Hello everyone! This is my first post ever on acne.org forums, but I have been reading many posts throughout the year to see if someone has found any results to cure these closed comedones. I don't want to sound arrogant, but I have never had acne since the early teen years up until i recently turned 23 years old, i was very lucky and thankful, but recently I have gotten these closed commedones in the upper coroners of my forehead for over a year and some on my right cheek, and they just keep appearing one after the other every now and then. I recent went to a dermatologist and she prescribed me to alternate Retnin a- micro pump 0.08% and Tazorac gel 0.1% every night and clindagel if CC's would become inflamed. Im very scared honestly, because from many post I have read I don't see many people using these products, yet alone two different retnoids alternating every night. I'm scared because I've read a lot of negative results with these products especially with tazorac. I don't know if it will make it worse that it is now. Please if someone can give me some advise to at least calm my nerves down I would greatly appreciate it. I will say this I do smoke as well, a lot actually cause I've been working two jobs and the stress piles on, yet i know that's a petty excuse.

P.S. My derm also prescribed me her own made gly/sal pads and a pore cleanser to use in the morning. I just wanted to mention that too. I am just worried all these products will destroy my face into oblivion lol. Thank you again guys and gals.