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How do you counsel adolescent patients and their guardians regarding the potential risk of isotretinoin on height, given the most recent data published in JAAD and JAMA?

JAMA Article - Schmidt et al. July 2026 Isotretinoin Treatment in Adolescence and Adult Height (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42160078/) JAAD Article - Xu et al. December 2025 The effect of isotretinoin treatment for acne vulgaris on height in adolescents: A retrospective cohort study using the Rochester Epidemiology Project (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42160078/)