I did the mistake to use hemorroid cream as I read that it works well for eye bags. The cream had cortison and my skin thinned a bit. This causes the blood vains to shine through and you can see it as a reddish area close to the eye. i read great things about retinol / retin-a that could help my skin getting thicker to hide the red area. What would you recommend in my case? Retinol cremes or Retin-A / Tretinoin? I read that some people got worse eye shadows after using Retin-A.
I have dark circles (vascular not pigment) and thin eyelid skin. Can the use of Tretinoin 0.025 cream , which I would then dilute with a bland moistirizer, assist in thickening this fragile skin over time, so that the dark circles improve and skin quality improve a bit? Have any of you seen an improvement in patients by doing this? Thanks
I feel like my skin is too delicate and sensitive and needs strength, maybe collagen. I've been told maybe Obagi .05 Retin-A & Obagi Blender FX with some Vitamin C and Peptides. Also I've been told microneedling could help. But then a natural skin care therapist told me Retin-A will thin & damage my skin. What should I do? I really need a protocol to build up the strength of my skin and help with fine lines I'm & thinness I'm seeing, esp around eyes but I'd like more robust skin in general.
I was told by a skin care producer that my thinning skin needs Vitamin C and Retin A because they're the only products shown by research to actually thicken skin AND cure wrinkles on real, live humans. Is this true? Is there really a body of research on humans showing this? If so.....how LONG before I'll see results?