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Picato and Redness: What Users Say

Redness: mentioned by 3 users (15.0%)

Based on user experiences from 20 Picato reviews, the following table shows the most commonly mentioned side effects.

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burning 25.0%
pain 25.0%
dry skin 20.0%
blisters 15.0%
redness 15.0%

Reviews for Picato

Commonly mentioned side effects
  • cra...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • January 19, 2018

For Actinic Keratosis "This drug cost $841.24 for 3 little tubes of medicine with a very small amount of Picato in each tube. I applied it on my forehead as directed for 3 days, the infected area turned red, scabbed over, and healed nicely. Approximately 1 month later, my condition started to reappear, and several months later, I am in the same condition that I looked prior to my using this drug. It did nothing for me."

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  • Pat...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 1, 2019

For Actinic Keratosis "Started burning within 30 minutes. My cheeks were red as if severely sunburned. The burning subsided after 3 hours. My cheeks stayed red. The next morning, my face was swollen. Three days later, there are still red blotches all over my face. The skin is extremely dry and cracky. I pray my skin will recover its softness at some point. Needless to say, I did not apply on Day 2."

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  • Lyn...
  • March 15, 2020

For Actinic Keratosis "It’s been 4 months since I used Picato gel on my entire face. (I have 6 areas of AK to be treated.) I still have redness, and my skin has completely changed. It’s very dry and rough. My face used to be really oily. I exfoliate once or twice a week and have been using Beautycounter products for 3 months without any change. Another thing I’ve noticed is small acne-like whiteheads where the redness is the most noticeable. (Forehead, nose, chin.) Has anyone else experienced this? Will it ever get better? :-("

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