It seemed as if the never-ending quest for a fountain of youth had finally found its treasure -- in a tube of Retin-A acne cream. Word spread slowly from medical circles in the mid-1980s that the drug could smooth away those wrinkles that years of sun damage had engrained on millions of faces. Spurred by votes of confidence from doctors across the country, all the major television networks and a host of large-circulation magazines touted Retin-A as a so-called "miracle drug" by late 1988. Eve...
