Medication for severe acne, Isotretinoin, alters skin microbiome

Saturday, December 22, 2018 - 16:00 in Health & Medicine

Isotretinoin, a form of vitamin A, has been prescribed to treat acne for decades. It reduces oil production in the skin, which helps prevent acne from forming. But new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has uncovered a previously unknown benefit of the medication. It shifts the skin microbiome of acne […]

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