At 17:13 16/11/99 -0800, you wrote:
>I just finished a 4 month Accutane course to treat cystic acne, and altho
>my skin is now clear, my rosacea is worse due to the drying effect. My
>concerns now lie with Photoderm treatments. The amount of time between
>Accutane and Photoderm treatments seems to vary amongst various doctors,
>between 6 mo. and 1 year. The doctor in my neighborhood (Dr. Jay)
>recommends a year between Accutane and Photoderm. However my face is not
>willing to wait that long, and I am afraid its just gonna get redder and
>hotter.
Taken from www.sher.co.uk: (Antibiotic Section):
"From 'The Essential Guide to Cosmetic Laser Surgery':
If you have been treated with the anti-acne drug Accutane (Roaccutane -
oral Isotretinoin), you may heal more slowly than the average patient and
be at increased risk from scarring. Accutane suppresses acne by shutting
down oil production in sebaceous glands, making the skin dry, extremely
fragile and impairing its ability to regenerate new epidermal cells.
Tim Alster MD & Lydia Preston
The Essential Guide to Cosmetic Laser Surgery, Alliance Publishing, 1997 "
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