I have recently switched to .1% tazorac cream from .05% tret and my skin was never inflamed nor peeling too much. I was expecting to see my face to be inflamed and peeling for moving up to a really strong retinoid. Is this normal for some to tolerate taz really well? Although I have to note that I see some bits of small dandruff-like peels on the columella of my nose and on my chin, but I attribute it to my recent dermapen session (3 days prior). But shouldn't dermapen increase taz absorption?
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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...
I would take some time off from Tazorac while your skin calms down. When my patients get overly irritated from Tazorac, I tell them to take a few days off the product and use a gentle, benign moisturizer. Tazorac has the potential to be more irritating then most topical retinoids. As...
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