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What is the lowest % of prescription tretinoin? looking to target forehead and eye wrinkles. is lowest % best to start off with?
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% Retin-A for Result: Tretinoin does many things for your skin. It thickens the dermis (the support layer of the skin) removing wrinkles, revascularizes, corrects cellular damage & moisturizes. In order to do this, you need to use as much as possible. I start people on about a half inch of 0.1%. You will be red for a while. If the red is too much, we cut the amount & gradually increase it back with tolerance.
Answered 6/6/2014
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Tretinoin: tretinoin comes in several different strengths. You do not have to start with the lowest strength. If you introduce it slowly, your skin will have to adapt to it. If you are using too much too often, your skin will be red and peely.
Answered 9/14/2015
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