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Will Tretinoin for Acne Cause a Tattoo to Fade?
asked 1 year ago by Leominster in Leominster
Latest answer by David J. Sire, MD
Question viewed 318 times
Tags: back, fade, tattoo, tretinoin
I Have Acne on my Back. Im Using Tretinoin 0.025% at Night. I have a large tattoo on my back as well. Will using the tretinoin cause my tattoo to fade?
2 answers to Will Tretinoin for Acne Cause a Tattoo to Fade?
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Tattoo fading with tretinoin?
The only way that the tattoo would fade would be if there were peeling of the skin and the tattoo pigment was very superficially placed. The strength of the tretinoin you are using seems mild on the thick skin of the back and probably is not causing desquamation of the skin.
David J. Sire, MD
Fullerton Dermatologist
Fullerton Dermatologist
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Retin-A won't fade tattoos
Tattoo pigment is too deep in the skin to have any appreciable effect. Retin-A does have the ability to increase the amount of collagen in skin, but not to remove ink that has been injected there. Tattoos are just too deep in the skin for a cream to have any effect.
Daniel J. Ladd Jr., DO
Austin Dermatologist
Austin Dermatologist