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Retin-A Does NOT Cause Rosacea   Message List  
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Just re-stating Dr. Nase's point-- Retin-A does NOT cause rosacea it
does irritate your genetic disposition to rosacea, which may or may
not lead to rosacea.


-Scott
Thu Feb 10, 2005 1:53 am

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Just re-stating Dr. Nase's point-- Retin-A does NOT cause rosacea it does irritate your genetic disposition to rosacea, which may or may not lead to rosacea. ... 		sgekberg
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3:03 am

Scott, The bottom line is that if a doctor thinks or knows you have pre- rosacea, then he/she should never prescribe retin-A or any derivative. It is not...
celticgirlie3
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4:54 pm

Scott, I am not sure which thread I was posting about regarding Retin-A, but it is best said by Elizabeth below -- retin-A will cause rosacea to surface in...
Dr. Geoffrey Nase, PhD
drnase2000
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8:55 pm

Whoops, meant to send this to the group too...! Hi Elizabeth, Funny story on Retin-A (kind-of sad too). I grew up as a military brat. Nearly all of my friends...
ian
csciian
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4:52 am

My main concern was with the loose use of the word "cause". "Retin-A will cause rosacea to surface in most cases." I definitely agree with this, but if it was...
sgekberg
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3:56 pm

Scott, Although the fundamental cause of rosacea could be considered genetic, use of Retin-A could be considered a causative factor. It is conceivable that a...
fsmab2
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