Tretinoin - for fine lines and wrinkles at 58?

[Darkmudder]

I dont have acne or pigmentation - is it worth trying Tretinoin?

Does it reverse or prevent fine lines?

Where can I find genuine before and after pics?

I dont really have a skin care routine - cleanse - except factor 50 - moisturise.

Do I need to be doing Botox as well or something else?

I’ve been using tret for about six years and wouldn’t say it’s been transformational in terms of lines (and nor unfortunately can it help my jowls) but it has removed all pigmentation and gives a youthful glow.

Please would you mind pm'ing the details too? Thank you 🙂

It's here

https://www.farmaciaenandorra.com/shop/

They aren't allowed to advertise medication on websites in Andorra now, so you email them and they'll send details of what they sell.

I have just picked up my first tube from the pharmacy. I was prescribed 0.05%, which seems high. I have been using retinol for years so I’ll introduce slowly and see how I go.

I've been on and off tret for a few years now, stopping during pregnancy and BF. Am 34 with acne, rosacea and scarring. Have been back on now for about 3 weeks and already seeing a difference: acne is calming down mainly. Am glad I've found this thread though as I pay around £100 a tube for Obagi 0.05% so if anyone could PM me the details of their cheaper pharmacies I would be hugely grateful!

Maybe I’m being delusional, but after just a couple of days my skin feels and looks better. Not necessarily wrinkle free, but the texture feels nicer. So a thumbs up from me so far 👍

It depends what she means by ‘wrinkles’. I use Tret every night but also have Botox in my 11s and filler in my cheeks to get rid of the nano-labial and marionette lines. Tret will improve any imperfections in the skin, including fine lies, but it can’t get rid of wrinkles.

Is this what you order?
Magistral formulation of 0.4% tretinoin + 0.2% hyaluronic acid in 30g cream

No, I have this:

RETIRIDES 0.5MG/GR CREMA TRETINOINA 30G

Excuse caps, I copied and pasted!

As a newby with zero undertanding is this a low start dose?

I’m on 0.05% and I’ve had no reaction. It’s still early days but I can see an improvement. I’m 55

Having a rummage on the Spanish Pharmacy website - and one of their products is called Polyfila !

https://www.farmaciaenandorra.com/shop/croma-polinucleotido-polyphil-next

This is a fabulous result - what is a high dose and what is a low dose?

I have just done this with Skin and Me - uploaded my photos - £3.50 for first and 5th month and £25 in between (assume I can cancell if it doesnt suit me). Felt safer as you say to start with this and then shop elsewhere down the line.

Skin and me tried to sell me all their sunblock, serum and moisturiser etc. I wear a moisturiser with a 50 SPF in it - will that be sufficient - or do I need 2 separate products?

I also looked at the Derm site and they say that you need to reapply the SPF every 2hrs - is that what everyone is going?

@Darkmudder I used the freebie sample sizes of stuff they sent at the beginning (I'm assuming you'll get them too?), but didn't want to keep stumping up for the stuff that doesn't require a prescription! I use CeraVe hydrating cleanser and CeraVe moisturiser, and Garnier SPF50 (I just apply it once a day). It all seems to work just as well as their products!

@Darkmudder. I started on a 0.3% and increased to 1% (someone will correct me on the wrong placement of the decimal point). 1% is the highest you can get and that’s what I was using for 7 months

No, spf 50, once in the morning that’s all, but then I’m mostly indoors in the day. It’s a bit impractical to expect people to apply it 2 hourly.

Anyone not notice much difference with trent? I don't think I do and I'm 47.