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“These aren’t life threatening side effects,” says Dr. Bruce Katz, medical director of the JUVA Skin & Laser Center in Manhattan. “But someone who has had acne and been on medication for a long time is often very happy to try something that doesn’t require taking medicine on a regular basis.”