RETIN-A MICRO Reviews (TRETINOIN)Average Rating: 3.6 (137 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare RETIN-A MICRO with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR RETIN-A MICRO | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | moderate acne, acne scars | peeling, redness, dryness, itchiness | I had moderate acne, but dreadful post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation and light acne scarring, which plagued me for years before my parents finally sanctioned a visit to the dermo. I started Yaz about a month before, and my doc started a course of doxycycline 100 mg 2x daily, and retin-a micro 1x daily. My skin had a very light initial rxn to both the topical and oral treatments within the first week, but nothing awful. Then my skin started flaking horribly, and more sensitive skin areas become frightfully red and dry and peely, as if I got a sunburn and it was healing. This cleared quickly, leaving newer, brighter skin in its wake, but this still happens from time to time, revealing nicer skin each time. I never had an awful initial breakout (at least, not yet!), but I still get a pimple every couple of days that is gone by the next day, with v. little PIH. My acne is now light, my PIH and (light-to-begin-with) scars are starting to fade. I flake occasionally, but nothing intolerable, and my skin is SO smooth, even the places to which I have not applied the retin-a micro. I hope it keeps getting better, and doesn't come back once I stop, because it's been very nice clearing the ghost-like PIH that's been haunting my otherwise porcelain skin for so long. | F | 20 | 6 weeks 1X day | 7/26/2011 | 4 | acne scars | peeling of skin,dryness and a bit itchy | it has shown good results for me in the first week. i got a slight breakout but it seems to be going it is also working great for my scars | M | 16 | 2 weeks 0.05 1X day | 5/24/2011 | 3 | Very dry skin and peeling. I usually tend to put too much on though. It's not to bad if you get a good moisturizer. It seemed to work really well now but now I haven't seen significant results and I am considering Accutane. For the people who complain about their acne getting worse, thats what its suppose to do. It makes all the acne thats inside come to the surface. No matter what you will eventually get the pimples, Retin-A just makes them come out quicker and go away faster. Most pimples you have, have developed for about a month before its visible. Thats why most acne medicine makes it seem as if your acne is getting worse but it' really is getting better | M | 19 | 90 days 1X day | 5/4/2011 | 3 | For non comedonal acne | Flaky skin, dryness, oily skin just on my nose, painful skin texture | I'm just finishing up my first month of this, so im still in the uncomfortable stage of peeling, flakiness, dry skin and breakouts. It was okay the first week but once the second week came around it's gotten really bad. If I don't wear makeup my skin is shiny from all the moisturizer I need to compensate for the dry skin, but if I do wear makeup I get a lot of flakes and it just does not go on my face well/looks strange. I have noticed improvement in a weird unexplainable way, which is why im sticking with it. I hope to see some good noticeable and describable results within the next few weeks. I've tried it all so the negative side effects of this are fine for me if I Wang the great results I so often read about. Will update in a few weeks. Crossing my fingers.. | F | 20 | 1X day | 3/28/2011 | 3 | Moderate acne w cystic,hyperpigment | Initial breakout, delicate skin (accidental scars),then horrible breakout, has broken up hyperpigmentation and is making skin lighter | I've had hormognal acne since age 22.Started RA a year ago and had great results on my chin and jawline where I'd had cystic acne within two weeks. However, the rest of my skin (mostly cheeks)were horribly broken out and it left scars.After 2 mo's I stopped using it but continued on jawline. Jawline looks flawless.Decided to give RA a try again because I read a lot of people's cheeks can't handle RA daily. Now day 42: (taking every other day)within last few days, my cheeks are now broken out with a few cysts and several small bumps but nothing looks like it's coming to the surface, and I'm not peeling yet. Did anyone else peel so late? Is it weird nothing is coming to the surface yet? Did people get cystic acne after taking this? Please help!:) | F | 28 | 43 days .04% 1X day | 3/24/2011 | 4 | wrinkles, pigmentation, acne | Redness, itchyness, flakyness and dryness. | I think it's working but my dermatologist said to be patient with it because to get the full effect it can take several months. Initially I told him I wanted something for pigmentation/sun spots/wrinkles and therefor he prescribed me retin a micro 0.04. He also said it works on controling acne. Everyday I use sunblock(SPF 30-Eucerin or Aveeno). And I use cetaphil daily facial cleanser every night. I have to invest in a good moisturizer to use at night and/or day. If any of you know of a good one let me know. | M | 27 | 6 weeks 0.04 1X day | 3/22/2011 | 5 | Moderate Acne | Initial peeling, Initial break out | Hello, I have been dealing with acne problems since teenager. I had severe acne during my teenage. Later in my early 20's, I spent lot of money on microderma, facials and other acne control products. I did not visit any dermatologists as I had no faith in them. I think this was the biggest mistake I did. In my 20's, I had moderate acne. I decided to visit derm for acne problem and she prescribed me a topical cream(antibiotic) in am and Retin A micro gel 0.04 in pm. And i switched to cereve cream and face wash since then. First week, i had lot of peeling. 2nd week, my skin felt very soft and was glowing. 3rd week onwards, I got my worst ever break outs. These break outs were very different from the once i used to get, they were bumpy, reddish and took more time to fade. In my case the intial break out lasted exactly from 3rd week to 12th week. I got around 3 new acnes every week. The last set of acnes were in 12th week. After 3 months, Initial break out stopped and my skin is more soft and smooth. Retin A also helped improve my complexion and removed all those ugly comedons. I am glad i stuck to the cream and I will always. I hope my review was helpful. My advise is to stick to this cream, it will definitely work. | F | 26 | 6 months 1X day | 3/21/2011 | 5 | acne | I initially experienced some redness, peeling and worsening of acne when I began using the Retin-A in March 2010. Since, my acne has almost completely cleared, I would say it's helped about 85%. My dermatologist has suggested I try the .1% to get to the 100% mark. So, we'll see how that goes. | F | 19 | 1 years .04% 1X day | 2/3/2011 | 5 | moderate acne | Peeling, new breakouts, redness | for the first week my skin peeled around my mouth and chin. Then, I got some new pimples on my forehead and jawline. However, within the last week the breakout have decreased significantly and the mild hyperpigmetnation on my cheeks seem to be healing. I love it and hopefully by 3 months I will be acne free!!! | M | 17 | 1 months .05 1X day | 2/2/2011 | 1 | Cystic Adult Acne | Redness, severe itchiness, painful burning, worse acne, tender skin, peeling | My dermatologist kept saying to be patient with Retin-A, but I only got worse month after month. Eventually the burning and itching got so bad that I stopped using it, because it was too painful to keep up. In retrospect, I would not have trusted the dermatologist so long, and I think she is an awful physician's assistant. Retin-A was not right for me; I have very sensitive skin. Now my skin has many red scar marks and looks worse than it ever has, and I truly hope the marks fade over time. | F | 26 | 6 months 2X day | 1/30/2011 | 5 | Acne | The only side effects I experienced were in the very beginning with mild peeling and a slight worsening of my acne. Even now it still makes me peel a little sometimes but oil free Neutrogena moisturizer helps a lot. | I take Duac Topical Gel in the morning and the Retin-A at night. I also use Neutrogena face wash and moisturizer, and my skin is practically flawless. I've had terrible acne since I was only nine years old, and I've tried all sorts of acne fighting cocktails. Retin-A has done the best and I have no desire to change. I have experienced no serious side effects and I am very happy with the results I've received over the years. | F | 16 | 5 years 1 pump 1X day | 1/4/2011 | 3 | For acne;breakouts | -Peeling of skin DON'T FEEL DISCOURAGED IT WORKS! -Painful breakouts -Blemishes -Insecurity | Hey guys! Okay so this product is amazing I used it for 2 months in the summer and it got rid of really dark pigmented blemishes on my forehead. It kept my skin clear the whole summer up until now (november) I've had breakouts I started using retin-a-micro. My skin feels horrible but I know that is expected I guess i should have used it longer but i got so happy my skin was clearer so i stopped using it again. I hope it gets better fast. But it is an amazing product and it works! | F | 19 | 2 months nickel siz 1X day | 1/4/2011 | 4 | Moderate acne, scarring | I have been struggling with acne for about 6 years, I'm 20 now. I've been on proactive, benzaclin, tetracycline, and STILL the acne won't go away and I get breakouts, so I visited derm and he prescribed retin-a micro. First day I used it, no problems, it felt like a normal cream, but a couple of hours later, my skin started to REALLY sting, and I looked in the mirror and I was red and itchy, anyways this went on for a day or two, and then I basically started to peel everywhere I used the medication. At first I thought I had done something wrong and messed up, but after researching I found out this is common for initial retin-a-micro users, so I stuck with it and continued using daily, once in the morning and once before bed. About 4 days into the medication I noticed bumps and acne on my face subsided greatly, but the peeling and slight stinging still occured, but the pain was MUCH MUCH less on the fourth day, I'm gonna keep using this and see what happens, so far it went REALLY bad on | M | 20 | 1 weeks 50g 2X day | 12/27/2010 | 1 | Acne | peeling redness stinging | I have been on it for a week, i know it will get worse before it gets better but i hate the peeling. when i apply makeup, it just makes my skin look worse. Without makeup, my face looks shinny and gross from the moisturizer. Im not going to give up, because i have been struggling for soo long. | F | 17 | 1 weeks 2 pumps 1X day | 12/7/2010 | 5 | Moderate Acne | Beginning of use results in purging- further break outs and dry/moderately irritated skin. | Like most patients I broke out heavily when I began my acne regimen of a prescribed cream in the am and Retin-A Micro in the evening. I followed my dermatologist's advice "to the t" and 5-6 months later my skin has cleared up significantly. My skin is practically flawless (I get an occasional small pimple or two that I spot treat with "Eradi Kate" from Sephora). I also went through years of trying several other products with no long term results; these include: Proactiv, Murad, Acne Free, Hauschka, Dove and other acne targeted washes. I'd recommend Retin-A to anyone with moderate to severe acne who is looking for long term results and a healthy, smooth and glowing complexion! | F | 28 | 0.1 1X day | 12/2/2010 | 4 | Moderate acne almost near severe | Minor peeling, new break outs | I have been taking this product for a little more than 2 weeks now. I didnt experience much peeling in the beginning till this day. As soon as it became 2 weeks on this medication I noticed alot more pimples. Even though it is making my face worst, I still have hope for this product because it did exactly what it said is was going to do. I believe its not bull sh**ing me :) | F | 16 | 45 days 45GM 1X day | 11/14/2010 | 3 | ACNE, ACNE SCARS, | moderate peeling, slight stinging burning, taut skin | Have struggled with acne for the past 7 years, basically moderate to severe. I was prescribed Retin A cream last year by my derm together with Delacin T formula. Ive discontinued after 6 months when my skin got better but i realized that my acne seem to have started again since last month. So here i am...its been 3 days now since i started with my RETIN A regime. The peeling has started but i guess its less visible with a moisturizer for now. New breakouts are there as well and im anticipating more in the next few days since i feel the skin in the problem areas (cheeks) seem bumpy. Hoping for the best! | F | 26 | 3 days 0.05 cream 1X day | 10/21/2010 | 2 | Acne | alot of peeling at first, that stops with a mosturizer | ive had moderate acne for about 4 years and just recently decided to go to my dermatologist because proactiv wasnt working for me, he gave me retin a micro to use at night, and benacylin for the mourning, along with a oral antibiotic. the past month has been hell for my skin, ive been breaking out worse then ever, ive read that this is common so im gonna stick out the next month and hope for some improvement | M | 19 | 1 months .05 1X day | 10/12/2010 | 5 | generalized small bumps on my face | None | This product is great but very expensive! I had results in 2 weeks and they keep getting better and better. I use this product 1 time before bed after my face has been washed with regular bar soap and dried for 30 minutes. In the morning I apply PURPOSE moisturizer and then my makeup. I have had no peeling or irritaion at all my skin looks great! | F | 31 | 4 weeks .1% 1X day | 9/8/2010 | 3 | severe acne | I have only been using this product for a little over a week and I feel like my face looks like crap. It is red, peely, and very irritated. I am breaking out a lot worse than I was before, in places that aren't normally a problem. | I have been reading these posts and I am hearing the same things from others that I am experiencing. I am going to stick with the product and I hope to come back and re-post something much more positive. I definitely feel worse about my face than I ever have before since using retin-a micro, but I hope that changes!! | F | 24 | 9 days .04 % 1X day | 8/23/2010 |