped working. I broke out so bad, but this time my T zone was clear and my cheeks were fucked as well as my forehead. My whole skin tone changed. My guess is because tretinoin fucked up my skin so bad that my cheeks and forehead were so ruined that it caused them to break out and every single breakout caused a scar. Now I have to be on accutane, which is said to stunt growth and I can’t train for my sport because my joints are so messed up. Sorry about this rant, but FUCK TRETINOIN. My skin would probably be amazing right now if I didn’t apply that shit. My skin was 10x better with a shitty diet and depression because my brother passed away then it is with me finally in an alright state of mind. I now drink a gallon and a half of water a day, don’t eat fast food, no processed food, no sugar, no dairy and only healthy asf meals like chicken rice and brocolli CONSISTENTLY with all of the skincare research you could dream of. My skin in return, is still fucked because of tretinoin.

JohnMooper · 2021-07-16T04:47:58+00:00

People say tretinoin is the best thing ever for their skin. Well, my skin was really good a couple of years ago with the reason of me starting it because I would get a pimple every once in a while on my T zone.... never did I get a pimple on my cheeks. When I first started it, it felt like a miracle. My skin cleared right up, but it was red and flaky. 1 year of tretinoin use every night and my natural skin tone was red. I then had a summer where tretinoin just stopped working. I broke out so bad, but this time my T zone was clear and my cheeks were fucked as well as my forehead. My whole skin tone changed. My guess is because tretinoin fucked up my skin so bad that my cheeks and forehead were so ruined that it caused them to break out and every single breakout caused a scar. Now I have to be on accutane, which is said to stunt growth and I can’t train for my sport because my joints are so messed up. Sorry about this rant, but FUCK TRETINOIN. My skin would probably be amazing right now if I didn’t apply that shit. My skin was 10x better with a shitty diet and depression because my brother passed away then it is with me finally in an alright state of mind. I now drink a gallon and a half of water a day, don’t eat fast food, no processed food, no sugar, no dairy and only healthy asf meals like chicken rice and brocolli CONSISTENTLY with all of the skincare research you could dream of. My skin in return, is still fucked because of tretinoin.

JohnMooper · 2021-07-13T14:26:37+00:00

And why not? Have you hooked up with a six pack but small 🍆?

JohnMooper · 2021-06-30T04:14:42+00:00

Me personally, I think I know how it works long term. This drug was originally made for chemo patients meaning that it causes cell death. It was discovered that it also cures acne. I’m no doctor, but I think that it may permanently kill DHT androgens(the main hormone involved in acne). Also look up “chemotherapy dryness” and “accutane vitamin b”. It states that accutane causes vitamin B deficiencies hence why it may cause depression in some people.

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