TOPICAL RETINOIC ACID (TRETINOIN) FOR PHOTOAGING - CONCEPTIONS AND MISPERCEPTIONS

Authors
KLIGMAN AM
Citation
Am. Kligman, TOPICAL RETINOIC ACID (TRETINOIN) FOR PHOTOAGING - CONCEPTIONS AND MISPERCEPTIONS, Cutis, 57(3), 1996, pp. 142
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
Cutis → ACNP
ISSN journal
00114162
Volume
57
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0011-4162(1996)57:3<142:TRA(FP>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration has just approved an emollient cream (Renova(R), Ortho Pharmaceuticals) containing 0.05 percent retinoic ac id for the treatment of dermatoheliosis, This term encompasses the cli nical stigmata of the photoaged face. The labeling indicates that Reno va(R) can enhance the appearance of photodamaged skin by effacing fine wrinkles, lightening hyperpigmented ''age spots,'' reducing roughness , and improving the overall texture of the surface.