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Well, I was on it once before, like a year ago, and it worked great. I had pretty bad acne, on face, neck, back, chest and it all just went away. I had none. After being off it for a while, I've got acne on all the places again, although not quite as severe as before. I have the option to take Accutane again, and this time it may make the acne permanently go away. There is however the side effects to consider. I don't really care about skin dryness or possible "depression" (why get unhappy about being acne free?) but there is also some small chance of liver damage. My uncle recently got liver cancer so my family, who didn't object to Accutane the first time, but actually praised its effectiveness, are now scared that I might damage my liver.

What should I do? Should I take the Accutane or not? I know I originally planned to but my mom's worrying is making me doubt my decision. I had no problems in my blood tests from the previous use of Accutane so the chances of liver damage are really slim. I personally don't want to live with acne forever (i've got uncles with quite a bit of acne in their late 30's, early 40's so i know mine won't go away as i get older).

Is my family's worries about Accutane reason enough for me to not take it?