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? for those who use retin-A (or tretinion)

My derm prescribed tretinoin (retin-A) to treat discolorations on my face.  I used it 2 years ago to treat pregnancy-induced acne (after I was no longer pregant of course) and I remember the awful breakouts that I had when I started using it (and I still have some scars). 

I currently only have occasional breakouts and am worried that the retin-A will cause abreakouts when I start on it (and mostly I'm worried about the scarring, which takes months if not years for it to go away).

Did anyone breakout when they started using it for wrinkles or discoloration treatment?

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Re: ? for those who use retin-A (or tretinion)

  • I only got a couple of tiny whiteheads, but I also am not at all acne prone.  I didn't even get acne as a teenager.  I did, however, get really red and raw skin from using too much too often when I first started.  It's nothing that scarred and my skin has adjusted just fine now.
  • I had the opposite effect - cleared the breakouts up and dried out my skin so much it was dry, flaky and red.  The Retin-A also faded my existing acne scarring.
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