{"id":1058,"date":"2014-04-17T20:39:59","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T20:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surgerytoday.com\/education\/?p=1058"},"modified":"2014-04-19T06:52:30","modified_gmt":"2014-04-19T06:52:30","slug":"when-to-restart-tretinoin-after-an-obagi-blue-peel-radiance-peel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surgerytoday.com\/education\/when-to-restart-tretinoin-after-an-obagi-blue-peel-radiance-peel\/","title":{"rendered":"When to restart Tretinoin after an Obagi Blue Peel Radiance Peel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I got this question today, and it&#8217;s a question we address constantly. \u00a0I thought I&#8217;d write about restarting facial topical Tretinoin after a Blue Peel Radiance (Obagi) Peel treatment on the face.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/surgerytoday.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/product-image_95_blue-peel-radience.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1061\" src=\"https:\/\/surgerytoday.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/product-image_95_blue-peel-radience-300x284.png\" alt=\"Obagi Blue Peel Radiance in Modesto, CA\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surgerytoday.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/product-image_95_blue-peel-radience-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/surgerytoday.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/product-image_95_blue-peel-radience.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>When should I re-start Tretinoin again after I receive a <a title=\"blue peel radiance in Modesto, CA\" href=\"https:\/\/surgerytoday.com\/modesto-plastic-surgery\/modesto-chemical-peels\/index.htm\">Blue Peel Radiance Peel <\/a>(Obagi)?<\/h3>\n<p>The quick answer is about 6 days to restart your <a title=\"tretinoin in our Modesto, California office\" href=\"https:\/\/surgerytoday.com\/education\/tag\/retin-a\/\">tretinoin, also known as Retin-A (among other names).<\/a>\u00a0 The range for most patients would be 4-8 days. \u00a0Some can restart sooner if there wasn&#8217;t too much irritation from the <a title=\"Obagi skin care\" href=\"http:\/\/www.obagi.com\/\">Obagi <\/a>Blue Peel Radiance.<\/p>\n<p>The problem of starting Tretioin too soon after a Blue Peel Radiance is that your skin may become too irritated and uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<p>The same goes for restarting all the other Obagi Nu-Derm skin care products which may have been stopped &#8211; such as Exfoderm, Exfoderm Forte.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone&#8217;s skin is a little different and every esthetician, doctor, dermatologist, surgeon, nurse has a different plan. \u00a0My guideline of about 6 days works for us at <a title=\"Plastic Surgery in Modesto\" href=\"http:\/\/www.SurgeryToday.com\">Surgical Artistry, Modesto<\/a>. \u00a0But please consult your own practitioner for their own preferences. \u00a0Our plastic surgery office is directed by Dr. Tammy Wu, Plastic Surgeon and we are located in Modesto, California. \u00a0Different locations and <a title=\"Pollen and climate in Modesto, CA\" href=\"https:\/\/surgerytoday.com\/education\/modesto-pollen-and-weather-recording\/\">different climates on the skin<\/a> affect these recommendations on returning back to tretinoin use.<\/p>\n<h3>Other important aftercare instructions for Obagi Blue Peel Radiance Chemical Peel:<\/h3>\n<p><a style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\" title=\"Obagi tear sheet on after care instructions for blue peel radiance\" href=\"http:\/\/obagi.com\/sites\/default\/files\/bluepeel_ttearpad.pdf\">Download the Blue Peel RADIANCE After-care Card here<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\"> or with the below link.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>http:\/\/obagi.com\/sites\/default\/files\/bluepeel_ttearpad.pdf<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The pdf file above will talk about the importance of applying <a title=\"Sunscreen article by Calvin Lee, MD in Modesto, CA\" href=\"https:\/\/surgerytoday.com\/calvin-lee\/cme\/sunscreen\/index.htm\">Sunscreen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"sunscreens in Modesto, CA\" href=\"https:\/\/surgerytoday.com\/calvin-lee\/cme\/sunscreen\/index.htm\">Article on Modesto Sunscreen choices to fight aging<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Zinc as a superior ingredient in our Modesto sunscreens\" href=\"https:\/\/surgerytoday.com\/education\/sunscreen-uva-vs-uvb-chart\/\">Article on the importance of Zinc in our Sunscreens in Modesto, CA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>When to consider another Blue Peel Radiance Chemical Peel.<\/h3>\n<p>One can consider another Blue Peel Radiance <a title=\"Chemical Peels in Modesto, CA\" href=\"https:\/\/surgerytoday.com\/modesto-plastic-surgery\/modesto-chemical-peels\/index.htm\">chemical peel<\/a> about 1 month later. \u00a0Theoretically, one can consider a repeat Blue Peel Radiance as close as 2 weeks apart. \u00a0The purpose of &#8220;stacking&#8221; the peels closer together is to continue to get better results. \u00a0After about a series of 5 peels, the improvement is at it&#8217;s maximum, and then the goal is maintenance which may be achieved with continued peels every 2-3 months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I got this question today, and it&#8217;s a question we address constantly. \u00a0I thought I&#8217;d write about restarting facial topical Tretinoin after a Blue Peel Radiance (Obagi) Peel treatment on the face. When should I re-start Tretinoin again after I receive a Blue Peel Radiance Peel (Obagi)? 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