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Retin - A / Differin on Accutane?

November 7, 2012
Asked By:raulraul2

I know both of them are not good while on accutane , but I want to get rid of these red marks fast , I'm very inpatient , I will grandually incrase the usage from 1 time /week to 2-3 time/week and them hopefully daily use , I will do a test patch before , but my question retin-a or differin while on accutane?What's the more gentle option for this?

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