Will Retin-A Before and After TCA Cause More Breakouts?

January 18, 2010
Asked By:mg4mri in Sunshine State, USA

I'll be doing a 12.5% TCA soon for acne/acne scarring. Web advice is to use Retin-A 2 weeks prior and restart 1 week post-peel.I was always told to "expect [acne] to get worse before it gets better" w/ Retin-A use; so won't this cause increased acne before and/or after the peel?Should this step be avoided since I did a Vi peel in November? Thanks a ton!!

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