Tazorotene (Tazorac, Avage) Reviews

about 3 years ago i used tazorac for pimples on my chin....and it did make it worse before it got better. it was pretty much hell for a couple months. then it cleared me completely, it was amazing. sooo yea about 3 years later...which is NOW...my acne is back...grrr! i thought i was over that stage of my life. and yea ive been back on tazorac for almost a month and i can tell its working but my skin still looks gross. my dermatologist never told me i should stay on the med once its healed. how long do they expect you to stay on it for!? life? i hate this. grrrr.

I had severe acne and was put on Accutane for a year (the best thing ever). Once my skin had completely cleared out by the end of the treatment, my doctor put me on Tanzorac and Clivelexyl gel. I was clear for a year and half. For a couple of months, I couldn't afford the meds while I was in-between health benefit plans and got a few pimples, so I decided to save myself some money and try Proactive (HUGE MISTAKE!!!!!bad idea. Do not do this to yourself)My skin just worsen in a matter of weeks.
I went back to my doctor and I am on Tanzorac again. Take it from me, I battled acne for over 15 years. Tanzorac kept me clear and then I like a fool went and believe in some stupid TV add. If it works stay on it and be patient

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You guys have the wrong idea when it comes to acne treatment. Treating acne is a process - a long process. Only 1/2 your acne is visible from the outside, and the rest is all underneath. Good acne treatments address both. Tazorac is a great example of a good acne treatment. Does it hurt like hell if you're like me and apply it every night? Yes. Is it generally expensive? Yes, at $50/100gm bottle. But it's all about the end product, folks. You can't get something for nothing. If you want to have good, long-lasting results, then use tazorac gel. Apply it every other night if each night is too much. I had really bad acne about 4 years ago. I used tazorac and it kept me 100% clear for about 1 year. The results took about 2-3 months to be totally effective. Then, very mild acne came back, and I left it unaddressed for a few years. Now, I'm back on it, but remember - a good acne medication will change your skin's make-up, and having to do an effective regimen 2 or 3 times before it totally wipes you clean of acne, so to speak, is not unusual. Suck it up, stick through the pain. As they say, no pain - no gain.

alot of u stop using the product after only a week and u shouldnt. peeling tightening and redness is suppose to happen for about 2 weeks trust me. i used it with duac 5% gel and in about 2-3 months my skin was amazing almost perfectly clear but then i stopped. so now im just back to using it by itself and i wanna say this is week #2? so far not too much has happened lots of dead skin and lots of brown spots from previous acne..hopefully in about 3 more weeks it should work. its not too bad.

Better avoid this nasty chemical. Our doctor gave my son a few samples to last two weeks. Two days was long enough to discontinue this tortue. My son's face went broke out from this medicine into the worst acne I have ever seen. He washed his face and I saw oose coming from his forehead like a burn victim. I hope it didn't cause perminant damage or scarring. I now have to find something to try and take away the deep frier burn from his face.

my face is so red and burning right now... I do not know what to do ...it is flaky too. what should i do?

tazorac made me break out tremendously, all around my nose, upperlip area,my chin, my forehead, I was using dual gel + tetracyclin, my derm recommended this (asshole!!!!!!!!!!)my face broke out within 2days,...and is at the worst, hope it works better for you though.............now I'm on minocyclin...

I was on Tazorac only, once a day at night, for about 6 months roughly. This agent was my first real acne medication so I made many mistakes while on the regime, but for the most part, Tazorac kept me decently clear. The biggest problem seemed to be the lack of moisturizer I used. Because of this, I had to live with a reddened face for quite a while. Be sure to always have moisturizer applied to your skin, especially if you are an athlete. Dry skin and perspiration do not go well together. Good luck.

OMG! ppl! Please! Try this! It works !REALLY! well! I have only been using it for about four days but its already eliminated about three big pimples! Yes, it DOES dry out your skin and....After the very first day of use I decided to over do it and not listen to my doctor which was a mistake. The next morning my face was red and dried out a little bit. That was the other day and I didnt even want to get up out of bed and go to school! Im not the one known to have a lot of blemishes. DIRECTIONS: What the ppl with mild acne should do is for the first week-Apply for one hour and then wash off with gentle cleanser. On the second week apply it for two hours and wash off. By the third week, if you feel comfortable, leave it on overnight and wash off in the morning. For the first two weeks only do this every other night until skin becomes used to the treatment. Apply lotion after every use. I wish the best for all of the young ppl who have acne and are ashamed of it. Just try not to touch or notice it and live life to tha fullest! Holla!!!