I used accutane at 17 because my skin was horrrrrrible. It was horrible when I was on it, I had to get off due to the crappy side effects. My lips were so chapped they'd bleed, my inner nose would crack and bleed. I got off it after about 4 months. Apparently it did the trick because I've never had acne since and people always compliment my skin. I used defferin gel for a couple years after to improve the texture...but really there's a lot of good OTC products to refine pores. Try looking at dr.brandt pore no more at sephora...I like the "hint of tint" and it works pretty good!