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If you’ve used Retin-A, please help others by sharing your experience with side effects. What would you tell your best friend about this product? Please remember that we do not give medical advice. That is for your local health care provider, who is familiar with your medical history.

Hypopigmentation
Date: 2/6/2016
I used retin-a .025%. After 3 months, I developed white patches of skin, hypopigmentation. Some areas look really awful, make-up doesn’t come near to covering it plus I don’t want to live with white patches all over my face. The dermatologist says retin-a doesn’t cause hypopigmebtatin but that’s absolutely not true, it does! Is thud permanent? Why is there no information about this? I’m very upset and depressed, I look hideous and I already was upset about my skin. Please tell me what happened to patients they developed hypopigmentation. Almost all Drs agree that hypopigmebtatin treatment is non-existent. Can you please help? I feel my contribution to this site is being ignored to conceal this horrible side effect. People need to know!

Maz

AskDocWeb: We appreciate your speaking up about this and after some research have added the following to the report page:

Rare: Temporary hyper- or hypopigmentation has been reported with repeated application of Retin-A.

Hopefully you noticed that word, temporary, meaning that it is not permanent. However, it is likely to take some time for your skin to re-pigment and bring back your natural color.

Pigmentation spots
Date: 2/20/2016
Hi My doc has prescribed retin-A 0.05% for use on my pigmentation spots below my eyes. I just need to know… After using the cream, will these spots darken if I go out into the sun? Will the spots re-occur and for how long must I use the cream?

Brenda

AskDocWeb: Retin A is known to help reduce age spots, freckles on face and some pigmentation problems. However, it also makes the skin more sensitive to the effects of sunlight, which is known to cause dark spots called actinic lentigo or solar lentigo. These dark spots are smooth and brown and can be of varying darkness. In general, such pigment spots are not dangerous for your health. However, if you notice an unusual dark spot (of a different size, color or shape), consult a specialist.

For advice specific to your situation consult with your prescribing doctor.

Retin A left my skin dark
Date: 4/16/2016
Hi I’ve been using Retin A 0.0 5 for 5months now, its taken awaly most of my marks and acen, but it has left my skin dark, is it common in indian skin, I am light skinned but my face looks really dark now, please help

Neressa

AskDocWeb: It does not appear to be common in Indian skin so we recommend seeing a dermatologist about further treatments. A daily application of 50+ sunscreen such as Fleur de Mer in clear will help protect from further darkening from sun damage.

Birthmark
Date: 5/31/2016
I’ve been using retin a on the entire face in the night and clindamycin phosphate gel (just on the acne) and sunscreen in the morning for the past few weeks. I had mild acne and it is in control now. But i have a birthmark on the face. It is a very light birthmark and not noticeable but nowadays it has become a little bit darker. Can retin a cause it?

Emily

AskDocWeb: It would be a good idea to consult with a dermatologist or health care provider to ensure that the change in your birthmark does not point to any underlying health concerns. It appears that Retin-A makes the skin more sensitive to sunlight so you may want to prevent excessive tanning which may cause darkening of your birthmark.

Retin-A from Janssen
Date: 7/7/2016
I just starter using Retin-A from Janssen last night, a friend of mine told me, I should use it only at nights, can i also used it in the mornings, before my make up?

Francia

AskDocWeb: The data we have indicates that applying it in the morning could put you at higher risk of sunburn. We tried checking the Janssen website (www.janssen.com/products) to confirm this but it appears that they do not show directions for individual products. You might try contacting their customer service.


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