Should you use Tretinoin? | Dr Davin Lim

Short contact therapy is the best to get started using potentially irritating formulations, such as; #retinol, #tretinoin, #adapalene, #tazarotene, #hydroquinone, & many others
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😙Who should use? People with sensitive skin, this includes rosacea patients. If you have normal skin but would like to reduce chances of any irritation, SCT is a sensible option
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👉How to use? Apply the product for 5 to 10 minutes then wash off. You can do it nightly or three times a week if you have super sensitive skin, or the topical is potentially super irritating
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📈How to increase? Add 5-10 minutes every week or two. End point is to leave overnight. If you have any irritation, back off.
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✍🏻Clinical indications: #acne, photodamage, photoaging, #melasma (hydroquinone) & many more
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📖What do the papers say? Great treatment for acne in the context of retinoids. Favourable outcomes. Logic prevails that it is better to have someone on the skin for a short period of time, compared to a longer period of time just to get marked skin irritation (& not use it after)

[@anglo-saxonconnor817]

Tretinoin is great especially if people know how to use it properly which isnt hard actually. However it can be quite a hassle to buy it whenever you need it in some countries.

[@exoticspeedefy7916]

Just go to your GP for it

[@Fee-Fee]

I love science! Thank you for the explanation.

[@ironmaidenfitness654]

I was first introduced to Tretinoin in the 90s as a topical acne medication rather than anti aging

[@lexijones8019]

Me too. Before Accutane

[@sbozalicious]

Thank you Doc, I'm on 0.05%

[@lexijones8019]

He is very to the point and intelligent. ❤

[@hejiranyc]

I've been on tretinoin for 4 years (just increased to 0.1% recently) and it has done nothing for my sun-induced freckles. It also doesn't really do much for defined static wrinkles. But it does "normalize" the skin, makes it less textured and I think it makes it plumper/juicier. But if pigmentation is your only concern, definitely look elsewhere.

[@Charlotte-ti6oq]

try Niacinamide for hyperpigmentation

[@stephienotcurry]

I'm scared of it now in my 40s, because I was given an Rx for tretinoin in my 20s and it worsened my hyperpigmentation, to this day I still have discolored areas from it

[@ianjarrett7449]

Were you using sunscreen when using tretinoin?

[@stephienotcurry]

​@@ianjarrett7449 yep. I just had a reaction to it

[@aroundtheworld3278]

Hello dr please tell me does subscion cause sagging? I have done 3 co2 lasers but didn't get results only got little improvement from 1 session now i am going to do a subscion but i saw people complaining about skin sagging

[@janemarie3231]

How tretinoin reaches the fibroblasts inside the dermal layer?

[@gailburns9242]

Can a red light be used on same or next day to trentinoin?

[@piero_ce]

I use them the same day. No problem in my experience

[@gailburns9242]

@@piero_ce Thank you

[@mariaelenafrias6679]

I have melasma and rosacea and I use .025 tret. Also I have been rotating hydroquinone 12% every 90 days. I also taken transx orally. I have done this cycle for about a year. My melasma has been very stubborn. I am brown skin and my Dermatologist doesn’t recommend any lasers. What other alternatives do I have?

[@howen7478]

Hi I have asian skin type which is in Fitzpatrick 4. I have been doing the laser toning which is safe for melasma skin and my melasma got much lighter.

[@conniesung4374]

Try Cyspera!!

[@Ohkeh640]

I had a mole on my chin and accidentally scratched the dark pigment off it looks like a pimple bump now flesh coloured but I want to get it flattened? Are there any lasers for that? I also have a raised bump from a mole I had removed on my face and I want to flatten it
I’m in melb, what should I do?

[@rounaqasif]

I’m using tretinoin for past three years and I’ve Melasma also . It has done nothing for my pigmentation !

[@stephienotcurry]

I know it's drugstore, but I had this same experience with tretinoin and the thing that's helping me now is olay retinol 24! dramatic difference.
actually, I had to stop using the name brand (purple/silver jar) because they ruined it by adding peptides.... but the equate one is an exact dupe of the original. I LOVE it.

[@Charlotte-ti6oq]

try Niacinamide for pigmentation

[@georgiamansfield860]

Should I continue to use it after my acne has cleared? ( Cream form )

[@heidikamrath1951]

Yes, for anti-aging…and as he says in this video, specifically, for anti-pigmentation

[@jamie1081]

Too irritating for me, even after many many months and many ways of using it.
I use adapalene, much more tolerable for me. And also shown to help dark spots.

[@LisaNix2]

His videos are very good, but wondering why he has so much sun damage on his skin? It’s unusual for a dermatologist.

[@jemjem247]

He actually doesn't, I had an appointment with him a couple of weeks ago and he looks great. This is a lighting issue.

[@LisaNix2]

@@jemjem247 glad to hear this😀

[@feeltheillinois]

i use cream based tretinoin stieva-a 0.025% and i love it but its been DISCONTINUED!!!!!!!!!!

[@mojo3262]

Love Altreno! No irritation at all. Pricey but worth it.

[@howen7478]

Yes I agree. They discontinued last year in Australia. have been ordering from compound pharmacy.

[@ianmendoza5170]

First