Hi,

I'll be turning 40 in seven weeks and I just started using tretinoin a week ago. Actually, I used it in combination with the Obagi system a few years ago with good results, but let it lapse.

So I'm really excited to try CPs mostly for the loose skin under my neck. I'd also like to work on my puffy eyelids (upper and lower), but my neck is the priority.

So, I have a few questions:

What products should I use to start? I'm on a slightly limited budget at the moment, so just the necessities for now would be great. And when? From checking the forum, I see that if I use CPs at night, I apply the tretinoin at least 30 minutes later, right?

Being that I want to look the same or better on my big day, is seven weeks enough time to get over the possible side effects, or should I wait until after?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Signe

Neutrogena funded a number of 6 weeks facial studies and found good effects at this time.

These are general starting instructions for rebuilding skin. But everyone's skin is different, so it may take some experimenting to find what works best for yourself.

The process of rebuilding skin with our method is slow, but not irritating. Reducing wrinkles and skin lesions is much slower. But even very strong Retin-A takes about 2 years to reduce major wrinkles at the price of chronic redness and irritation.

Look at http://www.reverseskinaging.com/pictures.html and http://reverseskinaging.com/nasolabial.html and read the comments.

For your face.....

Our serums work best on oily skin areas like the T-Zone and the creams are best for drier skin areas. The fastest actions are on general skin tone and "glow".

The best results for wrinkle reduction, pore reduction, and skin tightening that that we hear from our clients are:

1.Use a very mild cleanser such our Gentle Clean. Do not over cleanse your skin. Use biological healing oils such as squalane or emu oil to remove make up.

2.Our Serums are best on sensitive skin or oily outbreak-prone skin. Our creams work best of dryer skin areas. Sebum Be Gone helps reduce excess facial sebum.

3.In the morning, use CP Serum in the morning followed by Emu Oil-S for Skin. Start with 2 drops of each daily for your face and increase the amount slowly. If your skin feels oily, blot off the excess oil with a tissue. Later you might change to Super CP Serum.

4.For your eyes, read http://store.reverseskinaging....s.asp?ProductCode=26 This is a difficult area but it can be rebuilt and the skin around the eyes tightened.

5.At night, you might alternate Exfol Cream or our new LacSal Cream and Protect & Restore #3 - a high retinol cream. If you have problems with acne, then use Retinol-free P&R#2.

6.Many women also use Super Cop at night, but you should use the other products before you move to this very strong product.

7.The Day Cover can be used for protection when outside.

8.SRCPs and retinoic acid applied together often work very well and gives a stronger action than SRCPs alone.

9.Daily supplements of 1 gram Vitamin C and 1 gram MSM also help rebuild skin proteins. 1 gram of Flaxseed Oil Borage Oil or Primrose Oil, which contains high levels of gamma linolenic acid, helps some people with chronic dermatitis.

10.Stress inhibits skin renewal and skin repair by increasing blood cortisol. Taking 50 to 100 mgs daily of DHEA for a few months may help block the cortisol effect and stimulates skin repair.

11.Regular aerobic exercise floods more blood into the skin and speeds skin repair and scar reduction.

12.Microdermabrasion cloths (cost about $10) often help remove older skin.

13. Skin needle rollers also can help skin remodeling. But do not use them more than every 1 or 2 weeks. Be certain to effectively wash the rollers after use and sterilize it before further use.

Also take a look at http://reverseskinaging.com/tighten.html

Thank you, Dr. Pickart, for your response. I really appreciate it.