Before we had high-tech lasers and an encyclopedic knowledge of every exfoliating acid known to man thus far, there was one acne treatment many would ask doctors to prescribe in hopes of clear skin: Accutane. The oral version of isotretinoin was a gold standard when it came to acne, but it came along with some harsh potential side effects (ultra-dry skin, peeling, liver damage, and absolutely no pregnancy).

Now, there's a new way to take the medication. Meet the “Hollywood Dose,” aka microdosing Accutane.

As Aaron Farberg , MD, Dallas-based double board-certified dermatologist and Clear Health medical director, explains it, microdosing Accutane is an “off-label form of treatment prescribing” where a lower dose of the acne medicine is taken for a longer period of time. So rather

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