Rhelyn Harder
- Elaine Duran suffered moderate acne for 6 years
- After consultation and taking medication, she was able to recover from acne
- A dermatologist warned netizens about buying isotretinoin online without consultation
A Twitter user named Elaine Duran shared some photos of herself undergoing a transformation. For six years, she suffered from moderate acne but after medication, she was able to recover and the redness of her face and acne were gone.
For six months, her dermatologist made her take isotretinoin with a brand name Acnetrex. She also used Bella S Whitening soap for washing her face then applied the Pro-bio cleanser. She clarified that the effectivity of the product still depends on the severity of acne that a person has. Also before taking the medicine, she stressed that you should make sure to consult a dermatologist to know the right medicine to take.
For 6 years i have been suffering moderate acne. Truly, our God moves in a mysterious ways that sometimes you can’t comprehend what’s His plan for you. But if you just keep on going and believing, trust me there will always be a miracle that is bound to happen ✨ pic.twitter.com/syOCZBTkw7
— Elaine Duran (@elaineduranreal) July 26, 2019
She said that her face still has some scars but what is important that her acne was flattened out and not getting worse. If she had some money, she would like to go with laser treatment.
Netizen kept asking her what medicine she was taking soa doctor named Dr. Winlove Mojica stepped in and warned them about taking such medicine without a consulting a dermatologist just like Elaine had said.
Consult a board certified dermatologist from the PHILIPPINE DERMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY https://t.co/4DNeXD8Wfc
Isotretinoin has SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS that need to be monitored by a DOCTOR.
DO NOT BUY ISOTRETINOIN ONLINE UNLESS YOU WANT TO REGRET SOMETHING IN YOUR LIFE 😊 https://t.co/w48UAt1GqZ
— Winlove Mojica, MD (@theskinsensei) July 27, 2019
Dr. Mojica was happy for Elaine and said that he had a lot of patients on isotretinoin. He just wanted to emphasize that buying this type of medicine online and taking it without the supervision of a certified dermatologist could be dangerous because it has side effects that should be monitored by a doctor.
A netizen asked about the side effects and the doctor named several, adding that it is not a “regular vitamin.”
Hepatitis, hypercholesterolemia, pancreatitis, myonecrosis, hair loss, fetal anomalies…to name a few 😊 That's why a doctor's advise is needed. Hindi po ito "regular vitamins"
— Winlove Mojica, MD (@theskinsensei) July 27, 2019
As testimony, a netizen also shares her personal experience with taking isotretinoin.
Yes, Doc took Isotret for a year and half. Experienced hair loss and even joint pains. Also, my lips got dry so bad I had to take blood tests every month to make sure that everything is okay. However, the result is amazing. 😅
— P (@paulagaudi_) July 27, 2019
