Retin-a micro thins skin?

What does this mean? Im on retin-a micro and people say that it will make your skin thin? Im just trying to understand if this is a bad thing or a good thing? Acne blows, but the only way to get rid of it is by a topical, so either way your skin is gonna thin out...

Retin-a micro thins skin?
Our skin is made up of many layers of cells. Retin can cause flaking, redness, peeling - because one way it works is to increase the turnover of the skin cells - to help reveal the good skin beneath the outer old layer of skin.





Looking at it this way - it does make your skin "thin". It also makes you more sensitive to sunlight, and your skin turns red, peels more easily if you are exposed to strong sunlight or stayed too long in the sunlight.





Good or Bad?


It's bad when you start to have redness or flaking skin all over your face, making your acne look worse, but the good side of it is, it goes away after you stop using the medication for a while, or reduce the frequency of application.





Good luck in your acne cure. I've severe acne and am using a combination of BHA, AHA and benzoyl peroxide to control it, after having tried out retinoids and found out that my skin can't take it - my skin peels terribly and my face became red as a tomato each time I applied it.
Reply:Retin a will not thin the skin. Steroids are about the only topical known to thin the skin. It will dry your skin out and make it peel.

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