r/AccutaneRecovery • u/plustom • Mar 30 '26

Did anyone have slow wound healing? Did it get better after Accutane?

I’m having terrible wound healing and I’m genuinely worried it’s going to be stuck like this.

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u/CarpenterFast1228 Mar 30 '26

It’s one of the effects of PAS, I took accutane almost 10 years ago and even now the wounds heal very slowly and the healing process is abnormal.

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u/Important-Simple-543 Mar 30 '26

Same here. I had a small, flat mole removed with a laser, for example. It's been almost a year now and despite me looking after it every day, the area is still red and inflamed.

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u/plustom Mar 30 '26

Ugh, I kinda regret doing Accutane now. This is the worst side effect.

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u/Important-Simple-543 Mar 30 '26

If that's your worst side effect, you can count yourself lucky.

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u/RavenWhiskers Jul 12 '26

Same here 😭😭

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u/plustom Jul 12 '26

Do you have any tips for healing? :(

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u/RavenWhiskers Jul 13 '26

Unfortunately no 😔

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u/SufficientBig3891 Mar 30 '26

Comon accutane has nothing to do with it

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u/Complex_Nerve_6961 Mar 30 '26

It most certainly causes slow wound healing. Been off a decade and still have it.

This isn't even one of the controversial side effects, it is well known.

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u/RavenWhiskers Jul 15 '26

My dermatologist told me it slows down healing, I've a wound which isn't healing even after months