We had such high hopes and for a while her face improved. However, by January, a mere 4 months and a swim season later, it was back to square one. The acne had returned or maybe it never really left. Complicating matters was backne.

The monitoring dermatologist had recommended isotretinoin or accutane after the second treatment.

And so the tried and true, systemic treatment, the parents had tried so hard to avoid was slated to begin with a 30 day wait-period in February.