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Can I use Tazorac .05% cream directly after a Microneedling session with a depth of 1.5mm?

RoughSkinRandyOct 16, 2018
I am planning on having a series of 6 microneedling sessions to improve my rolling and boxcar acne scars. I have done a lot of research on this, and I came across a very exciting article in the Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery. It says that the plastic surgeon administering the treatment performed microneedling and directly followed it with .05% tretinoin, but washed it off after 30 minutes. Is that safe to do?

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Dr. Aurora DeJuliis, MD
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