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Greetings, Not long ago I was diagnosed with hidradenitis Suppurativa, and I also have a long history with acne on my face, and my back. I am 21 year old male 6'4' with a relatively healthy weight. My doctor prescribed me 40 mg of isotretinoin daily after lunch and dinner. My question is, I have seen online that there is no cure for HS, my HS is not so bad, had it for a little over a year now. How successful is treatment of HS for a person with acne and usually realy healthy person without any other diseases merely even a cold. My doctor told me that he believes I should try the isotretinoin treatment with Roaccutane (im in my 3rd week) than if that does not succeed, I should try a laser therapy that costs quite a bit of money. I am experiencing HD under and only under my armpits, my left side is a bit more active than my right side which is fairly minimal even though it is active just like my lest armpit was. I was using clindamycin for a short period which actually helped me with my condition, but after I stopped using it it continued. Are there any tips I should incorporate in my daily routines that will improve my chances of defeating this disease hygenewise (which is at a pretty hight level already), foodwise and whatever else I could do to make things a bit more promising. Whatever I can learn is extremely beneficial to me. Whatever there is, if you could point me in a direction which would benefit my state. My HS hasn't realy expanded to much since the beginning, maybe under my left armpit, but my right one is a bit more subdued, but I do think its slowly increasing, is it maybe due to isotretinoin? Anyway, any tip would benefit me greatly and I am utmost thankful for your answer. Wish you a wonderful day.


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