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Is It Possible For A Retinoid Cream (Tretinoin) To Cause Pih Marks To Get Darker/worse?


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#1 heyjoe

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Posted 09 December 2011 - 01:37 PM

so im 5 weeks off accutane and have been using this cream that says [EMB 4%, HC 0.25%, MET 2%, RET 0.01%, LSL ML MCD]

not sure what that even means but i remember my derm mentioning its a tretinoin cream?

anyways, ive been using it for 5 days, morning and night and it appears to me that my pih marks look more red and a bit worse.. is that even possible? can these types of creams do that?

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Posted 11 December 2011 - 12:24 PM

Well, I'm pretty sure when you start using any retinoid it will make things appear worse before it get's better




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