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October 5, 2006
Cons:
No measurable improvement after 9 months.
I'm in my 30's, mixed race with olive skin. I don't have "pimple" acne, mostly blackheads, blocked pores, etc. I don't use makeup. After using Differin for several months, I got scaly, red almost painful hive-like lesions on my chin and the skin around my hairline got bumpy and the skin peeled and now I have more scars. In the months prior to this nightmare, my skin was as oily and blotchy as when I started. My skin is so dry now that even with lotion, skin flakes and lifting scabs are visible. My doctors didn't even tell me the "worse before better" line, they just keep telling me to use it. I just got a prescription for topical Clyndomiacin today since I have so many raw patches - I don't scratch, the skin rubs off - and will use that while I look for another dermatologist. It is impossible to think that this is the only and best acne medicine out there.
Pros:
HealthNet covers it as a medicine not a cosmetic - otherwise it is $100 a tube or so out here.