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Acne Treatment Recommendations?
asked 3 years ago by m_king0423 in NC
Latest answer by Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD
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I had never had acne before and I am 28 years old! I noticed very little to mild acne a few weeks ago so I went to my doctor and she prescribed me Retin A and it made me break out more and chemically burned my face!
When will this product clear up my acne problem? This is so embarrassing! I'm light-skinned but around my cheeks and mouth it looks very dark! I just started using Aveeno for moisturizing. Does anyone have any recommendations?
1 answer to Acne Treatment Recommendations?
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Cut back on Retin A
There are a number of explanations:
1) You might have been given the generic.
2) The Retin A was too strong for your skin. This might especially true if you were begun on the Retin A microgel 0.1 stength. There is a 0.04 strength which your skin might better tolerate. Your skin could get acclimated to the weaker strength before the higher one is attempted.
3) Your skin is sensitive and requires a moisturizer with Retin A use
4) Rarely, you can have an allergy to...
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Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD
Virginia Beach Dermatologist
Virginia Beach Dermatologist