Accutane Treatment

[Trivial]

3 weeks ago I finished up a 5 month Accutane Treatment which eliminated all acne on my back and shoulders. My question is I am left with dark red spots anywhere there used to be acne, will these spots go away or am I stuck with them?

Thanks for the responses.

Trivial

 

[serge]

if those are acne scars then you are stuck with them, if not then they will fade, give it some time, try to catch some sun, they should blend in

 

[Trivial]

The skin is still smooth on the outside, it seems that the redness is under the skin so I don't think they are scars. Hopfully they will go away. Thanks for the response.

 

[serge]

try to catch some rays bro, a tan will go a long way for you

 

[blastingthru]

They don't sound like scars, but they may be there for a while. Just like these guys said, get out and get some sun and soon you won't even notice them

 

[Trivial]

thanks for the advice, i'll get my ass in the tanning bed, not ready to take off my shirt in public yet cause of these damn spots.

 

[Big Moose]

What people don't understand is that sun will darken these spots and actually make them worse. I would try to dab sunblock on the problem areas and then go tanning, this will blend the colors together. It's hard to give advice without seeing what it looks like, but this is what I was told by a plastic surgeon, and it worked. He said it was important to keep these spots out of the sun to avoid making them worse. If they are not real scars then I guess it would not apply.