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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
cystic acne
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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cystic acne
by JAZZYCAT, Jun 21, 2008 12:43AM
hi, my daughter is 16 years old. she has cystic acne on her face. chest and back. we have tried everything. peels. accutane, birth control pills, creams. so on and so on. is there something or someone out there doing cutting edge treatments? drug trials ? please just a product name or a name of a doctor that can help beyond the norm. thanks jim
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, Jun 22, 2008 05:45AM
, Jun 22, 2008 05:45AMTo: JAZZYCAT
I am perlexed to hear that you have tried Accutane and that it has apparently not worked. In my experience, that is extremely rare. It makes me wonder whether thhis drug was given at the right dose for a long enough time. Or perhaps the acne is indeed better but isn't entirely perfect, in which case you and your daughter may need to recalibrate your expectations. Maybe treatments with oral and external antibiotics should be considered, since these may help in ways they didn't before Accutane was given. I think these are the kinds of questions you should discuss with your dermatlogist. There aren't to my knowledge special "cutting-edge" treatments (laser, for instnace) that are worth placing special hopes on.
Take care.
Dr. Rockoff
Take care.
Dr. Rockoff
Good luck,
-C
nOT A GOOD DRUG TO BE ON. aNY WAY MY DERM HAS ME ON SPIRONOLACTONE 100MG ONCE A DAY IN THE MORNING. iT IS A DIARETIC. wELL IT HAD WORKED NOT ALL DOCTORS USE THIS . Before this i was on all kinds of antibiotics they would work for a while and then it would stop working. The diaretic works by getting rid of excess fluid so your glands dont get filled up and infected where cystic acne comes from. Talk to your Derm it has been a god sent. I have been on it for over a year now. So far so good, If i can be of help ***@****