27 Years Old, Acne, Acne Scaring, and Oily Face - Las Vegas, NV

I really want to love Retin-A, but my experience thus far has not been great. I have been applying it daily for 5 days and am experiencing a lot of flaking. For the first time today, my skin was flaking so bad by the end of the work day on my chin area that I had to exfoliate. My doctor warned me that it would happen, but I did not expect it to be this bad, especially since my skin is very oily. Oily flaky skin is as sexy as it sounds. I usually have to use oil blotting sheets throughout the day and this only made my skin look worse.
For the last couple of days, I noticed that the skin on my cheeks burns when I am applying my liquid foundation; this may be my own fault though since I am washing my face in the morning and immediately applying my makeup. My doctor warned me about the flaking and the sensitivity and advised me to fight through the bad side effects until my face gets used to it, but just a week out and I am already wanting to stop the treatment. I so badly want to walk around without having to wear makeup to cover up my face though, so I am trying not to lose hope.

I am so glad I kept up with the treatment. My skin is looking so much better! I still have the flaking, but have changed moisturizers to something more hydrating and it is working very well with the dryness that comes along with Retin-A. I visited my family and they asked me what kind of make up I was using because my skin had a nice glow, but I wasn't wearing anything! To anyone who used to have bad acne, you know how much of a compliment this is!