Jonima 0 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I have been off of a successful Accutane trial now for about 2 months now. I have some pimples now- only a few- and oily skin. But hey, no more cystic acne!Anyway, I am left with the results: rolling scars and some ice pick scars. They are relatively insignificant, but significant comparable to unblemished skin.Will Tretinoin Cream, USP 0.1% have any effect on my skin? I have been using it for a couple of weeks now, but I have seen no major differences yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonima 0 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 bumpalso, what about red marks pertaining to Tretinoin? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve.n 0 Share Posted December 4, 2009 (edited) Correct me if I'm wrong but, are you allowed to apply Tretinoin? I thought people who did accutane treatment weren't supposed to use things like that because of the thinning of their skin. I heard they're supposed to wait 6 months after the end of their accutane treatment to do anything like laser treatments, chemical peels, applying creams like retin-a, etc. So anyways, I don't suffer from scars (only hyperpigmentation) but I doubt the creams work for deep scars or even moderate scars. Though, they might work for superficial scars. In my opinion, you should just wait 4 more months until its been 6 months and go for chemical peels, laser treatments, or dermaroller. I don't recommend doing chemical peels at home, even though they seem cheap and easy to do, it's better to let the professionals do it. I regret doing peels at home and currently paying for my actions. As for red marks, personally, no matter what I do, they just stay red. Eventually they turn into hyperpigmentations (I'm Asian so I'm prone to getting hyperpigmentation). So, most of the time, I just wait until they turn into hyperpigmentation and treat them that way. However, I do use Sudocrem, it's for diaper rash but it's amazing at killing blemishes and healing them as well. So in a way they do help with red spots because it heals them very quickly. Hopefully, this helped good luck! Edited December 4, 2009 by steve.n Quote Link to post Share on other sites