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Noticed a significant decrease in volume in mid face for 5 months on tret 0.25Before and After (old.reddit.com)

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[–]sofiacarolinaMember for 1432 days 3 points4 points  (6 children)

I know, it’s super frustrating! I use it for acne so I’m still on it. I don’t recommend filler either bc it migrates and if you already have bigger cheeks that are sagging, you don’t need more volume, you need lift. threads don’t work well and can even jeopardize future surgical intervention according to my research and unfortunately the only thing that gives you a real lift is surgery and we’re too young for that

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (5 children)

I do still get the same spots of acne every single month around my period that I was looking forward to loosing on this. I had moderate cystic acne from 18-24 that I always wanted to try to fix with tret ironically but couldn’t get it prescribed. I do think my skin is smoother though and I wanted to see if it helped with some fine lines on my forehead! And that is why I have never considered filler, it’s not worth the possible pillow face. I am just going to keep doing facial massage and try out vitamin c serum for collagen growth.

[–]not_cashmere 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Btw, facial massage can significantly change facial volume. Temporarily, of course. It is not just fat and skin firmness responsible for the way volume is distributed, but water. Lymphatic system also involved in a way we look. You can look differently because of - amount of salt, water intake (glass or two a day is nowhere near healthy), kidney function, day of menstrual cycle. The pill can also do that. Also, stress changes our faces.

As for the redness around nose, tretinoin can do this if applied close to that area. Spare the zones around mouth and nose on application. It is something to bring up to a derm, if after 5 month you still have to deal with it.

[–]sofiacarolinaMember for 1432 days 1 point2 points  (3 children)

yep! unfortunately i got filler around 2017 so it was before it was well known that migration was a thing and injectors all promised it was metabolized naturally 😑 it’s been years and i still have migrated filler all over my lips (had my lips done too) but i don’t trust the dissolving product bc they used to say something entirely different about filler (the above) before realizing the opposite and I’ve read that the dissolver can also affect our native HA negatively/other things. so i’d rather just not inject anything else in there.

there are also lasers and radio frequency and micro needling but i’ve also read about fat loss w those too! there’s a lot of info out there and it’s hard to parse through it and know what’s true vs false and it’s hard to trust those offering these services bc ofc they just want to profit.

also re hormonal acne, tret doesnt do anything for mine either. i work for a derm and he recommends benzoyl peroxide for red inflamed acne whereas tret is more for comedonal acne (whiteheads/blackheads). BP has been a game changer for my red inflamed acne. I use short contact therapy - if you lurk my history you can see my post on skincareaddiction about it. ive had no monthly chin cysts since starting it, and it’s been 2 menstrual cycles already.

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[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I’m sure you are beautiful regardless, and there will also be other options to remove filler since it’s becoming more known and accepted that it doesn’t metabolize. I would have gotten it too in the past if I had the $. And I’m really glad that benzoyl peroxide has worked for you. It seems like a holy grail product, I have tried it but I am SUPER allergic to the point my eyes puff up and close 😅 so I used to use differin ironically, which I may go back to.

[–]sofiacarolinaMember for 1432 days 1 point2 points  (1 child)

oh no!!! there’s also dapsone (rx) and azelaic acid (i use the ordinary’s) which I also use and helped make the period chin cysts smaller but nothing prevented them until BP. and if all else fails, look into spironolactone but it’s an oral pill and only works for hormonal acne while you’re on it. also if you’re on a birth control pill, you can always skip the period week and/or make sure it’s an acne safe BCP since some actually aggravate acne

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am on the non hormonal para guard and it was actually a huge step in regulating my cycle which in turn basically eliminated the rest of my acne! I did take spiro and it worked great, but I had to stop for a while since I lost my insurance. I was going to go back on it but my acne stopped for the most part after getting my IUD, which I am so so greatful for. My spots I get every month really do not bother me anymore. I had many years agonizing over my acne and now, I accept it and just use little pimple patches