Accutane Update with Gross Pictures (LOL)

Hey lovies (that's my new word)

So I mentioned in my last post that I was going on Accutane and I just wanted to update you on whats going on and any side effects that I'm going through. I have been on Accutane (40mg) for 12 days so far and I really think it is starting to work. I woke up yesterday to find a new wave of acne on my face, back and arms. (this means its working). Accutane pushes acne from the inside to the surface of your skin and than starts to eliminate oil glands in your body so that you stop breaking out. It usually gets worse before it gets better.

Along with acne I have a lot of acne scars on my face because I pick at my acne all the time. I know I shouldn't but I have the deep acne that is really itchy and when I breakout I can't stop myself from picking at it to relieve the itchiness. So to help with the scarring I have decided to try bio-oil, except I'm using the generic one that is made by Equate. I compared the ingredients in both products when I was at Wal-mart and it was pretty much the exact same thing.

I've been using both products (accutane and equate oil) for 12 days now, and I can see a huge difference. My scars are at least 30% lighter and I don't have to use pounds of make-up anymore to cover up the dark spots.

Dryness is a huge side effect of Accutane, and I have been suffering extreme dryness. I've only been on Accutane for 12 days and my lips have absorbed at least 5 full chapsticks. It's ridiculous. I haven't really noticed the dryness on my face since I am using the oil which keeps my skin really moisturized, but my lips are crazy dry. I have to walk around with a pound of chapstick on my lips and it causes a lot of attraction. LOL.

I have also noticed that my legs are really ashy and dry, and even though I moisturize them daily, it just doesn't seem to be enough.

I find this all very annoying because I've never had the type of skin that needs to be moisturized a lot, since my oil glands are hyperactive, but for the past 4-5 days I've had to moisturize every 3-4 hours. It's crazy, but it's a small price to pay for less acne in the future.

If I have already become dry like a raisin in 12 days, I wonder what's going to happen next. I'm kind of worried because I can't imagine it getting any more worse. I've been pretty much eating lotion 5 times a day, and I'm still dry. Jeez!

Okay so the pictures attached are from today. I wish I had taken pictures before I started accutane and the oil so that you could have something to compare it to, but I totally forgot. I still have a long way to go. My acne scars are way lighter, TRUST ME! and I have a new wave of acne around my jaw, forehead, and lower cheek area. I'm going to do another update when I see some more improvement so that you guys can know how long the process is taking.

I'll try to get a better camera too, since this one is not so great at all. Hope this helps a little bit.

In this last picture you can see the dryness on my chin, nose and cheek (looks like white powder)