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Adult Acne...Help!

Twinmomof3

I am a 47 y.o. female who has been blessed with beautiful skin until about eight months ago. I broke out moderately and I just figured i...

4 answers

Accutane and joint pain

Dytasolo

I have been on 40mg/day of Accutane for six weeks. Of course, I've had the usual side effects (dryness, depression, lethargy.) My main pr...

87 answers | 2 comments

Relaxing Helps?

ninadetusojos

I have notice that when I feel relaxed, it helps me with my acne and it stops a bit... I'm relaxed.. When I'm estressful I touch my face...

2 answers | 3 comments

pores or blackheads on cheek

namala_

hi, i have quite enlarged pores on my cheeks now. i don’t have acne or anything i actually have very clear skin, but slight eczema. i’m t...

1 answer

sticky skin while on isotretinoin

elp18

i am going on my third month of istotretinoin. Sometime after the first month, my neck, arms, and chest started to feel sticky. I asked m...

4 answers | 1 comment

Staph infection

villi8

Several months ago i started to have a mild acne on my forehead, I did some exams and came out positive for staph aureus infection and st...

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Will refractive surgery such as LASIK keep me out of glasses all my life

John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO

Dec 31

VISUAL SNOW UPDATE: 2018

John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO

04/18

2018 General Information on Dry Eyes-Now known as Ocular Surface Disorder

John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO

03/18

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