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Tazarotene is a vitamin A derivative called a topical retinoid. It helps clear acne by promoting skin cell turnover and reducing inflammation in...

Tazarotene is a vitamin A derivative called a topical retinoid. It helps clear acne by promoting skin cell turnover and reducing inflammation in the skin.

Tazarotene is usually applied once a day around bedtime.

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March 15, 2007

Pros:

Cleared all my acne and now clearly the scars.

Cons:

The first week I was scared of the soarness, burning, more acne and lots of white heads. After only 2 months of use it's great.

This product is great, I had really bad acne, I was so embarassed but now I'm so happy, my skin never looked better. I'm confident with my new clear skin and I can't wait to go foundation free this summer. You have to use it every night to get the results.
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January 7, 2007

Pros:

did not initially break out from it

Cons:

make my face really oily but yet dry

i used tazorac and i heard it was supposed to work really good, and i have tried absultely everything there is.... and it did not work at all for me..im now on solodyn it just came out... and its been about two weeks.. i think its actually working, and im going to start accutane in about two months...
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November 16, 2006

Pros:

clears up skin.

Cons:

dryness to the point where your face feels on fire!

I've had different types of acne since I was 12. When I turned 15 it got really bad and I had it all over my cheeks. The dermatologist prescribed Tazorac and I decided to try it. This product really burns your face. I would cry almost every night because my felt literally felt on fire. My skin eventually conformed to the pain and it really did clear up. However, I began getting cystic acne on my chin and haven't been able to make it stop since. It caused my bacteria to mutuate and now I'm suffering on a different part of my face!
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October 30, 2006

Pros:

Havent seen any yet

Cons:

redness , itchiness , makes acne much worse , stingy, makes skin dry , lots of peeling

ALmost 40 now, No bad case of acne in my teens , maybe blackheads every once in a while , not too bad . About5-6 months ago, my forehead was filled with hundreds ( yes, hundreds , like almost every other pore ) of bumps , the bumps slowly became blackheads and extended itseld to my neck . I went to dermatologyst , $125 ,a 5 min quick look ( no questions asked other if I'm using any new products -wich I am not ) she prescribed me only tazorac . I have been using for about a month now , every night along with moisturizer , and so far I have only seen my forehead and neck getting worse , the acne that was before only in forehead and neck is extending around the cheek and rest of face , and what it used to be blackheads and comedones are now red and white heads and new blackheads and bumps keep appearing. It stings and itches really bad. I have been reading forums and everyone seems to say that s going to get better after so am sticking with it , but I am gettin
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October 30, 2006

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i don't know, no good results yet

Cons:

excessive peeling, dryness, redness, crazy crazy breakouts, did i forget to mention redness and peeling....

i try not to pick at em so much, but the dry skin, i'd just light stractch it, and then a piece of skin would come off, and than i'll be obssessed and pick at it some more....by the way did anyone else go through some scabbin during the "breakout" phase???? or Am I the only one? also, i'm only on my forth week 3rd day to be exact....do i need to wait any freakin longer??
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