Archive for February, 2009

Jen and Accutane: Week Four (with photos!)

Thursday, February 26th, 2009
January 18, 2010: No makeup! No acne! I took this picture to show my sister the hair ornament I'd just made, but it does a good job of showing my skin and thinner hair, too.

It’s that time of the month, which means… A HUGE PAINFUL BREAKOUT! The week began with three embarrassing pustules just above my eyebrows, with one perfectly centered like an evil third eye. LOVELY. They quickly subsided and were replaced by pustules and small hormonal pimples on my jawline and neck.
But let’s look on the bright [...]

Jen and Accutane: Week 3 (photos included)

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
January 18, 2010: No makeup! No acne! I took this picture to show my sister the hair ornament I'd just made, but it does a good job of showing my skin and thinner hair, too.

I am still taking 20 mg of Sotret every day. The first two pictures were taken when I woke up this morning. The last picture was taken with makeup.
This week began with the icky red aftermath of my pimple-squeezing spree, quickly followed by a new crop of whiteheads. I was amazed to notice that Accutane [...]

Jen + Accutane, weeks one and two (photo included)

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
January 18, 2010: No makeup! No acne! I took this picture to show my sister the hair ornament I'd just made, but it does a good job of showing my skin and thinner hair, too.

Hi everyone! I’m a 27 year old librarian in Nashville, TN. My skin was fine through my teens and early twenties, but I began to look like a pizza when I stopped taking birth control a few years ago. Antibiotics and spironolactone didn’t help, so my doctor prescribed Accutane in December. The picture below was [...]