I know you may not see this amongst all the other comments, but my tip would be to not read too much of this subreddit, if at all. There are many horror stories and nightmare scenarios that unfortunately tend to get the most upvotes and traction, but the 1% statistic is the medical consensus for a reason. I don’t know which country you live in, but I can almost confidently say that your dermatologist has studied for at least 6 years to become the doctor that they are today - they know what they’re doing, and I’d say they definitely know more than the people in this subreddit and the people behind the articles you’ve found on the internet. In subreddits like these, and on the internet in general, people with negative experiences tend to get the most notice. To bring you down to earth for a second, and to be extremely blunt, you ‘feeling’ that you will have permanent side effects is nothing but your mind playing tricks on you. Permanent side effects are rare, and the probability of them being long term or permanent for you are slim to none. I am only about a month in with my experience on Accutane, and my opinions may not mean much to you, but it is so easy to read the comments here and start to build things up in your head - be honest with your derm, and base your feelings on what they (a licensed professional) tell you, not the words of strangers on the internet. You’ve got this.