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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm almost 40, fair with decent skin in terms of wrinkles but some discoloration from sunspots and hormonal stuff from kids.  I'm officially done with being pregnant or trying to get pregnant so ready to try retin-a.  If you've used it- how long did it take to see some results, does it help with pore size, did your skin look awful for a period of time before it got better?  I don't have any acne but the reviews online scared me a bit since people said they broke out in horrible pimples.  What kind of thick moisturizer do you use?  What level of sunscreen do I need?  I'll ask the doc too of course but hoping to get it from my primary care doc since our insurance is changing to an HMO and I don't think they'll approve a derm visit.  Anything else I should know?  I want to try this before moving onto botox or lasers or other more expensive stuff![/quote]

I know Retin-A gets a lot of love on this forum, I'll be the lone dissenter.  I had a prescription from my derm because of acne.  I have hardly any wrinkles so didn't need it for that purpose. All it did was completely suck out every bit of moisture from my face, even my lips would become dry.

I used just the tiniest amount and started off slowly with 2x a week and then every other day.  Used a thick moisturizer afterwards to combat the dryness but after 6 months my skin looked much worse.

The acne went away and the pores on my nose were smaller but I looked much older due to the lack of natural moisture within my skin.  It also irritated the balance of my skin so much that when I quit I developed rosacea.

I'll never touch it again.  I look much better with moisture in my face from the inside and not just from a layer of heavy moisturizer.  Now I use a lighter moisturizer that provides fantastic hydration and my skin looks so good.  Glowing and healthy looking rather than the dull, moisture less look I had going on with the Retin-A.

Just wanted to offer another perspective here.  It's not for everyone.
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I have dry skin and retin-a dries me out.  The solution I have found is slathering on olive oil, which I was with and then apply afterwards with argan and rosehip oil.  But olive oil is one of the most moisturizing oils out there and its kind of amazing that I need it to deal with the retin-a- says a lot. [/quote]

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