"i have suffered from acne for about 5 years (since the age of 15) and am now 20. 

i first started taking accutane about a year ago, and let me tell you, it is 100% worth it! 

my dermatologist prescribed me a 20mg dose daily for a year. the first 2-3 months there was really no change except that the first month i did break out a bit more (nothing too bad).

by the third month i did see improvement, and i was no longer producing new pimples.

each month i noticed less and less acne as well as my scars fading away.

here i am a year later with flawless skin and almost no scars :) i stopped treatment about a month ago and haven"