My life after Isotrentinoin?

Marie Soursop
Aug 24, 2017 · 2 min read
  • I can stop inspecting my face every morning for a new embarrassing blemish(s)
  • I can feel comfortable going on impromptu dates without having to worry about how frightening I might look.
  • Stop buying 5 million different products from CVS to see if one will be that miracle product.
  • Sign up for peace corp, now I can go to a third world country not worry about how am I going to get my prescription topical to manage my acne. I can worry about helping people.
  • Enter a room with my head held up.
  • Have a baby, when I’m ready and not when the topicals metabolize out my system so that is safe to have a baby. ( I currently use two topical medications and you cannot get pregnant on them) slather, slather ever trying to wipe away acne

For a non-life threatening condition, this thing surely has taken over my life way too much…since college. I actually do remember when my skin was nice, I used to get lots of compliments. Now I just need the breakouts to stop, so I can march on with my motley face of inert scars, blemish and hyper-pigmentation.

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Marie Soursop

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Caribbean, Engineer, Foodie, Dreamer

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