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Can Microdermabrasion Fix Damage Caused by Retin-a?
asked 11 months ago by Scar4Life in San Francisco, CA
Latest answer by Mitchell Schwartz, MD
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Tags: cheekbones, damage, uneven skin tone
Retin-a caused my skin to peel. My face is full of uneven skin layers. Also, the skin near my cheek bone looks dented and thin. My derm think I can continue using retin-a or get a laser treatment to even out the skin layers. I don't like either or those choices. Can microdermabrasion smooth out the uneven skin layers? Also, is the dent and thin skin caused by retin-a permanent? Someone out there, please help me! This is causing me a lot of anguish as I once had smooth skin before the retin-a.
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Retin-A Takes Months to Work Properly
Of all topical therapies available to date, tretinoin cream (Retin-A) has clearly been shown to be the most effective topical treatment to reverse the signs of aging and photodamage. No other group of topical agents has been as extensively tested in patients with photoaged skin. Tretinoin cream promotes new collagen production and increases the numbers of newer, healthier cells in the skin. Nightly application of tretinoin cream can lead to wrinkle reduction within several months. ...
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