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Below are Renova (Tretinoin) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 25 ratings/reviews, Renova has an overall score of 6.80. The effectiveness score is 6.88 and the side effect score is 6.96. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Renova review by 61 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | |   |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | hyperpigmentation |
| Dosage & duration: | | .1% (dosage frequency: 1x every other night) for the period of 1 year |
| Other conditions: | | facial wrinkles |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Tretinoin, used in conjunction with the Obagi regimen, greatly reduced facial hyperpigmention which was due to hormones and sun damage. |
| Side effects: | | Severe redness, burning and peeling occurred in the first 6-8 months of use, but gradually dissipated. |
| Comments: | | Tretinoin (pea size) was blended on the back of the hand with an equal amount of Blender (#5 step in the Obagi system). The mixture was then applied to the face, neck and chest avoiding the eyes and lips. The residual cream remaining on the hand was spread on the back of the hands to reduce "age spots". No noticeable side effects were evident on the hands, but the procedure was effective. Care was taken not to expose the treated areas to sunlight. |
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| | Renova review by 40 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Acne |
| Dosage & duration: | | Apply once daily (dosage frequency: once a day) for the period of One month |
| Other conditions: | | wrinkles |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Wrinles seemed less defined |
| Side effects: | | Rash, red eyes |
| Comments: | | Apply once dayly |
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| | Renova review by 62 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Marginally Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | aging skin, wrinkles, sag |
| Dosage & duration: | | 0.05% (dosage frequency: 1 x at night) for the period of 6 mo & continuing to use |
| Other conditions: | | age spots |
| Other drugs taken: | | Flonase | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Hoping that contuined use will imporve my age spots and skin firmness. |
| Side effects: | | Tight feeling of my facial skin. Drier skin than normal requiring more applications of moisturizer. |
| Comments: | | I wash my face with a sulfate free cleanser and rinse. Wait 20 minutes and then apply the Renova cream to my face and around my eyes and mouth. Also slightly under my chin. I've found Renova irritates my neck skin making is red and itching. |
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| | Renova review by 24 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | acne |
| Dosage & duration: | | .025 (dosage frequency: every now and then) for the period of 2 years |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | retin-A | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | good for skin |
| Side effects: | | none |
| Comments: | | take alongside .05 retin-A treatment alternative, good stuff |
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| | Renova review by 60 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | aging skin on face |
| Dosage & duration: | | 0.1% & 0.5 % (dosage frequency: once at night) for the period of 2 years |
| Other conditions: | | peeling, redness |
| Other drugs taken: | | blood pressure, hormones | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | I feel the treatment was very helpful in keeping my skin clear looking,and i think somewhat tighter, it also gave my face a healthy color and appearance ,it was less dull the way aging skin can become. I also think it did keep some lines at bay.it gave me a much improved appearance,i have been using renova for a few years and I will continue to use this cream for a long time to come. |
| Side effects: | | peeling for the first few weeks and a lot of redness in the first 2 weeks also. |
| Comments: | | in the evening after washing my face lightly without hard rubbing ,using a mild face cleanser, i would let it dry for a good half hour then apply the renova cream also lightly no hard rubing in ,then let it be absorbed into skin. |
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| | Renova review by 40 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Acne |
| Dosage & duration: | | 0.025% (dosage frequency: daily) for the period of 2 years |
| Other conditions: | | slight skin discoloration |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Cleared the adul acne quickly and also helped with discoloration. |
| Side effects: | | Redness and skin sensitivity |
| Comments: | | Used once each night after cleansing with a mild, soap-free cleanser. Used a sunscreen of SPF 15 daily. |
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| | Renova review by 18 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | acne |
| Dosage & duration: | | 0.025% (dosage frequency: once a day) for the period of three months |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | tetracycline | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Reduced acne |
| Side effects: | | dry, peeling skin
redness
sometimes stings |
| Comments: | | Tetracycline 4 times a day (2 times) and tretinoin at night |
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| | Renova review by 32 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | acne |
| Dosage & duration: | | topical 1xdaily (dosage frequency: once daily) for the period of three months |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Once the side effects wore off, I was left with much smoother skin, and less acne. I noticed a reduction in fine lines and wrinkles, and an overall better texture to my skin. |
| Side effects: | | Initially, I had irritated, red, flaking, peeling skin in the areas I applied the lotion. |
| Comments: | | apply small amount to affected area once daily. apply in circular motion until fully absorbed |
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| | Renova review by 52 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Marginally Effective |
| Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | anti aging |
| Dosage & duration: | | .05 (dosage frequency: every day) for the period of two years |
| Other conditions: | | wrinkles |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | At first, there was some minor improvement in the texture of my skin but then it began to degrade the area around my eye. The skin became thinner in appearance and more and more dry. It seemed to be harming my skin. At that point my dermotologist said my skin may be too sensitive. I do not feel that I have sensitive skin because while I may have a pale color skin, it has a olive tone. I do not sunburn very easily. Then I switched to ROC but had similar results. |
| Side effects: | | Dry and thinning skin. |
| Comments: | | I followed the directions which were to increase it gradually.
Another drug that I have had success with is hydroquinone. It does bleach out my melasma very well but it takes perservance and regularity in its application. |
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| | Renova review by 49 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | aging skin, few break-outs, hyperpigmentation |
| Dosage & duration: | | use daily on affected areas; .o5% (dosage frequency: i use daily under moisturizer) for the period of several years |
| Other conditions: | | rosacea, some adult acne, drier skin with aging, few wrinkles with aging |
| Other drugs taken: | | glycolic acid 20%, Noritate for Rosacea | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | My skin is clear and people have complimented me on the appearance of my complexion. My rosacea is under control, my hyperpigmentation is fading |
| Side effects: | | No side effects except that I notice my skin is a bit tighter/drier, but this could be because it's winter and I need a much better day/night moisturizer. |
| Comments: | | I alternate glycolic acid 20% cream, tretinoin .05% cream, or Noritate cream under day or night moisturizer (ie a different treatment applied morning and night; the next day starts with treatment not used previously) |
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| | Renova review by 38 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Marginally Effective |
| Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Acne, wrinkles |
| Dosage & duration: | | .05% (dosage frequency: 1x daily) for the period of 1 year |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | I experienced a some evening of skin tone, somewhat smaller pores and very slight improvement in crowes feet |
| Side effects: | | itchy skin, burning sensation on face, rash and scaling/peeling |
| Comments: | | During the first 6 to 8 weeks, my skin became scaly, itchy and rashy. After 8 weeks my skin began to tolerate the cream a little better but it continued to itch and burn even after one year of use. I never used more then a pea size per the insturctions but the itching, dryness and rash never went away. It was very difficult to wear an type of makeup that didnt irritate my skin, while using this product. I made the mistake of using this product under my eyes, i learned later that this cream is not intended for use under eyes and due to the drying affect of this product, it did make the fine llines under my eyes appear worse.
I did not see any improvement of the acne on my cheek, and in fact, suffered worse acne while using Tretinoin. |
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| | Renova review by 29 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Acne & sun damaged skin |
| Dosage & duration: | | .04% cream (dosage frequency: every night) for the period of 1 month (ongoing) |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | minocycline | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | The skin texture appears improved after only 4 weeks of use. I have much acne less breakouts and day by day I see a steady improvement. My skin is much smoother than before and starts having a beautiful glow (which it hasn't had in years!) |
| Side effects: | | I did have slight skin irritation during the first 2 weeks of use and after the second week I started having a few acne cysts (which is apparently a normal skin reaction during the first weeks of treatment). Nevertheless, I asked my doctor to put me on minocycline in order to avoid additional acne scars. This combination (Retin-A-Micro & Mincycline) works wonders! |
| Comments: | | I apply a thin layer of retin-a-micro gel every night after cleansing on my face and onto the acne prone areas on the chest. In order to avoid skin irritation, I used as little gel as possible during the first weeks. I think this is why I had only minor side effects. My skin has started to be used to the medication and I therefore can now use a bit more (though still a thin layer). |
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| | Renova review by 53 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Cystic acne on chin and jaw |
| Dosage & duration: | | 10 mg taken once per day for the period of 3 months |
| Other conditions: | | n/a |
| Other drugs taken: | | n/a | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Hormonal cysts cleared up and did not recur after 3 years. My lips were rather dry and I had to moisturise them frquently. But the treatment was 100% effective and entirely worthwhile. |
| Side effects: | | Dry lips. Greater need for sun protection. |
| Comments: | | I took the medication for 3 months and my cystic acne disappeared. I had my liver function monitored during the treatment. All went smoothly. |
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| | Renova review by 62 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Ineffective |
| Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | wrinkles |
| Dosage & duration: | | 5% (dosage frequency: every day) for the period of a week |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | none-i wanted to see some skin improvement of wrinkles but the side ffects of buning and redness were too severe to wait-not sure ahat else I can say here-i just discontinued the use-had to |
| Side effects: | | burning and redness, had to stop using-it was therefore not effective for me-either my skin was too fragile or the product was just too strong for someone y age perhaps |
| Comments: | | apply cream at night-that is what i was told-i had used it years ago when i was much younger and it was fine then-just not suitable for older more fragile skin i suppose |
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| | Renova review by 39 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Adult acne |
| Dosage & duration: | | .05 (dosage frequency: once a year) for the period of 4 years |
| Other conditions: | | None |
| Other drugs taken: | | None | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Improved skin condition. Blackheads are noticibly smaller and the the pores are not as noticeable. Fine wrinckles have been minimized. My skin is no longer so oily which I like. |
| Side effects: | | Minimal flaking if a few days of application was missed. A bit more sensitiveness to other creams that have hydroxy acids. |
| Comments: | | Nightly application of the prescription cream for 4 years. |
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| | Renova review by 53 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | facial skin |
| Dosage & duration: | | .05% (dosage frequency: once a day) for the period of still use - over several years |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | My skin looked much better and my pores became much smaller. Many people remarked that I had a much smoother look. Also kept wrinkles from forming. |
| Side effects: | | Scaly patches on the sides of my face that would come and go. |
| Comments: | | Used a daily portion about the size of a pea (or smaller) and rubbed thinly over my face and under my eyes. |
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| | Renova review by 55 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Marginally Effective |
| Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | aging |
| Dosage & duration: | | 1x/day (dosage frequency: 1x/day) for the period of 3 mos |
| Other conditions: | | gave me rosasae like symptoms |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | smoother cheeks, skin, No other benefits. |
| Side effects: | | red bumps, scaley dryness, breakouts around nose and chin, rash on neck and chest. Did not like the smell of the product. Took months to reverse the rash around nose and on chin. Had to try numerous other products to reverse side effects. Skin became extremely sensitive to all other products. |
| Comments: | | use 1 x / day--stopped use. Easy to use. |
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| | Renova review by 38 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | prevent aging, improve skin |
| Dosage & duration: | | 0.02% (dosage frequency: daily) for the period of 1 year |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | The product helped skin to look healthy, helped a small amount to reduce pigmentation and wrinkling. The product helped to maintain the skin at it's current level with some improvement in look. The 60 gm tube lasted almost a year and so it was an affordable treatment for the skin. |
| Side effects: | | face became easily red and irritated with exercise, wind, cold temperatures. I could not find a cleanser that did not irritate my face. I tried several cleansers and had to use a product made for sensitive skin such as cetaphil or neutrogena. Make-up also became and issue due to the sensitivity of the skin. It would take over an hour for my skin to calm down after and irritant. |
| Comments: | | Apply renova at bedtime waiting atleast 30 minutes after washing face. I had to extend the time I waited after washing to an hour to try to reduce the sensitivity of my skin. I also applied the renova every other day during the summer or times when I knew there would be a skin irritant to try and reduce sensitivity. |
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| | Renova review by 33 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | wrinkles |
| Dosage & duration: | | 0.025% (dosage frequency: 1 daily) for the period of 1 year |
| Other conditions: | | sun damage |
| Other drugs taken: | | None | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | The treatmeant benifits are that I showed a slight decrease in wrinkles. I really think that if used with other products it could be better. I also used sunscreen everyday. I really didn't see a difference in the sagging of the skin . I thought it would help with collagen production. I am continuing to use the product. I hope I see a difference.
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| Side effects: | | The side effects are dry skin. I can't wax my eyebrows without having the skin peeled off. I know they say to stop 3 days before you wax but it doesn't help. Also, living in florida, my skin became very sensitive to the sunlight. I also get a slight tingling when I apply my sunblock or lotion. |
| Comments: | | I went to my doctor and asked for a wrinkle treatment. He give me some samples of the creame. He then wrote me out a year prescription of the creame. He told me to apply it twice a day but, if my skin becomes dry, to reduce it to one a day. I preceeded to do that and it stopped some of the dryness. |
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| | Renova review by 53 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Cystic acne on chin and jaw |
| Dosage & duration: | | 10 mg taken once per day for the period of 3 months |
| Other conditions: | | n/a |
| Other drugs taken: | | n/a | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Eliminated hormonal cysts; 3 years with no recurrence. |
| Side effects: | | Dry lips. |
| Comments: | | Roaccutane was prescribed for late onset adult acne consisting of large cysts on the chin and jaw. Improvement was observed within 10 days. Liver function was monitored. Complete remission of all symptoms for over 3 years. A highly satisfactory outcome. |
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| | Renova review by 35 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | wrinkles |
| Dosage & duration: | | pea size amount, once daily (dosage frequency: once daily) for the period of 3 weeks |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | azothioprine | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | My skin was much smoother and the pore size seemed to shrink. Wrinkles were dimininshed and age spots lightened. |
| Side effects: | | I developed acne that continnued to worsen until I stopped using it. I had peeling and redness around my chin and peeling on my forehead. |
| Comments: | | Each night I washied my face with a mild clanser and waited for 20 minutes as reccommended by the prescription instructions. I then applied a pea size amount of the treatment to my entire face. I stopped using all the other skin care products I had been using before such as astringents, & benzoil peroxide. My skin became very dry and peeled off during the day. Ane I developed large bumps and shallow flat white pussy blemishes all over my face, particularly on my chin & forehead. I could see, however, that without this the texture and pore size improving, and my wrinkles on my forehead and around my eyes were noticably improving. I discontinued use after 3 weeks and went back to using benzoil peroxide to try to calm down the acne. After 2 weeks it is starting to get better, but my skin is rougher now and the winkles and lines around my eyes are back to the way they were before I started the treatment. |
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| | Renova review by 55 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | wrinkles |
| Dosage & duration: | | thin layer (dosage frequency: daily) for the period of six mos |
| Other conditions: | | large pores |
| Other drugs taken: | | HRT | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Some reduction in wrinkles and pores were observied, but I'm not sure if it's the Renova or the Fraxel or the combination. |
| Side effects: | | Slight irritation at first with Renova. Fraxel treatments cause swelling and redness for a few days. Not too bad. But the Renova will sometimes cause skin to peel off and flake - looks bad but only lasts a day. |
| Comments: | | I'm doing Fraxel treatements once every 4-6 wks, combined with Renova every night (except right after the Fraxel treatment). Some improvement has been observed. |
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| | Renova review by 27 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | sun damage & fine lines |
| Dosage & duration: | | 0.05% (dosage frequency: 3 times per week) for the period of 1 year |
| Other conditions: | | n/a |
| Other drugs taken: | | n/a | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Skin in certain areas (e.g. forehead, cheeks) sun damage became less noticeable. Fine lines have slightly improved. However fine lines on the lower eyelids have become worse. It was therefore, not used on fine lines on the lower eyelids the entire 1 year. I have used it approximately 4 months out of the 1 year in this area. It made it crease up and look wrinkled |
| Side effects: | | Dry skin. Flaky Skin. Breakouts during the first 6-8 weeks.
Irritation to my lips even though I do not apply it here. My lips feel sore by the next morning. Under eyes creasing up |
| Comments: | | Renova applied once at nightime approx 20 minutes after cleansing. If skin was particularly dry a light moisturiser would be applied approximately 20 minutes after the Renova was applied |
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| | Renova review by 43 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | melasma |
| Dosage & duration: | | 0.025% (dosage frequency: once per day) for the period of 4 weeks |
| Other conditions: | | wrinkles |
| Other drugs taken: | | Hydroquinone | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Faint pigmentation started to disappear after ten days of use, and dark ones continued to become lighter. Overall, skin became smoother and lighter after cleansing. |
| Side effects: | | Sever redness and scaling occurred especially around the chin and the cheek, which could not be covered with makeup. Mild itching sensation was a little disturbing to focus at work. |
| Comments: | | Applied at night, after cleansing the face, more than thirty minutes before going to bed. Used ~1 cm of the cream for entire face and neck, followed with 4% Hydroquinone solution. When swelling occurred, application was omitted until it disappears, which usually took place in 24 hours. |
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| | Renova review by 50 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | wrinkles |
| Dosage & duration: | | .05 (dosage frequency: nightly) for the period of 30 years |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | smoother skin,less lines on the face and neck area,collagen in skin is firmer and supple |
| Side effects: | | mild flaking, skin can become red and senatize must wear 30 block suncreen |
| Comments: | | wash face,wait 20 minutes then applied a pea size to dry skin always wear a good suncreen about thirthy percent. Make sure to apply every two hours |
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