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Is it safe to use Retin-A a month before microneedling?

alexa428Jan 28, 2016

My aesthetician and a doctor from this site said that I should use 10% Retinol for a month prior to microneedling. If I'm on prescription Atralin gel (Retin-A) right now can I just keep using this or do I need to switch to the OTC Retinol?

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