Topical Retinoid
Acne.org’s Real World Take
Produces similar results to the two other topical retinoids, tretinoin and adapalene, which means only partial clearing, and comes with far more sensitivity and side effects when you first start using it. It probably won’t be a total game changer and don’t be surprised if it’s too much for your skin to take.
Topical Retinoid
How to Get It
Have a dermatologist? Make an appointment to get this medication. Don't have a dermatologist? See The American Academy of Dermatology Physician Database to find one.
Used Tazarotene? Rate It:
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April 24, 2009
Cons:
It does burn when apply and leaves redish spots
Im 16 in High school and im just hoping my acne gets better while using this treatment. This is my 3rd day using it so i dont have much to say,
April 18, 2009
Pros:
Speeds up the skin's processes, so pimples may come and go faster than they usually do, may have reduced, prevented, and improved scarring, my nose blackheads seemed to have lessened a little bit
Cons:
I'm still breaking out in cysts after 12 weeks, skin is uneven, red, scabby, peely; I do not look clear or even near clear, all the breaking out has made a ton of red and brown spots.
Tazorac did not really work for me. I had been told by my dermatologist that if Bactrim didn't work the second time, we would talk about Accutane. I was scared, and wanted to try every possible method to rid my acne before resorting to Accutane, so I had another derm prescribe me Taz in combo with Aczone and Solodyn. This entire system did not really work at all for me. I just saw my original derm a few days ago, and told him that I had been on Taz, and he flat out said to me, "I HATE Tazorac. It's so irritating!" I found it to be irritating to a certain extent, but the real problem I have with this med is that all it has seemed to do is just break me out and then fix the breakouts really fast as more pimples start to come up. It just didn't get to the root of the problem. I think that it's not a very good solution for severe cystic acne. But I don't regret trying everything first before deciding to go on Accutane.
April 14, 2009
Pros:
Absolutly nothing.
Cons:
Peeling breakouts red skin the whole shabang.
Okay its almost my 5th month on tazorac. er was. i have been usuing for a long time. my skin wasnt too bad to start with honestly. but feeling bad about my back. whitch is bad so i got perscribed taz and toxycycline. it tottally ruined my life. but all of a sudden about a week ago my skin all cleard up! i was sick a week before so i didnt use any products. and i thought it was the taz finally working so i put some more on when i felt better. and i broke out soooooo bad every where with in hours. it was crazy. :/ so im almost a week without it hope i go back to where i was before i started. this product didnt work for me. and it wont so be carefull
April 9, 2009
Pros:
Makes zits disappear!!
Cons:
Too harsh on skin
I have used retinoids for the past 4 years but always had some blackheads/whiteheads that would not go away. The derm gave me samples of Taz .05 cream and it worked like a dream. Within a week my face was clear and gorgeous; I was so happy. My face was feeling a little tight-ok a LOT tight, I couldn't smile fully almost like I'd had Botox. So I stopped using the Taz for a day and my face continued to get tighter, then it got red and now my cheeks look like I am part lizard (to quote my derm) I have a steroid cream now because it's been 5 days of this red, cracked awful skin. Taz is a really powerful cream! Listen to the people on this site who say to use the Taz every other day or even once a week, They know what they are talking about. Eventually when my skin heals I will be more careful.
April 4, 2009
Pros:
The strongest topical medicine for treatment of Acne.
Cons:
Might be too strong for some people.
I tried Tazorac for about 2 months before I quit and went back to Differin. My dermatologist was still trying to perfect my skin and went with the strongest thing other than Accutane. Sadly Tazorac was way too strong for my skin. My skin would improve after a week but my face was so dry and peeling that new blemishes would pop up where there was irritation. I would go off the medication for a week letting my face recover and moisturizing. I did this routine 3 times but the same thing happened each time. I am sure it is a great product as I have seen it work but I suppose it is not for everybody. Remember Acne treatments is trial and error; what may work for one person may not work for another.
March 2, 2009
Pros:
None
Cons:
Everything
This is one of the worst products I have ever used. It tells you that your face may get worst for the first couple of weeks, but my face got so bad that I can't even get it back to the way it was before I started using Tazorac. It has done nothing good for my skin, and now I don't even know how to fix the damage it has done.
February 26, 2009
Pros:
Clearing up of the acne that the TAXORAC caused itself
Cons:
Literally, the peeling of your skin while your going about your day, burn marks on your skin, the itchy breakouts it causes and the the redness
I have used this product for 3 months now. I have researched myself to death about my symptons. The peeling of the skin that I read from several reviews is SOOO true as is the burning and scarring of the skin. It does cause severe breakouts in the beginning. I went back to my doctor for my 6 week check-up and my face was actually worse. He said that is common. My acne was no where near this bad when i started but he keeps telling me to hang in there because it will give the results i want. He says right now it the only product that can minimize your pores. He also prescribed DORYX (which was ridiculously expensive).
February 23, 2009
Pros:
Absolutely none for me
Cons:
Tons!
The bottom line is that my skin simply cannot stand retinol products; it's very oily but also really sensitive, which I never knew until I was given Tazorac. I had HORRIFIC results with both Tazorac and Retin-a Micro, I'm talking completely burnt skin, blisters, clusters of painful nodules and whiteheads, and a crusty red "goatee." I finally decided to see a new derm and she examined my terrible results and she laughed out loud and said that this was no "initial breakout," and it was a big mistake for me to be given those products. I simply do not believe that you should "stick it out" if your skin is literally falling off like a leper; it's not healthy or a normal side effect. Afer all, I need to go out to work and school!! The new derm gave me Aczone and an antibiotic, and I'm so relieved my skin feels normal again. Really, if you are getting such awful results see another derm! It was a great decision for me
February 10, 2009
Pros:
made skin less oily for a while.
Cons:
left skin in sores and lesions
I dont know if its just my skin or what, but after a month or so of using this product, my skin was so dry, it would fall off and leave bloody lesions and scabs. it was horrible and they took forever to heal. so in the long run, it destroyed my skin for more than a month [as in time for sores to heal]
other than making it worse, this product didnt do anything for me. maybe was because my acne wasnt severe enough and this product was too strong? i dont know, but would NOT recommend this.
January 29, 2009
Pros:
scars heal faster..little pimples go away faster. worked great for the first 3 weeks. doesn't smell, spreads easily with lotion.
Cons:
from week 3-6 (now), acne has gotten much worse than before.
This medication is very discouraging. My acne is worse now than when I started. I am hoping this is the initial breakout, though this seems to be an awfully long one. I hope this is it and it will clear, or I will be very disappinted.
Pros:
Im going to be updating evey one or two weeks about the acne treatment!