“Retin a for acne scars: causing new pits”
Retin-A: NOT worth it
Cost: $100
Pain: Mild
Review of Retin-A:Pain: Mild
Retin-A satisfaction: Poor
I do not recommend my Retin-A provider: Name not provided
Why: The side effects that I am facing speak for themselves...
Cons: Scars looking deeper. Some open pores have now developed into shallow pits.
Why I did it: To get rid of my shallow scars (which are very superficial and look more like wrinkly base)
I have acne scars (it is funny that I got these scars in the region where I NEVER had pimples, is it possible? Or it could be some other allergy and not acne scars?)
These scars are exteremely shallow and look like wrinkly abse or very very shallow pits. On my derm recommendation, I have been using Retin A for 3 weeks now. My wrinkled scars are looking deeper after using.
Aug 14, 2009Comments and replies (2)
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29 Oct 2009
I think this is common. Scars tend to look deeper before they look smaller. I read a review somewhere on acne.org where a girls indented acne scars looked worse until the 7th month, and now she has 75% improvement. Just stick with it. What is does is take off the top layers, revealing the more damaged skin underneath but then it all gets better. Patience, Patience my dear.
3 posts
29 Oct 2009
I think this is common. Scars tend to look deeper before they look smaller. I read a review somewhere on acne.org where a girls indented acne scars looked worse until the 7th month, and now she has 75% improvement. Just stick with it. What is does is take off the top layers, revealing the more damaged skin underneath but then it all gets better. Patience, Patience my dear.