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Ask Ugly: I was prescribed medicine for a zit. Should I take it?

Ask Ugly: I was prescribed medicine for a zit. Should I take it?

Acne medication can be effective. But watch out for ‘beauty culture masquerading as health’, writes Jessica DeFino

Hey Ugly,

I went to a dermatologist for the first time about a giant thing on my eyelid. It turned out to be a monster zit. Cute. She saw my severe acne scarring and prescribed spironolactone and Accutane. I have a shitload of acne scars and I’ve struggled with acne my entire life; I spent so much on vampire facials and topicals that didn’t work. In the past year I had reached a certain peace with it.

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