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Hi, Any of the retinoids including retin-A and tazorac stimulate collagen production. They all have varying degrees of irritation with them based on their strength. What is important to realize is that after Fraxel Restore, your skin is much more sensitive and in a sense like baby skin. You can use a retinoid after Fraxel Restore but cautiously. We recommend waiting 2-3 weeks before resuming any products that could irritate the skin like Vitamin C, glycolic, or retinoid after Fraxel Restore. For Fraxel Repair, we wait even longer, a minimum of one month. Best, Dr. Liu
Before paying for an expensive and uncomfortable procedure, you should do the basics: sunscreen and antioxidant daytime and retinoid (tazorac my personal favorite) to stimulate the process of epithelialization at night and stimulate new collagen as well as clear pores to minimize them. These benefits are cumulative over time and have been found to speed healing after the procdure due to this stimulation. After the procedure, retinoids maintains the benefit. A board certified dermatologist can best explain the different types of retinoid, and how to use them for best resuts.Good Luck.
Thanks for your interesting question. I would wonder why that sounds like something that would be helpful? Retin-a is a milder form of Tazorac in a way, so if you need a lot of help with acne and have fairly oily skin, Retin-a might not be strong enough for you. I would just stick with your...
Ultra-Violate Rays is responsible for a majority of the reduction in skin laxity. Adding a vitamin-A derivative, such as Tazorac Gel has shown to produce: 1. Vitamin A ( Retinoids) Speeds up Cell turnover “Collagen Stimulator” Improves Acne and Oil Production Reverses sun damage ...
Thank you for your question and photographs.Tazorac is an effective treatment, but side effects of dryness and irritation is common. Some individuals cannot tolerate Tazorac. With that being said, I generally recommend to start retinoids every other night or for sensitive skin, 2 times a week....
Thanks for your question. A month of therapy is not really long enough to see much difference in your skin, but it also depends on what kind of acne scarring you are experiencing. If your scarring is very superficial and mild, you might expect some improvement after many months...
Not everyone gets a really severe reaction to Tazorac. It is one of the strongest retinoids, but if you were already used to Tretinoin, you will probably do great with Tazorac if you need it. I would stick with it, but watch for increasing redness and peeling. Some folks get a...
Tazorac or Tazarotene cream is FDA approved to treat photo-damage, which includes fine wrinkles, coarse wrinkles, solar elastosis and solar lentigines (sun induced freckles). Our center participated in FDA approved trials with this drug, one of which was a comparative study comparing...
