What is the Maintenance Dose for Retin A? I Have Been on It for Four Months and LOVE my Face!

August 5, 2012
Asked By:Apple Way in Fairfax, Virginia

I have been using Retin A .1% cream every night for four months. I tolerated all the peeling and redness and no long experience any of that. I just love my skin now--I will continue to use it nightly for about another 2 months but I think I am ready to go on a "maintenance dose"---what is that exactly? Should I reduce to EVERY OTHER night or about TWICE a week? I am concerned that my face will go back to the way it was? What do you mean when you say the results of Retin A are "CUMULATIVE" Thanks.

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