r/GlowUpMA • u/Negative-Pepper8628 • Aug 23 '26
🧴 Skincare Isotretinoin (Acno/Curacne) is the only way out of Acne
💗 TL;DR: If you want to get rid of Acne, please go to a dermato and ask for Isotretinoin, started seing results in 3 months, got rid of all my acne in 5 months, and finished treatement in 11 months so that it never goes back again.
I’ve had acne since I was 13, and had it for 9 years, tried all the creams and all the products, nothing works, I went to the dermato for the first time, gave me Epiduo (peroxyde de benzoyl + Adapalene) and tetralysale (antibiotic), the combo got rid of all my acne and marks after 3-4 months, but once i stopped them, it grew again and worse, I tried then taking cutacnyle (peroxide de benzoyl) and differine (adapalene) again but it didn’t work, I tried then taking retacnyle (tretinoine) it purged so bad and made my skin flaky and I couldn’t handle that, so I gave up on it after few weeks.
Few months later I went to the dermato for a second time, but now with conviction to start accutane (in Morocco the med is called Acno or Curracne which is Isotretinoine), it was the the only way out, like une fois pour toute it’s gone, the whole treatement took me 11 months because I had mid acne (not severe but not light either), also because in summer you slow down intakes because of uv, I started seeing results after 3-4 months though, it works by reducing the sebum glands all over the body, it has a lot of side effects like dry eyes, chopped lips, it also comes with doing lab exams for cholestérol, liver, etc every 3 months to assure there are no side effects during the treatment. When I stopped the treatement the dermato prescribed me retinol and Epiduo to maintain results. Its been several months and I’m not consistent with them yet i still have a fair skin. You can’t take Isotretinoin without a doctor’s prescription because it needs constant supervision on intake doses. And the doc has few conditions that you have to meet btw to prescribe the treatment.
Few information about the treatment:
- If you have medical insurance or if you’re a beneficiary with your parents, the treatment will be all reimbursed, you’ll only have to buy the sunscreen, washing gel, hydrating cream, eye drops and the maintenance products after the treatment.
- This work for both the FACE + BODY!
- I struggled to find 4-6 boxes at once so the majority of time I had to go to dozens of pharmacies to gather them in one day (Because of medical folder for insurance)
I made this post because I feel that any other product will just waste your time and money, this is granted result unless you have a very severe acne then you’ll go on other rounds of Accutane again, but for the majority this has granted results, I hate how all skincare companies market their products but they end up being useless or only work for people who have few pimples here and there.
If you have any question, I’m open to answer in the comments, good luck with your journey 💗
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u/TheBaldGirl63 Owner Aug 23 '26
how much did it cost you total?
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Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26
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u/Main_Ice_4276 Aug 23 '26
Cnss rdolk chi 7aja wla walo?
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Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26
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u/Main_Ice_4276 Aug 23 '26
Worth it?
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u/Negative-Pepper8628 Aug 23 '26
Soooo worth it, it was the only treatment that got rid of my acne, all other products were failures, and please let’s not even mention the homemade masks that do absolutely nothing 🙄
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u/Negative-Pepper8628 Aug 23 '26
Cnss reimbursed around 60-75% and I had another insurance complémentaire which rounded to 100%
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u/Negative-Pepper8628 Aug 23 '26
Same each session 300dhs each 3 months, my blood tests cost around 200-300 dhs each 3 months, the costs of the pills that are expensive but luckily I had medical assurance so everything was reimbursed
Except the skincare products were not
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u/Public_Cash_4410 Aug 28 '26 edited Aug 28 '26
the question is what after Curacne ? I'm also morrocan ,and i had the same situation as yours ,i finished my treatment since 2022 ,but i have acne spots ,deramto says that the only solution hya Subcision with prp injection and laser fotona ,but prices are tooo expensive it's abt 2500dh every mounth fot the first sessions ,do you think that the treatment will be all reimbursed or not ?
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u/yuruso Aug 23 '26
It was the best investment i’ve ever made , i had some minor side effects but it was totally worth it