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Tretinoin is a vitamin A derivative called a topical retinoid. It helps clear acne by promoting skin cell turnover.

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Tretinoin is a vitamin A derivative called a topical retinoid. It helps clear acne by promoting skin cell turnover.

Tretinoin is usually applied once a day around bedtime.

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January 12, 2007

Pros:

my skin cleared up in under a week!!!!!!!!!!

Cons:

dries skin out and when you put mosturizer on to make the flakiness go away it burns.

it works sooooooooooooooooooo good, especially if you only have mild acne because it wont make you intially break out very bad
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January 1, 2007

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I love it! It cleared up my skin in just 4 weeks and all my zits are gone

Cons:

Smells funny and it stings if you have open blemishes

Use it-it works Just give it time
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December 6, 2006

Pros:

Works somewhat for shallow rolling scars.

Cons:

None

Been using it now for 9 months on shallow rolling (soft edged) scars. Seems to plump up the scarred skin, reducing the crappy uneven shadows seen in certain lighting. I guess this makes sense because Retin-A has been proven to reduce wrinkles by increasing collagen. Using the .05% for now.
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November 22, 2006

Pros:

Less oil production, rather have really dry skin than oily skin, and ultimately has reduced my acne.

Cons:

Has not ceased my acne completely, and sometime causes peeling.

Retin A has done much more good than bad throughout the 8 months I have been taking it. I like the fact that it reduces oil, because it is more or less like accutane in a cream form. Anyone that has moderate to severe acne, and does not want to try accutane, I would highly recommend Retin-A.
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November 12, 2006

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makes all the junk in your face surface and gets rid of active pimples

Cons:

leaves a lot of red marks behind. hopefully they will fade

i have been using retin-a micro for about 3 weeks now.. it made my face peel horribly for the first couple days, but then broke me out pretty bad, but i have faith in this, because ive seen a lot of testemonies saying that it takes time. i have a lot of red marks left, but they are slowly fading. if you have used everything and tried everything and its not working, i suggest you see a derm and get this product right away, also use a gentle cleanser... cetaphil works good because if you dont it will over irratate your skin and make you more red.
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