What recommendations do you provide to isotretinoin patients about delaying cosmetic procedures (lasers, fillers, botox) once they have reached their goal dose?

Topics: Dermatology • Acne/Rosacea • Aesthetic Dermatology

Do you recommend a six-month wait period? Have you had patients that developed poor outcomes due to pursuing cosmetic procedures too early after completing isotretinoin?

Answer from: at Community Practice

We basically perform any and laser procedures, even when patients are on isotretinoin if it is appropriate as far as the indication. We do tend to wait for 3 to 4 months for ablative fractional treatments, but all other treatments, such as hair removal, pigment removal, and vascular laser removal, ...

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at Epiphany Dermatology
6 months

at Good Dermatology - Torrance, CA
Thank you, Dr. @Ross for the comment. I got to wo...

at South Shore Health
I would wait roughly 4-6 months for an ablative/fr...

at Georgia Dermatology Partners
The latest Acne Guidelines from AAD support this a...

Answer from: at Community Practice

This article is helpful in answering specifics on cosmetic treatments and isotretinoin timing. Spring et al., PMID 28658462

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