Ask Ugly: I was prescribed medicine for a zit. Should I take it?
Briefly

Having severe acne throughout my teens and 20s was agonizing, occasionally due to the pulsing pain of an under-the-skin cyst, but mostly due to beauty standards and social judgment. If only there were a pill for that.
This doctor, however, made me feel like the goddamn Phantom of the Opera. I have a history of depression and suicidal ideation, so Accutane makes me nervous the doctor brushed off my concerns.
I’ve spent so much on vampire facials and topicals that didn’t work. In the past year, I had reached a certain peace with it.
...beauty culture masquerading as health? Or am I ridiculous for spiraling?
Read at www.theguardian.com
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