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Ashlynn
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Posted : 08/10/2013 7:29 am

I started using retin-a 5 weeks ago. The first few weeks were great. It was like it cleared me up right away. A week ago I started breaking out and it won't stop. I am hoping it's just the purging stage but I thought it was weird that it cleared it and then got worse. Any advice??

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chaseap 01
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Posted : 08/10/2013 4:46 pm

Keep using it. The Retin-A probably cleared the superficial bumps/zits on your face initially and now the deeper cysts and pimples are coming out of your skin. I think it takes around 2-3 months for your face to purge.

Don't give up hope!

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biggs 881
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Posted : 08/10/2013 8:20 pm

 

You need to use the topical retinoid for at least 3 months before assessing results:

 

http://www.acne.org/messageboard/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_rel_module=post&attach_id=35325

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/118/3/1188.full.pdf

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Ashlynn
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Posted : 08/10/2013 11:59 pm

Thanks for the advice. It's just frustrating :/

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Redsearch
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Posted : 08/11/2013 12:26 am

Agreed. The same thing happened to me at first. My skin got quite a bit worse before it got better. But it DID get better! So stick with it. For me it was like 4 months.

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