Sleeping Soundly As Scalp Acne Heals

Day 25: I'd phoned my skin specialist again last Thursday to inform her of the good news that the lesions on my scalp were in fact noticeably drying up. This plus the fact that none to very few new acne/folliculitis were appearing on the scalp or the face.

I can sleep soundly again these days as it no longer hurts to put my head on the pillow, and the proper rest has probably helped my body heal itself better. Of course, the Erythromycin, the last dose of this course due tomorrow evening, has clearly played a key part in healing the flare-up.

My facial skin and scalp are also significantly less greasy at the end of the day. In fact, I don't even need to rinse my face mid-way through the day. I can also use less of a milder shampoo (an oatmeal shampoo) to wash my hair each night and still leave my scalp and hair feeling cleansed. All this on just 1 dose of Roaccutane a day.

My skin specialist wants me to continue on a second course of Erythromycin after I finish this one to make sure the flare-up doesn't happen again.