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Tretinoin switch (.025% to .05%)

I started .025% tretinoin about 6 months ago. I worked up to using it every night, which I have been doing for the last 4 months. There was a very long and severe IB (about 3 months), which also inclu...

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9 years ago
Pale Face on Tretinoin

I've been using tretinoin (0.025%) every night for about 2 and a half months. Before this I used it every 3rd night for 5 weeks then every 2nd night for 5 weeks. My IB has died down a bit but my acne ...

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9 years ago
benzoyl peroxyde can cause contact dermatitis?

You should probably go to a dermatologist. It should resolve on its own over time, but if it's affecting your eye then it's probably better to be safe than sorry. The derm will probably give you a ste...

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10 years ago
Length of Tretinoin Initial Breakout

What strengths have you guys used? I'm currently using 0.025% but considering calling my derm and asking for a higher concentration because I'm worried that while my skin will tolerate the 0.025% bett...

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10 years ago
Length of Tretinoin Initial Breakout

I'm 22 years old and a couple of years ago my derm put me on Cephalexin, Aczone, and Tretinoin. The Cephalexin and Aczone have kept my acne pretty mild, but I was never able to tolerate the tretinoin ...

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10 years ago