Tretinoin

When I get breakouts, I get breakouts that can amount to around 20 pimples all in the chin area, including cystic acne. I used .04% Retin-A for a few months. I started with once a week than up to 5 days a week. I lowered the dosage because I'd have to scrub the dead skin off every day. It dried my skin out big time and it was very red. Someone even commented that I must have gone away to get such a tan. Sometimes my skin would burn to the point of tears in my eyes. I didn't think the product was worth it. I still got pimples, maybe aorund 15 instead of 20. I'd rather use Clindoxyl to help get rid of pimples than burning my skin off.

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lydiabb

August 29, 2011

Cons:

Not working well

I've been using this for 7 weeks and my skin in worse than ever. I wake up with hard pimples and have hyperpegmentation all over my face and neck. Very gross. But I'm going to keep with it.

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Daniel43

August 28, 2011

Pros:

Clears up the tiny bumps.
Clears up all other kinds of acne
No new bumps or lesions form.
Skin is smoother than before acne started.
Skin is healthier looking than ever.
Old lesions heal faster.

Cons:

Irritates your skin at times.
Took me 10 weeks for no new lesions to appear.
There is an initial breakout.

Basically, this product gives you 10 weeks of bad skin for near perfect skin forever after. I would recommend this product to anyone else. At many points during the initial 10 weeks I found myself worrying about whether the product would actually begin to clear up the acne at all. However, just a couple of days after 10 weeks I noticed that no new lesions were appearing. Not only this, my skin had a better overall complexion than before I stared retin-a micro gel .04%. If you are a current user who finds them self in the early weeks of usage, and are worrying about your initial breakout, my advice would just be to stick it through because it will be worth it before you know it. To those of you who are questioning whether or not to use this product, I would say use it. Just be aware that there is an initial breakout which means you will probably have more acne lesions than you ever have before.

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August 24, 2011

Pros:

Clears Acne
Red acne bumps are gone
Skin is smoother
I am beginning to look AMAZING, LOL.

Cons:

Dried my skin a little bit. Use a moisturizer if you have issues.

I have had acne since I was 13 years old. I have started cyclines for antibiotics since April (It is now August '11) Began with doxycycline, now on minocycline. Acne was on face, shoulders, chest sometimes. Antib's did work to an extent, less whiteheads as they were every day. WELL TRETINOIN is a miracle cream. I have NEVER seen my skin so clear and I am now 24 years old. Incredible. I have been using the cream for one month. Results are approx 80%. I am waiting longer to see if everything heals. I feel like this was literally a miracle for me. 10$ with insurance, lasts a long time. Put it on at night time on days you will not be in the sun. As tolerated.

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Karleigh9

August 23, 2011

Pros:

Leaves skin soft
More even skintone
Less bumps
Clears fast

Cons:

Takes a long time
Makes acne better, then worse
IB
EXTREMELY SENSITIVE TO SUN

I have been on Retin A Micro .04% for about 5-6 weeks now. At first, I saw nothing but positive results, but now, things are getting a little worse (not as bad as when I started). I'm guessing this is just the initial break out, or the IB. I will say, the blemishes are small, but of course I'm going to notice them. Since reading all of these posts I'm just going to keep on going with the Retin A even though I feel like my skin is playing tricks on me while on it. So, if you're like me and are skeptical about this stuff, just wait it out. As for you sun worshipers (I'm guilty) WEAR SPF 30+! I can't stress it enough. I was at the pool one day and I had on SPF 15 thinking I'd be okay. That night I was VERY sun burned...to the point where I was nauseous and light headed...turned out, I had a horrible case of sun poisioning. My face had blistered and was completely raw for about a week. My skin had a layer of dead skin cells over it because of the burns. It was so painful. So please, listen to this...even if you tan easily (I do too I'm part Native American) wear sunscreen! Good luck, and remember, stick with it! :)

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lilahv26

August 21, 2011

Pros:

-Cleared my stubborn, bad, hormonal acne!

Cons:

-Initial breakout
-Have to get it from a doctor
-Peeling/dryness
-Have to wear SPF on face daily (but you should do that anyway if you want your skin to look good in the long run)

Don't let the idea of the initial breakout scare you. Yes, I had one between 2 weeks up until about 10 weeks, but it wasn't THAT much worse than my acne was prior to the medicine. Around 10 weeks I turned a corner and BAM! Other than red marks, which will fade with time, my skin is looking smooth and lovely. Highly recommended, but only if you have the patience to tough it out through the IB.

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Aly

August 15, 2011

Pros:

Gets rid of current pimples quickly
Cheap with insurance
Use at night
Purges skin (also sort of a con)

Cons:

INITIAL BREAKOUT
Dryness
Redness

ATTENTION: Read this, it really may help. For those of you who are thinking of starting or who have started and are not seeing any results after a decent amount of time: Before you start retin a, start eating healthy because the skin will be purging itself and if you are not eating healthy, you will definitely have a bad break out because it is removing those toxins through acne on your face. Think about it, if you don't have toxins in your body creating new blemishes under the surface, there won't be as much to purge out of your skin. Continue to eat healthy throughout this and then reintroduce your favorite snacks slowly back into your diet to see what causes break outs for you. Yes, it's hard to do but I have been on retin a for almost two months, eating all sorts of fast food and junk food and getting nothing but a constant break out and it has been awful. Then i decided to try to start eating healthy and here I am, on the 4th day of eating healthy and I've already noticed a big improvement. It is actually getting better now!! No more new pimples every morning, I just have a lot of hyperpigmentation. There are those people whose diets don't affect their skin apparently or this either works for them regardless of diet, but don't chance it, new beginners! Just cut out your chips, pops, ice creams and the such and you should experience great results sooner. This will take care of your acne topically, and your healthy diet will greatly help reduce the acne waiting to pop out. I hope this helps you all, I will do another review when I have seen greater results, but it seems that eating healthy has been the only thing that has helped so far.

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wannadisc0

August 15, 2011

Pros:

dries out zits fast
reduces fine lines
shrinks pores
prevents new zits

Cons:

initial breakout
waxing ripped off skin

im a 19 year old female who has been struggling with acne since i was 13 years old. so far, very good from usuing this product. a couple of days before i started using this i started using aldactone ( an oral supplement for hormonal acne in women) and that initial breakout was as bad as my tretinoin ib. the night after i applied the trentinoin all my zits started to emurge which i popped on the second day cause they were gross! the third day after using it they all dried out and no new zits were forming, which is what im used to happening. right now im only on my 4th day of the tretinoin and 6th on aldactone but im initial breakout is gone and my skin is smooth and only a couple little guys which are drying out remain. i have pretty oily skin so the dryness and flakeness a lot of people have been talking about hasnt affected me. but i also have only been using a half of a pea size amount of the .05 tretinoin mixed with an oilfree night moisturizing cream. and in the morning i mix 4 drops of jojoba oil in an oil free spf 30 cream.(USE ONLY THE TRETINOIN AT NIGHT) i read a lot of reviews on the tretinoin before i started it and they freaked me out, but everyones skin is different so dont be discouraged by the bad ones. i was extremely depressed about how much i was breaking out a week ago and now i couldnt be happier. these two products together are worth a shot if youve tried everything else like i have.

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takeiteasy:)

August 15, 2011

Pros:

Clears skin
Evens out skin tone
Removes brown spots quickly

Cons:

Harsh initially
Skin has to adjust to treatment
Skin peels often
Takes time

This product works very well as long as you stick with it. It took a month before my skin began to adjust to the treatment and that month was just plain unpleasant. My face broke out and my skin was sensitive to the touch. I was on the verge of discontinuing the treatment, but i decided listen to my dermotologist and just tough it out. This period is very crucial to the improvement of your acne and it is the reason many people give up. If your using this product and really want to drop it because of these side effects please do not. Just stick with it, in time your skin will improve drastically. Stop using this only if your dermotologist advises you to. Otherwise keep using it, I have for about 5 months and my skin looks so much better, its not totally flawless like a Neutrogena model, but it has improved so much. I love this product it just takes time and motivation.

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mysteriousbeauty

August 14, 2011

Pros:

Skin feels smoother
Gives it a nice glow
Helps the active pimples go away faster

Cons:

Skin gets used to it.

I started using Retin-A Micro prescribed by my dermatologist, saw results the first week, I applied it every night, and noticed my skin looked healthy, glowy & very soft. I breakout mostly on my cheeks not so much on my forehead and chin, when i do its those little skintone bumps that goes away with a gentle scrub.. but on my cheeks I get the annoying red ones that take forever to come to the surface, the Retin-A, helped bring those stubborn ones out then I used clindamycin in the morning.. the only thing with it is that I think our skin gets used to products & we stop seeing results; so I recommend that you use it one week straight, then change it to every other day, it should help & good luck ;))

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