Posted by Spoc on March 31, 2005, at 22:23:43
In reply to Re: Strivectin? » Spoc, posted by rainbowbrite on March 31, 2005, at 19:54:04
> > You may hear some people say that they think it's bad because they "swear" it thins their skin, but that is... b.s.
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> I had heard about the thinning skin and leaving you more vulnerable to skin cancer. ive never heard of tretinoin though...Im thinking of AHA I think...alot of names lol
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It's easy to see where people could use overly simple logic to arrive at the skin thinning thing: it does slough off skin, big time! But, first, as we know that is generally a good thing, for refreshing it in various ways. And second, tretinoin is one of the only products proven by *unbiased* medical science to cause cell regeneration and stimulate collagen growth. So it is *improving* the generation of new skin cells, not stripping them away and somehow keeping them from growing back!Regarding the skin cancer thing, as far as I know that relates only to the fact that you do have to be much more careful to use sunscreens and blocks; not that it's thought to possibly *cause* skin cancer.
AHAs can irritate or sting, and some people (as with any substance) may have reactions to it. But it is harmless, doesn't do anything permanent, either good or bad. Is good stuff, but just clears and brightens your skin while you use it, can't work deep enough to cause wrinkle reduction, or give continued benefits more than a week or two from when you stop using it or getting peels with it.
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> i suck at evaluating sites...Im better to go to a derm... it may take ahile to get into the one I want to go to but I will let you know. Im going to have to print this out lol
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Some derms also have an aesthetician working in their office, that's nice. Aestheticians (sometimes spelled esthetician) sometimes know more more about current products being raved (and "mis-raved") about than derms. (Can you see a doc flipping through Cosmo to try to stay on top of all the exaggerating and hype, lol.) Derms often stick with things that there is actual research behind already, and more medical and prescription stuff. Someone like an aesthetician can often answer a question like the Strivectin one better, the derm may not bother following all the nutty commotion until there is unbiased science behind something.But aestheticians working by themselves can be as hard to evaluate as a beauty website, because they do SELL products, and don't have the same standards of proof for them that a doc would. So the perfect combo is to see one who works from a derm's office (or a plastic surgeon's), to get the best of both worlds.
Aestheticians, working alone or with a derm, often do some "lesser" procedures, like the lighter peels and some less invasive lasers, and microdermabrasion. (The latter treatments are thought too expensive for the results they can give, unless you have a lot of spare dough, btw.)
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> i searched a latin dictionary for the word wrinkle and ruga is 'a wrinkle' LOL so you take the latin word and add it to phobia and thats how we get all our phobias :-P
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GOOD ONE!!! I think I'll go create some syndromes for myself, none of the ones I've tried fit well enough!Ok I'll stop talking if you'll stop not meaning to ask me anything but getting me going anyway, lol! ;-)
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