Wrinkle cream may help reduce stretch marks Michigan researchers say 10 patients saw lines shrink over six months

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: May 15, 1996 | Copyright information

Retin-A can help self-conscious teenagers get past acne and soften the wrinkles of the middle-aged. Now, researchers say, it may shrink stretch marks from pregnancy or obesity.

Tretinoin, the active ingredient in Retin-A acne cream and Renova wrinkle cream, shrank stretch marks 14% lengthwise and 8% in width among 10 patients who rubbed it on daily for six months, researchers said.

Twelve people with similar stretch marks who were given a dummy cream saw their stretch marks ...

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