I think I'm just going to go on accutane like my dermatologist reccomended. I have a lot of pussy acne and some under the skin cystic acne. This isn't working. Ive been on solodyn 80mg for three months, epiduo for two but switched to tazorac. I had a bad breakout initially and I still have new acne every day :( I'm 16 and have had acne for years. Ive tried everything topical and have given up.

After trying many different medications, this is by far my favourite. If you don't have excellent insurance, you'll have to deal with a massive co-pay, but take it from me, it is quite worth it. I have been taking this medication for four months now, and it's simply a miracle drug. One should expect to see some results after about three weeks, and completely clear skin after three months. I've been taking this medication along with Aczone, and Neosalus as a moisturizer. I don't reccomend this drug as a first try, simply because it's so powerful, but for those of you that have tried many others, with unsatisfactory results, this may be the right medication for you.

I started to use this with benzefoam and yea it makes your face peel but beauty cost! It fades scars and you get new skin! Also clear existing pimples and doesn't irritate with makeup! I have free bottles thanks to my dermatologist !

So I don't know? I've been using this for about four months now. i had HORRIBLE BOTTOM line horrible acne . my face peeled burned and still and looked red. around the 3 month it cleared my face for about a day and then about three weeks ago my face broke out EVERYWHERE even my neck where i had never broken out before. but starting three days ago i started using clean and clear spot treatment along with tazorac.(THIS is not for people who can't tolerate burning/pain higher than 6) because it burns SOOO BADD. but in these 3 days my face AND NECK are completely clear now. idk what to give the credit to but I'm not about to stop one of the and break out again. cause its just embarrassing i can finally put my hair up again!! yayy.

Amazing topical. It is no wonder this is the strongest retinoid available, it really does an awesome job of destroying acne, preventing it, and plus removing any acne marks you might have. Notice I said marks, not SCARS. This does not at all work on those ice pick ones that look like holes on your face, nope just red and brown marks. I've been using it for 1 month and it's been doing great things for my skin. Not going to lie though, the first few weeks were terrible. I would wake up in the morning to wash my face and want to cry due to looking like a peeling monster. There were also a few nights, where I could barely sleep due to the itching on my face. But see, that's how it works since it's literally peeling away all those marks and pimples and stuff from your skin...it's like a constant exfoliation or something I don't know. Applying moisturizer BURNS too during the first few days so that does suck too.

ONLY USE A PEA AMOUNT, for christ sakes listen to them. Using anymore might seriously damage your skin.

Anyway, STICK WITH IT. I can't even imagine what my skin will look like after a year on this stuff to be honest. Flawless, I'm hoping.

I've been on tazorac and benzoyl peroxide for about 7 months and my skin has never looked better.

Because tazorac works by peeling the top layers of the skin, your skin will be red and flaky when you first start using it. When your skin is peeling it can be hard to cover with makeup. I use a gentle sugar scrub on my face before applying moisturizer and makeup, and that usually works great.

I've been using this for about 7 months and so far have not seen any improvements.I apply lotion with this and my face is sitll dry, flaky, and peeling no matterhow much lotion i will use.

I have had moderate acne since I was 13 and I am now 21. I get swollen, pussy ones on my cheeks and jawline and I have countless tiny flesh-colored bumps all over my forehead. I also have fairly large pores.

I've been using this stuff on and off for about three years. I've used essentially every other prescription topical they can give you for acne. Benzol peroxide in particular wouldn't work, no matter how persistent I was with it, so I was extremely frustrated and having this work for me was a huge relief.

There was no intitial break-out. It worked as well for me on day 1 as it did on any other day. The only real issue I have with it is it takes your skin a long time to adjust to it, and until then it will be intensely drying. Flaking, peeling, stinging dry. Once you persists for about 1 - 2 months, it will stop making you dry and it will just destroy your pimples.

This is the ONLY one that worked for me, and it works really well. If I put it on a big, swollen, inflamed pimple at night, it will often be completely gone the next morning with just the red mark that goes away gradually. It makes them stop hurting overnight, unless they're really big.

No other product actually makes the pus go away from within. Other products bring the gross stuff to the surface, while this actually gets rid of it. And if I don't pop, there's no scarring. This is MAGIC cream. I love it.

I sometimes get my friends to spot-treat with it when they complain about having a really bad pimple, and all of them have been blown away.

It is absolutely 100% worth dealing with the dryness to get the satisfaction of obliterating painful pimples in a night. If you really slather on moisturizer on top of the medicine, it can often prevent the dryness and it still works just as well. It's absolutely worth a try, if it means it might work as well for you as it did for me.

Note: If you're a girl, I highly recommend spironolactone pills as well.

i am a 16 yr old male using this as my last resort before accutane so ive pretty much tried everything...hoping this works. second night of application so still pretty early, but it seems to be completely changing the texture of my skin. good/bad? im not sure yet. seems to be fading my scars, getting rid of a few pimples kinda?? only problem is, my skin becomes greasy, not much of a relief from my already oily skin. my nose is broken out and irritated from tazorac. its greasy but painful like skin is burnt if that makes any sense..too early to tell but i hope it works.

This is a fantastic topical. I switched to Differin/Adapalene only because I could no longer afford it. Comes in 0.5% and 0.1%, which is great for treatment adjustment.