Hi, I'm a 30 year old male and still sufferring from mild acne. I'm not worried about little pimples here and there but I'm getting Cystic acne, painful at times and sometimes developing with multiple 'whiteheads' which I can't help but to squeeze.. gently.

I'm in a professional field and am quite worried about my appearence.. it keeps me in at times and I'm embarrassed by both, what it does to me mentally and te fact thjat I'm worried about it. Scarring is a concern too and it seems my skin doesn't heal to well from it with past troubled spots taking a month or two to clear..

I've been on minocycline several times over the past 10 yrs and usually stop because I hit a clear spell or am feeling like I shouldn't be taking antibiodics..

I've seen a naturopath and gone on medications there, it seemed to work but she wanted to trial something that was going to 'flush everything out' and more then likely cause a breakout..I've avoided going back.

I'm totally upset it's effecting my life and the toll it's taking on me is not good. I'm a 'tough' kind of guy and find myself on my knees in tears at times.. I'm planning on going on accutance to try to solve the problem but am reading all sorts of side effects.. but figure what I'm going trough now has to be much worse.



Is there a risk for birth defects from a males stand point? If I were to go on, then say off for 6 months and look at having a child?



I have been on accutance about 12-14 yrs ago and did have more severe acne for a short period of time.. can it still be under my skin?



It seems to be only in my chin area and the same spots seem to be re-occuring. I'm looking into Diet too.... trying to avoid Dairy and Gluten all together is tough, haven't been tested for any food allergies..



Any recommendations... cost is not an issue!



Thanks!!



Matt