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/)