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Tretinoin| Week 10 But..

I still have the black heads on my nose as well but I never really cared that much about them like I did with the big pimples. My derm told me to use the BP/ clindamycin in the morning because it is a...

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11 years ago
Tretinoin| Week 10 But..

Hi there   My face randomly decided that it wanted to break out in deep painful cysts all over my chin a few months ago for no reason so I was also prescribed tretinoin (.05%) and clindamycin/B...

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11 years ago
Week 3 Of Tretinion And The Dreaded Initial Breakout

Oh Lord, off and on for years. I didn't understand how it worked when I first used it in 2009, so I would get clear and jump off. Then break out again, reach for other stupid products etc. My biggest ...

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11 years ago
Week 3 Of Tretinion And The Dreaded Initial Breakout

I know; I have to be careful so it doesn't take over my life. I'm now experimenting with tackling my scars so it's a whole new journey to obsess over! Yeah my skin's texture is way better naked, if I'...

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11 years ago
Week 3 Of Tretinion And The Dreaded Initial Breakout

I do the same with a warm wet cloth and then tidy up with my dry towel to catch all of the dead skin that rolled off. If I don't then my skin looks kind of snakey under makeup. My guess is you'll be s...

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11 years ago
Week 3 Of Tretinion And The Dreaded Initial Breakout

I also just wanted to update this in case anyone is reading! So I'm now on week 6 of the tretinoin and clindamycin/benzoyl peroxide and I have definitely seen improvement from week 3 Right now, I do ...

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11 years ago
Week 3 Of Tretinion And The Dreaded Initial Breakout

3 weeks was like clockwork for me, 4 at once on my chin area and 1 on my neck last time I quit and got back on. But it all died down and no more came. They say 6 months is your peak acne benefit time,...

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11 years ago
Week 3 Of Tretinion And The Dreaded Initial Breakout

Hi everyone So i was prescribed .05 tretinoin at night, clindamycin/benzoyl peroxide in the morning, and ortho tri-cyclen for what my derm believes is hormonal acne. I'm 3 weeks into the tretinoin a...

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11 years ago
Antibiotics And Birth Control Together?

Hi everyone, I'm one of those people who never really had a pimple the whole time I was a teenager. However, I am now 21 and my face is exploding with cystic painful acne around my chin/mouth and on...

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11 years ago
Could I Have Hormonal Acne? *pics*

I am a 20 year old female and I have never really had a problem with acne until a few months ago. Most of the acne is around my chin and my lower cheeks and some of them are quite painful (The one whi...

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11 years ago