Hi there,

I'm looking for some advice from those of you who are users of Retin-A or other prescription retinoids.

I've been using Retin-A Micro for 2 months. I started at twice a week, went to every other night for a while, and then tried every night. I had major flakes and sensitivity from every night usage, so I'm sticking to every other for now. I still have annoying flakes, but not as bad.

My question is does the flaky skin ever stop? I guess I can deal with it for the benefits this stuff is hopefully going to provide, but I really don't know what to do because I'm getting married in 6 weeks and I don't want to have flaky gross skin on my wedding day.

Do you think if I just keep on, the flakes will stop within 6 more weeks? Or, should I stop using it for a bit before my wedding? If so, do you think a week is long enough to stop to make the flakes go away?

Thanks so much! I'm learning so much around here!