'I feel fortunate that Accutane helped clear up my skin. But the whole process has also made me think a lot about how much we all tend to equate our self worth with our appearance.'
Author:Liza SokolPublish date:Jul 1, 2019Updated onJun 28, 2019In my last essay, I talked about how going on Accutane made me feel like a total failure. I'd spent hours upon hours upon hours carefully building out a skin-care routine that worked, but then I plateaued and knew I was never really going to have clear skin until I went on a hefty dose of vitamin A.
I made it through the super-depressive thoughts on top of my regular-depressive thoughts. I made it through my dermatologist pity-laughing at my self-deprecating jokes. I made it through the unnecessarily wasteful pill packs with the pregnant woman crossed out, just to remind you for the 50 millionth time that you absolutely cannot get pregnant.
For me, side effects and all, Accutane was the easiest way to change something about my appearance that I didn't like. It was that simple. The New York Times recently published a story on how the wellness industry is bullshit and this quote has stuck with me since I read it:
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