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Does Tazorac Help with Collagen Rebuilding After Fraxel?
asked 3 years ago by rber43 in mobile
Latest answer by Grace Liu, MD
Question viewed 4,928 times
Tags: collagen, recovery, Tazorac
2 answers to Does Tazorac Help with Collagen Rebuilding After Fraxel?
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Tazorac After Fraxel for Collagen Stimulation
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Any of the retinoids including retin-A and tazorac stimulate collagen production. They all have varying degrees of irritation with them based on their strength. What is important to realize is that after Fraxel Restore, your skin is much more sensitive and in a sense like baby skin. You can use a retinoid after Fraxel Restore but cautiously. We recommend waiting 2-3 weeks before resuming any products that could irritate the skin like Vitamin C, glycolic,...
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Retinoids have extended benefit for aging skin
Before paying for an expensive and uncomfortable procedure, you should do the basics: sunscreen and antioxidant daytime and retinoid (tazorac my personal favorite) to stimulate the process of epithelialization at night and stimulate new collagen as well as clear pores to minimize them. These benefits are cumulative over time and have been found to speed healing after the procdure due to this stimulation. After the procedure, retinoids maintains the benefit. A board certified dermatologist...
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