accutane update/photoderm question

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Hi all,

I have been on Accutane for almost 2 months now - started out at 40

mg/day, but after reading Dr. Nase's book, in which he recommends a

lower dose (consistent with some comments from folks here - thank

you!), I have cut down to 40 mg every other day, and am considering

reducing it to 40 mg every third day. Anyone know whether 40 mg every

third day would be as effective as, say, 10 mg every day? It's just

that I already got all my pill packs, and they are all the 40 mg

doses!

Anyway, my skin is looking good; the bumps (papules and pustules) are

under control (I still get a few here and there, and enjoy a totally

clear face every once in a while); the flushing still happens,

though,and the face is still fairly pink, though I *think* it's

somewhat better than before. I am very pleased that I don't need to

wear makeup anymore; at most I use a little concealer on the pink

cheeks and chin. I can also have a glass of wine now and then without

fear of the dreaded flaming face. Yay! I do get dry skin, eyes, and

chapped lips, but less so now that my dose is lower, and it is TOTALLY

manageable - much, much preferable, for me, to the active rosacea

skin I had before!

I am thinking ahead to a post-Accutane future, and am considering

Photoderm or some kind of laser treatment to get rid of the permanent

pinkness. Anyone know of a reliable derm/surgeon/clinic that does this

in upper NY state (e.g. Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo)? Anyone been to

the fellow in Toronto that's been mentioned a few times?

Thanks,