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Absolutely! In most cases if you stick with it your skin will acclimate and the redness and peeling will subside. However, since it does such great things for your skin, many people over use it or use too high of a dose. They get red and peely and are tempted to chuck the stuff. The key with retin A is consistency over time. Sometimes it is good to use it just once or twice a week and slowly build up tolerance--then you can increase frequency eventually to every night. Another option is to use a retinol or retinaldehyde which is often can penetrate to the dermis without as much irritation to the epidermis.All these "retin "formations are just different forms of Vit A. Stick with it and you will reap the benefits over time. Best of luck to you,Dr. Amy
Thank you for your question and photos. Tretinoin is a topical form of Vitamin A and it can help with skin renewal, which helps improve skin texture and fine lines/wrinkles. After one begins using it, the effects may not evident for several months. However, if after an extended...
Retin A can be very helpful for sebaceous hyperplasia. Retin A help "calm down" and shrink the sebaceous glands but it does not eliminate them. Therefor, once the retin A is stopped the sebaceous glands will probably return to their pre-treatment size. The most common way to get rid...
Continue to use the product. What is happening is the tretinoin is bringing the damage closer to the surface, so it is becoming more visible to the naked eye. Eventually, the pigment will fade as the skin exfoliates. Your damage was light to begin with, which means it was deeper in the...
