Body Acne . Will accutane make me break out on my face? [acne problem] [body acne]

Hi all.

I have a nasty case of acne on the body of the moment and have tried many treamtents. I am currently four weeks of trimethoprim 600 mg daily treatment with antibiotics and Retin A 0.25. Not working yet (in fact things are much worse, Retin A breakout perhaps?) Is it a bit early to expect results?

Im is seriously considering Accutane, but since I have no real acne problem on my face (maybe two / three points a month there) Im afraid the drug gives me a big break face. Does anyone else find this to be the case if the face acne has not been a problem?

Many thanks!

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Reply:If you don't have bad facial acne right now then the Accutane will not make your face break out badly. Accutane will only bring up pre-existing clogged pores. It doesn't create more acne. So you will probably break out on your face but it should be pretty mild.

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Reply:Yea the best thing would to try to get other peoples opinions that went through the same thing, or a dermatologist. You may get a few more on your face initially, which is common for most people, but after the initial breakout I don?t think it will be a problem. It's very rare to get worse from Accutane, and thats people with acne on there face.

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Reply:its possible. its also possibleyou could experience one of the many documented side effects of accutane. everyone is different.

is it not worth the risk of a break out for the chance to rid your body of acne?

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