Forums
Acne and its treatm...
Hyperpigmentation -...
Acne marks after re...
 
Notifications
Clear all

Acne marks after retin a. HELP! (With photos)

dewmonade
dewmonade
MemberMember
0
(@dewmonade)

Posted : 02/06/2017 6:02 am

I'm using retin a (0.05, and currently on 9th week, day 3). It did its job which is removing acne but it also left some dark marks. Help! What should i do? Im also using 10 000IU vitamin e cream to fade my acne mark & Garnier Men acno fight with salicylic acid face cleanser. I am 17 y/o & a Malaysian (i have a dark skin ofcourse). 
 
  
1st photo, my left cheek 
2nd photo, my right cheek
with flash from my hp lol
3th, right cheek without flash. Sorry for bad photos quality. 

20170206_183820.jpg2017-02-06 18.43.15.jpg

20170206_183937.jpg

[Edited image out]

Quote
beautifulambition
MemberMember
1750
(@beautifulambition)

Posted : 02/06/2017 8:40 am

I believe you have PIE, if you press on it and it goes away it's PIE otherwise its pigmentation and PIH. For PIE many use honey and aloe vera. They are wounds. Some use triple antibiotic cream. Please checkout my faq link below, goto the skin section and find PIE.

Quote
dewmonade
dewmonade
MemberMember
0
(@dewmonade)

Posted : 02/06/2017 8:59 am

@beautifulambitionhow long does it takes to fade away if im using honey and aloe vera? Have u tried it before?

Quote
beautifulambition
MemberMember
1750
(@beautifulambition)

Posted : 02/08/2017 10:14 am

A long time, they are wounds (same as a scab on your knee), some people it takes several months. This is why we offer several treatments in the faq. IF they do not go away when you press on them, they are pigmentation, which is common for Asian skin types and needs skin bleach, this is not a wound, it's pigmentation.

https://www.acne.org/hyperpigmentation.html

 

Quote
Forum Jump:
  Previous Topic
Next Topic