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I use it, a couple of times a week to keep wrinkles at bay and to reduce the possibility of facial skin cancer. To minimize the possibility of your skin getting raw, apply to clean *dry* skin and keep away from lips and right around the nostrils. Retin-A penetrates deeper with moisture -- this seems like it would be a good thing, but as many have noted, it can cause more problems than it solves by putting it on damp skin or too close to lips/nose.
Also, once you start using Retin-A, you need to stop waxing of eyebrows and other facial hair. The skin will become more tender and will rip up if you wax. You'll need to switch over to threading, tweezing or depilatories to remove facial hair & groom eyebrows.
I started using the Micro with antibiotics. My doctor told me I need to give it some time. At least 30-60 days and even longer for complete results. I am taking it for hormonal acne and dark spots.
Yes it's a prescription and most insurance company's don't cover it, my doesn't. It comes in generic which runs about $58-62, but it last a long time.
Same here. I've been using the same tube for ~9 months (applied 3 -4 times a week). I am just now almost getting close to the end of the tube. Still have a month or so left before I get it refilled. A little goes a long way!
When it comes to using Retin-A as an acne solution, it didn't work for me. The only thing that did work for me was Accutane.
yeah, nothing works for acne except accutane. they just waste a few years prescribing retin a and other garbage to make money off of you until they actually give you the cure.
My mom and I were using at the same time. She was using a very strong dose/concentration, and I was using a weak dose/concentration. She developed what I called "furry face": her skin would slough off and peel up like super-fine wood curls. With my weaker concentration, I never had the same problem. I saw a noticeable improvement in my adult acne within about 4 weeks or so and continued to use the Retin-A until the acne disappeared completely.
(My acne was not cystic or severe. It was mostly whiteheads under the surface of my skin along my jawline, which gave my skin a "sandpaper" roughness. I had papules and a few pustules. Not horrible. Not pretty, but definitely not horrible. But I tried all sorts of things to get rid of it and Retin-A was the only thing that worked.)
I used Retin A micro for a couple of years. I loved it. My acne had gotten worse before it got better. I only used it at night and (because I live in Fla), I had to slather the sunblock on during the day. My skin looked gorgeous. I haven't used it since my acne cleared up but I think I'll start it up again just to keep the wrinkles away.
Read about it connected with lung cancer online . . . then decide if it's worth it.
The study also links cigarette smoking with higher incidences of those who developed lung problems while using Tretinoin. It's definitely worth looking into but I would explore that link a little more carefully before coming to a conclusion.
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