"i have been using atralin for a month now.  though most users had seen significant improvement within 12 months, i&#039;ve seen my face improved within the first week.  i&#039;ve always had mild-moderate acne since i was 12 for the past 20 years and had never thought of going to the dermatologist until a month ago when my esthetician tried to introduce retin-a/treninoid to me during a facial.  my face did not have the initial breakout like most people and only a little peeling that lasted for a week, but of course, that was resolved with exfoliating my face.  though i still have some acne, my dermatologist saw me today and said that they will go away with time and not leave a scar.  since the first week, i had noticed the smoothness on my skin."