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Suggest Remedy For Recurring Facial Severe Pimple
Hello sir, Iam Elan.. for the past 10 years there exist so many pimples on my face mainly in nose.. my face are always oily too.. i took tretiva 20mg for 1month, all my pimple problem goes away. after 2months again it started.. my friends are saying it causes severe birth defects... so help me whether to continue on that or to stop its usage...
Wed, 22 Jul 2015
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I understand your concern!
Tretiva is a medicine similar to Vitamine A. It is used for systemic treatment of severe acne and it's an effective treatment. You can only use tretiva if it's prescribed from the dermatologyst. He will calculate the dosage, that depends from your weight and how your body reacts.The length of the treatment course depends on the state of the skin but usually lasts from 15 to 20 weeks.It must not be used by female patient who are or may become pregnant. It may cause some side effects as dry skin (this requires the frequent use of moisturizers); dry lips; nosebleeds; itchy skin; thinning hair; excessive peeling of the palms and soles; muscle aches and pains; increased sensitivity to the sun. But this terapy has some beneficial effects: it reduces acne lesions and improves scarring when the medication usage is discontinued.
Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us.
Wishing you good health!
Dr Suela
Thank you for asking Healthcaremagic!
I understand your concern!
Tretiva is a medicine similar to Vitamine A. It is used for systemic treatment of severe acne and it's an effective treatment. You can only use tretiva if it's prescribed from the dermatologyst. He will calculate the dosage, that depends from your weight and how your body reacts.The length of the treatment course depends on the state of the skin but usually lasts from 15 to 20 weeks.It must not be used by female patient who are or may become pregnant. It may cause some side effects as dry skin (this requires the frequent use of moisturizers); dry lips; nosebleeds; itchy skin; thinning hair; excessive peeling of the palms and soles; muscle aches and pains; increased sensitivity to the sun. But this terapy has some beneficial effects: it reduces acne lesions and improves scarring when the medication usage is discontinued.
Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us.
Wishing you good health!
Dr Suela
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