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Reviewer: E.Ceasar1, 25-34 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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I have always been blessed with good skin. I did however have some minor skin issues that bothered me. I got an ocassoniap outbreak of cystic ance (maybe once a year,) black heads on my nose and chin and tiny little bumps that would come and go around my chin. During a bad breakout I went to my Dr. For a federal for a derm.( I wanted retin a for flawless skin and fine lines.) He gave me retin a .5
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Reviewer: Unhappyhuman, 13-18 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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Retin-A made my face burn and it turned the skin red. It also didn't do anything for my acne. But, you know, at least it was easy to use!
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Reviewer: Becca , 19-24 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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This time last year I had extremely bad acne. I've spends tons of money on things that never worked. I went to my doctor and she put me on retin-a 0.025% gel. I read a lot of people saying it gets worse before it gets better. For me I got a ton of white heads and dryness. After about 3-4 weeks my face was done being so irritated. I was on that dose for about 6 months. I'm now on rerin-a 0.
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Reviewer: Retin A, 13-18 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I started off with a couple of uninflamed zits, really nothing special at all. I used the cream and by week 3, I had full blown acne, everywhere. I mean everywhere. I had never had anything CLOSE to this bad. I stopped after 2 1/2 months of horrible acne, and its been 2 weeks since I stopped an I still am not having improvement. THIS CREAM IS HORRIBLE. DO NOT USE IT.
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Reviewer: prettylilbella , 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I personally didn't experience and horrible side effects. I didn't peel or have redness. I don't know if it was I was getting peels done and facials before I started this product. I waited as recommended before I started. It has been 9 weeks since I started my acne has improved but not as much as I would had liked. It has improved my blackheads a great deal I still get a few.
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