My skin has a leather texture now, is extremely crepey, pin marks, increased wrinkles and new wrinkles, and my acne scars are larger. Currently I am using Allastin Products, light cleanser, steroid cream (7 days on and off), 1% retinol at night every other day. (2.5% was too much for my skin). Light moisturizer and mineral SPF 50 sunscreen. Will any of these treatments help? Fraxel, Co2 Laser resurfacing, Vbeam, ExcelV, Skin Bleacher x 2, Clear and brilliant, Silicone, Pulsed dye laser, Tazorac, Hydra facial, Beta peels, Hydroquinone
March 24, 2022
Answer: RF Microneedling Hi there, Without the full picture it is hard to give a complete answer. I would recommend seeing a Board-certified Dermatologist and reviewing your concerns. Steroid creams are not usually meant for long term and could be contributing to some of your concerns but I do not know which steroid cream you are on, or how long you have been on it for and for what reason it was started. Also it was not mentioned which machine was used or how many treatments. Without knowing the specific treatment settings it becomes hard to answer this question. Best of luck.
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March 24, 2022
Answer: RF Microneedling Hi there, Without the full picture it is hard to give a complete answer. I would recommend seeing a Board-certified Dermatologist and reviewing your concerns. Steroid creams are not usually meant for long term and could be contributing to some of your concerns but I do not know which steroid cream you are on, or how long you have been on it for and for what reason it was started. Also it was not mentioned which machine was used or how many treatments. Without knowing the specific treatment settings it becomes hard to answer this question. Best of luck.
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March 15, 2022
Answer: Treatment of Crepey Skin What you need is to change from retinol to Retin-A (tretinoin) and use it daily. I would use the 0.1 % and push it as much as you can tolerate. This is not too much (and neither was the 2.5% retinol). Your will get some redness, but this just means the product is doing what you want it to, create new collagen. Like any injury, the body brings in new blood supply to get the healing factors to the area. Just like an injury, the redness will fade over time. The other things you can do are use Obagi’s ELASTIderm to stimulate elastin production, make sure the sunscreen you use contains zinc oxide, stop using a moisturizer and use an exfoliant instead, and use micro needling or Fraxel laser (the only one of the things you listed that will help, although the CO2 laser can help but has a long recovery).
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March 15, 2022
Answer: Treatment of Crepey Skin What you need is to change from retinol to Retin-A (tretinoin) and use it daily. I would use the 0.1 % and push it as much as you can tolerate. This is not too much (and neither was the 2.5% retinol). Your will get some redness, but this just means the product is doing what you want it to, create new collagen. Like any injury, the body brings in new blood supply to get the healing factors to the area. Just like an injury, the redness will fade over time. The other things you can do are use Obagi’s ELASTIderm to stimulate elastin production, make sure the sunscreen you use contains zinc oxide, stop using a moisturizer and use an exfoliant instead, and use micro needling or Fraxel laser (the only one of the things you listed that will help, although the CO2 laser can help but has a long recovery).
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