POSTED UNDER Retin-A Reviews
A year of skin care
UPDATED FROM Amanita
1 year post
Update to texture and pigment
WORTH IT
I continue with retin a , micro-needling on the deepest scars, Pycnogenol and included at the beginning on 2020 A 313 for the in-between days of retin a. it seems to make my skin softer than retin a. a bit more hydrating. The texture seems thick and oily but , water or toner after application and it smooths in easily. I switched from Cosrx cleanser to Softymo Jose oil cleanser. This is gentle and removes SPF. My freckles and spider veins were improved with a lazer mole pen.
UPDATED FROM Amanita
1 year post
March 2020 update
My skin keeps improving. I love to see the clarity and evenness coming through. Im 49 next month. I focus on needling the uneven red marks that have lasted yrs and hydration. Im over a yr into retin a and added A 313 as well for days in between retin a to avoid irritation. I switched from cosrx good morning cleanser which has tea tree oil that might have encouraged dryness. To Softymo Kose oil cleanser. Its gentle unscented and works fine to remove spf.
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October 2, 2020
you look beautiful. Hard to believe your age! Id like to ask if the retinol helped with any wrinkling u may have had. It doesnt look like you have any but Im trying to find things to help with mine. You mentioned earlier you had sagging post chemo but cant see that you have any! My face and neck is sagging due to a laser procedure I had unfortunately and hope my facial fat pads return to help with the sag. Did your facial fad pads restore on its own or did you get filler as you seem quite plump in the cheeks ?
October 3, 2020
Yes it did with light wrinkles on my forehead. I still haven’t used Botox or fillers.Im 50 next year so, I’m learning about PDO threads. They can help with wrinkling.
October 13, 2020
Your right I didn’t have much wrinkling. Just what you can see on my forehead upper right. That softened but it’s still there if I have a day of heavy expressions.sagging in my cheeks shows better from the side or an angle my neck also feels soft and crepy.so that’s why I’m trying PDO threads and fibroblasting now:)
October 13, 2020
For some reason I post here and sometime my name is Fierce6239 and other times it’s Alessa sorry about that.
October 28, 2020
Can I ask a question about the needling? Is it like a derma roller or something? Does it help the product penetrate more ? I have the same little red spots
October 28, 2020
I don’t like the rollers , I prefer stamps for evenness.and I upgraded to the own doc derminator because it goes fast it really doesn’t hurt or need numbing. I use the longer needles 1.05 which is for collagen induction and up to 2.00mm for scars.for the melisma on my forehead I used 1.05 with alpha arbutin every 2 days for about a week. So yes it’s product penetration too. normally I tried to roll once every 4 months to give the collagen a chance to fully rebuild. Cheated a few times if my skin felt fine. Some things like vit c you don’t want to penetrate. I’ve needled directly with retin a on scars. Hyalurinic and alpha arbutin with success. I don’t know if the red spots are old acne but they Improved over a long time doing multiple things. I’m still deep needling to improve the pore texture on my cheeks and also the freckle laser pen they’re about $25 in Amazon. To get rid of some freckles , hyperplasia , cherry spots. Probably because I have EDS and I used that like a fibroblast around my eyes and nose veins. Some of them improved after hitting them letting fully heal them hitting again. I went on a full on assault on my face starting 3 yrs ago and now there are few things I don’t like. Visible pores still though minimized. A few scars and
Necklace lines on my neck. My real name is Nita Collins . I’m a sculptor doll artist and you can see photos of me on Facebook and I’m also To video putting in my own PDO threads which Instaryed this yr.
Necklace lines on my neck. My real name is Nita Collins . I’m a sculptor doll artist and you can see photos of me on Facebook and I’m also To video putting in my own PDO threads which Instaryed this yr.
August 25, 2021
You look great! Is it just me or do you see a good difference in under eye hollows. That is one of my area of concern and I have had filler there before, but do not want to go that route anymore. Do you think the retin a helped or was it a combination of different things? Thank you in advance for your help.
August 27, 2021
Yes my undereye are did improve. I used a cheap mole pen all over the eye area, retin a and vit c treatment. Now I bought a centrifuge to do PRF under the eye and for my hairline to see if I get hair again.
March 16, 2022
Woaw
Are you doing at-home PRF injections ??
Did not know it was possible !
May i ask how you proceed ?
Are you doing at-home PRF injections ??
Did not know it was possible !
May i ask how you proceed ?
October 22, 2022
I havent done at home PRF but, I might have to try it! I do microneedling every 4 months.
UPDATED FROM Amanita
1 year post
Pore Improvement
I continue to use Retin -A along with niacinamide, alpha arbutin,Vit c , secret key toner ( K skins)and Pycogenol oil from The ordinary along with a 4 month 1.5 micro needling and more often .05 needling. I still have some blotchy color ,but the rough texture is very much improved and the freckling is less. The pores are still visible but, not the orange peel look.And I think the addition of Pycogenol may be helping them with inflamation and antioxidation. So, Im happy. I think with diligent spf and hydration my skin will continue to clarify.
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October 20, 2020
Can you post your regimen. I what order and time of day do you put the creams on?
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