Myths of Isotretinoin Therapy in Patients with Acne: A Personal Opinion
March 2004 | Volume 3 | Issue 2 | Original Article | 179 | Copyright © March 2004
Joseph Alcalay, MD
Abstract
Isotretinoin therapy for the treatment of severe nodulocystic acne has been used for the last twenty-three years. Its use has been
associated with many restrictions to the patient, with some of these based on mythology rather than on scientific evidence. The purpose
of the article is to discuss the myths associated with acne treatment with isotretinoin. This article expresses the sole opinion 
