Is It Ok to Spray Tan While Using Retin-A?

Retin-A is safe after rhinoplasty though you might want to wait two to three weeks to let the skin sensitivity settle down. It will help as a mild exfoliant though you should use a sunscreen with it as well. Start two days a week at first and increase as your skin permits to avoid irritation or...

You are right, continuous use of Retin-A will thin your skin. That is why we recommend using Retin-A only in the non-summer months or 9 months out of the year to give your skin a break. Otherwise, Retin-A is excellent for reducing sun damage to the skin.

Hi RP123.  We do not suggest Retin A for freckles.  To permanently remove them, we would suggest a q-switched Nd:Yg laser.  View the pictures below for cases where we have permanently removed freckles.  Retin A cannot and will not accomplish this.  Good luck.

In most acne regimens, topical retinoids such as Retin A are used with a benzoyl peroxide as they each have unique mechanisms of action and work on different aspects of the acne pathogenesis.  Epiduo is a combination of a retinoid-like medicine called adapalene and benzoyl peroxide and...

Using retin A nightly is a better method to acclimate to the product.  The skin has more difficulty adapting to Retin A when it is used 2-3 times a week.  For those patients with sensitive skin, Renova and Atralin are less drying Retin A products available to them.

Remember that Retin-a is used in teenagers for acne, even as young as 12-13 yo.  Thus, you may never be too young.  I would not hang my hat on it 'undoing' any sun damage, but what I tell my patients is that if you are good about using it, you will move through time slower than...