Are there alternatives to Accutane?
I was discussing Accutane with a client who was concerned about her
skin. She didn’t have a lot of problems, but was experiencing ongoing
breakouts. Her diet wasn’t great—she is in college and is subject to
peer pressure—and most notably, almost all of her friends are taking
Accutane. Convincing someone to go the opposite way of everyone around
them (especially their friends) is next to impossible, especially at
that malleable age.
Since
a woman has to use the birth control pill in order to take Accutane, I
thought perhaps she could try going on the Pill only and see if it might
help her skin. Please read this: I am in NO WAY advocating going on
birth control pills. But since she wasn’t currently taking it and would
be required to in order to take Accutane, why not see if the Pill alone
might help her skin? Perhaps it’s the lesser of two evils, even though I
am certainly not a proponent of taking birth control pills in order to
clear up skin problems.
For more information, see:
For more information, see:
- Requirements for taking Accutane
- Teenage Skin—what you need to know
- Oral antibiotics: Good for clearing up your skin or not?
- Stress + the Pill can = breakouts—a client profile
