FLglpguy said:
Tretinoin entered my routine at the same time I started Tirz 2 mos back. So far the loss is only 35lbs, with another 130lbs still to come. My hope was to keep the skin tightening up along the way rather than wait until the weight is off and attempt repairs after the fact. Once this much weight has come off, surgery to deal with loose/sagging skin would be the only route left for me. Up to now there is no loose skin whatsoever. Pool laps and pool weights are part of my workouts, and resistance bands get used daily as well.
Male: 55yr
SW: 386lbs
CW: 351lbs
GW: 220lbs
The starting Tretinoin was .05% CREAM, and in 30 more days I am moving up to .1% GEL. That means a 90 day stretch at .05% cream, then .1% gel from there until the 220lbs goal is reached. DO NOT slather this stuff on. All that is needed is a pea sized dab, very small, placed exactly where you know firmness will matter as the weight comes off.
Every NIGHTIME, a pea sized amount goes under each bicep, on my chin/neck, and on both sides of the lower belly, roughly halfway between belly button and love handles. 5 tiny pea sized amounts...THAT'S IT! Cream and gel do not behave the same. Cream came first for me, hoping it would be the gentler option, and it has been. Gel reaches deeper and the response comes faster. The .1% gel decision is because after 3 mos at .05% tolerance will be higher, and by then I will also be further along in the weight loss #'s. Once the big #'s of 75lbs, 100lbs down, etc... arrive, I want the full effect of the medication working for me.
Once again, my strong suggestion is that nobody decides more is better. IT IS NOT. Do some reading on this cream. It is prescription for a reason, and it stays in your bloodstream. Acne is its usual indication, which makes it useful for those of us on T or HGH trying to keep the scars and bumps from breakouts under control.
I would love to hear your thoughts and/or experience with this or with similar creams you have used or think may work.
