Watch RETIN-A MICRO® (tretinoin gel) microsphere, 0.04%/0.1% Mechanism of Action
Take a video journey through the mechanism of action of RETIN-A MICRO® to gain a fresh understanding of the process by which tretinoin reduces comedones and inflammatory lesions.
Watch microsphere technology as it calms the potentially irritating “burst” effect of tretinoin by dispersing medication in the skin slowly over time.*1
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- *Permeation of tretinoin through hairless mouse skin from gels containing either freely dispersed tretinoin 0.1% gel or tretinoin gel 0.1% entrapped in a Microsponge® delivery system.
- Reference:
- 1.Embil K, Nacht S. The Microsponge® Delivery System (MDS): a topical delivery system with reduced irritancy incorporating multiple triggering mechanisms for the release of actives. J Microencapsul. 1996;13(5):575-588.
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