Long Term Effects Of Tretinoin ( Retin-a)

[arnoldd]

Hi guys . I started to put some tretinoin ( retin-a 0.025%) in my temples every day from mid december to mid january. Than i stopped and start to put again every day for Only 2 weeks ( last 2 of march).

my problem is that i put minoxidil and it absorbs too much and give me bad side effects. (Water retention in the face )

my thought is retin thinn the out of layer and allow more penetration.

Does it possible the skin hasnt even recover since the last time i have used it ( march ) ? Does it need more months to get back normal ?

 

[rclark]

Hi guys . I started to put some tretinoin ( retin-a 0.025%) in my temples every day from mid december to mid january. Than i stopped and start to put again every day for Only 2 weeks ( last 2 of march).

my problem is that i put minoxidil and it absorbs too much and give me bad side effects. (Water retention in the face )

my thought is retin thinn the out of layer and allow more penetration.

Does it possible the skin hasnt even recover since the last time i have used it ( march ) ? Does it need more months to get back normal ?

It's an acid. The reason it is used with Minoxidil is because Retin-a burns off a layer of the scalp so Minoxidil can
be absorbed better. It really doesn't have a lot of proof to it's benefits.

 

[Kevand]

Hi guys . I started to put some tretinoin ( retin-a 0.025%) in my temples every day from mid december to mid january. Than i stopped and start to put again every day for Only 2 weeks ( last 2 of march).

my problem is that i put minoxidil and it absorbs too much and give me bad side effects. (Water retention in the face )

my thought is retin thinn the out of layer and allow more penetration.

Does it possible the skin hasnt even recover since the last time i have used it ( march ) ? Does it need more months to get back normal ?

Yes skin regeneration I believe is a long process, should be almost fully recovered after 6 months. Retin-a actually thickens the skin with long-term use, the most proven (only) anti-wrinkle treatment, there is a period after 2-3 months where it is worse due to epidermal thinning but then it will be thicker than baseline.

 

[Trichosan]

Exactly right except it's not thinning per se later but sloughing of epidermal layer due to cellular changes, turnover and repair in the dermal layer. Skin can really look like crap and red, peeling for a while until more cells are added to the structure.

 

[arnoldd]

But i used it only for 2 weeks , it will take 6 long months to full recover too ?

 

[Trichosan]

If you are looking for improvement in skin appearance after stopping Retin-A, 4-6 weeks will be significant. Probably even 2 weeks. A dermatologist and another Dr., a plastic surgeon, told me not to use it in hair areas. Also from this forum and elsewhere I've read its use to amplify the effects of other hair growth products is questionable at best.

 

[arnoldd]

I put it in the hairline and temples. But now even after discontinued the use from march every time i put the minoxidil in these areas i have sistemic effcets (water retention in legs and face)...

Thx for your answers!