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So sorry that I have not updated for such a long time. But here is a pic of me now. 243 days on Retin A. Clindamycin and Azelaic acid is required for me. I will let the pic speak for itself:

retin a doesn't play nice. When i was on it, at week 10 i had one pimple and thought, 'wow, i'm turning a corner finally'. Yeah right! Be prepared to have up and down skin until at least 3-4 months...

Update! Sorry I have not been posting daily! But after about a week of clear skin, my skin broke out again. I got these tiny whiteheads in random places around my face. Sucks. But I think they are go...

my skin in two weeks! Did you have acne before going on retin A (i know you said that you were on accutane before starting). If so, how bad? How was your IB? Yes I had mild to moderate and high...

my skin! in just two weeks!

sorry I have not updated in a long time! I am in love with tretinoin right now! pores are tighter, PIH is dissolving, and my acne is...uh I have none! ZERO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank god I stuck with it....

In love love love with my skin right now! omg tretinoin is soooo good. My skin has never been better! so glad I stuck with it. I thought low dosing was effective, tretinoin is even more focused!

wow. so much redness!!!! the acne is very small but it makes the surrounding area red and then leaves.

  Hi Kim, Thanks for the reply. I started on 60mg/week for the first 8 weeks, then 100mg/week for the next 3 months and now 20mg/day for almost 6 weeks. Admittedly the doses are low but 6 months...

Update: Sorry folks for the absence! It has been about 2 months since I stopped Accutane and 35 days since I started Tretinoin (Retin A). My dermatologist thought that it would be more effective to t...

Update: everything is dying down. thank god!

Still alive!

Face feels much better since I started taking it every other night instead of nightly. hopefully it is just as effective!

Wow, I can honestly say I hate my skin right now. Kinda wish I did not start this treatment. I know that I am only 1 month in, but I already want to quit. Please work faster!

Update: Day 30 - Face feels tight and dry. Skin is blotchy. Few breakouts that are creating pih marks as they come up. But all of them are pretty small and nothing is forming into anything serious. I...

hey how are you doing nowadays? great results! amazing.

It's been nearly a month since I first started, my thoughts so far: Face is definitely more red, dry, and flaky. I had my initial breakout very early on and I still have blemishes on my face. No cyst...

im glad to hear that you got used to the side effects! hopefully i do too. my face is definitely tighter.

I understand that you want to look good for your graduation, but the chemical peel is not some miraculous treatment that wipes away hyperpigmentation. It has to be done again and again before you see ...

Thank you Valerie~ I bet you don't have any redness or flaking after taking it for 10 years =P

Update: It has been 26 days since I started Retin-A, and I am sorry I am late to the party. I have been on Accutane before and my dermatologist has advised I move onto Retin-A to maintain my skin. ...

im going to be blunt. you have seen a drastic decrease in acne with the retin a. but now you are going to risk all that with a harsh chemical peel? that sounds stupid. do you know that retin a is a st...

your skin looks awesome! keep us posted!

how long have you been on tretinoin? have you taken it consistently every night? tretinoin is famous for taking a very looooooooong time.

dpak you have to use retin a for a lot longer than that. not surprising you were not happy after such a short time.