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Please Can You Tell Me Your Views on Retin A and Toxicity ?

Anna101May 23, 2011
I am 44 yrs old and I have started to use Retin A Gel 0.01 every night. Before using the Retin A, I read many websites on Tretinoin and overall most of them were very positive. However, today I stumbled across this link http://truthinaging.com/ingredient-spotlight/tretinoin-and-retinoids-toxicity-and-safety Please can you give me your professional opinion as I feel somewhat disheartened about Retin A.

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Topical retin-A is safe to use while undergoing Sculptra treatment. Retin-A acts on the skin (epidermis) while Sculptra is injected deep to the skin itself. Seek an experienced injector who can show you before/ after photos of their results for your Sculptra treatments.Stephen Weber MD, FACS

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