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.
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January 7, 2007
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...
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!
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
October 30, 2006
Pros:
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??
Pros:
did not initially break out from it