Get the real deal on beauty treatments—real doctors, real reviews, and real photos with real results.Here's how we earn your trust.

see all q&a
Posted underRetin-A q&a

I’ve been on Retin-A since June and I don’t know if it’s working or not.Should I continue or should I stop? (photo)

chaylenSep 7, 2018
Should I continue or should I stop? You can see some smooth surfaces on my faces but the rest is like flaky dead skin and I don’t want to rub it off to cause irritation.. am I still purging ?

Answers (1)

From board-certified doctors and trusted medical professionals
Nidia H. De Jesus, MD, PhD profile photo
Dr. Nidia H. De Jesus, MD, PhD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
4.4 | 115 Reviews
Answered on Sep 10, 2018
Answer

More Retin-A Questions

Top Answer
User Avatar
Amy Miller, MD

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...

+1 answers
Top Answer
User Avatar
Mohit Sood, DO, FACOS

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...

+1 answers
Top Answer
User Avatar
John Philip Connors III, MD

Hi!  Thank you for your question.  You are definitely on the right track to great skin using a Retin-A every day!  It can, as you mentioned, be a bit drying causing the need for a good moisturizer.  There are a couple that we recommend to our patients at our Practice.  Depending on the type of m...

+1 answers
See all Retin-A Q&A
See more Retin-A Q&As
See all Q&As
SEE RETIN-A GUIDE →