Tazorotene (Tazorac, Avage) Reviews
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Common brand names:
Tazorac |
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1 of 1 visitors found the following comment helpful.
Rob, Philadelphia
Dec 4th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | Controls Acne, Reduces Pore Size, reduces scaring, and its less irritating than 1st generation retinoids. |
| Cons: | Over use can cause peeling, flaking, redness and swelling. |
| Bottom Line: | I'm a big fan of Tazorac 0.1% gel and the 0.1% cream. I use the 0.1% gel in the summer and switch to the 0.1% cream in the winter. Rather than jumping right to slather either formulation on every night at bedtime, I let my skin adjust to the new level of exfoliation. I started one night a week for 4 weeks, then 2 nights for 4 weeks. and so on till I'm up to an every night routine. This really helps to reduce the crazy peeling alot of people seem to experince. And its pretty normal for my to break out more at the start of the therapy, but it settles down by the 5th or 6th week. What really helps me tolerate Tazorac treatment are the NON-glycolic products from M.D. Forte. There made by Allergan, the same co. that makes tazorac. They really help reduce the irritation and redness, like 10 fold. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Price Paid: | 3.50 |
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eric, chicago
Nov 28th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | completly cleared my skin. been using it since i wsa 15, im 19 now. love it |
| Cons: | always had peely flakey skin around my mouth chin and nose even after years of use. |
| Bottom Line: | it works amazing. it will mess up your skin at 1st. i think it took months literally to clear it all up. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Price Paid: | 40.00 |
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Lilly, Canada
Nov 26th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | none yet |
| Cons: | its been drying my face and the skin around my nose has started peeling but cetaphil moisturizing lotion works well for that |
| Bottom Line: | i've been using it for less than a week and so far its just made my face burn/peel |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Lilly has used this item for about a week. |
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Tori, Columbus, OH
Nov 23rd, 2007 |
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| Pros: | Is clearing me up. My skin hasn't been this clear in a long time. |
| Cons: | None |
| Bottom Line: | I'm using this along side Duac gel and Oracea so i'm not sure which is helping. But i've been suffering with acne for years and this finally did it :] |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Tori has used this item for about a month. |
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Jenna, Phoenix
Nov 23rd, 2007 |
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| Pros: | Affordable, covered by insurance, doesn't bleach clothing |
| Cons: | burns skin, causes peeling, significantly worsens acne initially |
| Bottom Line: | I have been on Tazorac for about 3 weeks now and my acne is worse than ever. I was getting pretty worried, but I feel a lot better after reading these posts and seeing that MANY other people have shared similiar results. Hopefully, the result will be well worth the month of even worse skin. So far, I'm not sure if I would recommend it or not. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Jenna has used this item for a few weeks. |
| Price Paid: | 10.00 |
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Vanessa, Bridgeport,CT
Nov 22nd, 2007 |
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| Pros: | NONE!!! |
| Cons: | Burns, Itches, Irritates, Redness, Sorness |
| Bottom Line: | This stuff sucks, it irritated my skin so bad when I got my eyebrows waxed it took off my skin, luckily I used Neosporin and it heeled up. My skin was so dry no moisturizer would work, not even vaseline. The funny thing about this whole thing is, my skin isnt sensitive at all!! I have tough skin. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Vanessa has used this item for about a week. |
| Price Paid: | 5.00 |
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JEAN, Georgia
Nov 18th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | Affordable |
| Cons: | I just started using it and I'm burning/peeling and it hurts. |
| Bottom Line: | Acutane is the best prescribed medication for ACNE. |
| Recommended: | No |
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Lisa, Tennessee
Nov 14th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | Tazorac has worked better then any other topical treatment I have tried. It evened my skin tone and cleared up most of my acne. |
| Cons: | It caused redness, peeling, itching and burning. |
| Bottom Line: | Tazorac is great if you want to use a topical treatment to treat your acne, however Tazorac does not cure acne. You will have to use this product everyday if you want to keep the results. You can not skip treatments or you will not see the benefits. The biggest benefit I have received by using Tazorac is even skin tone. As an African American woman I have had lots of issues with scarring and uneven skin tone. Tazorac has done wonders for my skin tone (minus the red cheeks). The biggest problem I have experienced with Tazorac is the side effect that causes my face to peel weekly. I use a facial mask to peel off the dead skin, which really helps. I don't really expereince itching unless I have not applied it for several days. My cheeks almost always look red because of the medication. I can't say it will work for you because everyone is different, but I think it's worth a try. I purchase a tube that lasts me a year for about $85 w/insurance so I guess that equals out to $7 a month. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Price Paid: | 7.00 |
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Andrew, south carolina
Nov 10th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | Cheap if your insurance covers it ... not so much if it doesnt .. but I got like a whole box of samples from my derm |
| Cons: | crazy dryness ... seriusly and it burns like hell ... Thats what she said .. top drawer |
| Bottom Line: | well I have been on this for about a week now and it not doing much but breaking out my skin.But after reading all these comments im pretty positive thats expected.I went to my derm first time ive ever even been to one. and I got three medications tazorac 0.05% gel,zoderm 8.5% benzoyl peroxide clenser, and Doxycycline 100mg ... and damn that stuff all together drys out my skin but this is still my first week and im hoping it gets better...Ill keep you posted peace out homies word up! |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Andrew has used this item for about a week. |
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patient, ny
Nov 7th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | seeing results from problem areas now after 4 months |
| Cons: | problem moved to another area. |
| Bottom Line: | the acne around the side of my chin that was my only concern has gone away but moved to my middle chin.. have been on taz for 4 months and doxy. was just prescribed klaron too, but not sure if that will help the stubborn chins... basically be patient i guess . used differin before with duac and minocyclin then batrium.. worked well by 6 months stopped it on my own... and then flaired again 6 months later. n now tryin something new with a new doc...... stick with it is my new thoughts |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | patient has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 100.00 |
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