Beverly Hills Glycolic Peel doctors
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Don Mehrabi, MD
Beverly Hills Dermatologist
9735 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 421, Beverly Hills |
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Rebecca Fitzgerald, MD
Los Angeles Dermatologist
321 N Larchmont Blvd Suite 906, Los Angeles |
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Ashkan Ghavami, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
433 N. Camden Drive Suite 780, Beverly Hills |
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Jon M. Grazer, MD, MPH
Newport Beach Plastic Surgeon
400 Newport Center Dr # 302, Newport Beach |
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Karyn Grossman, MD
Santa Monica Dermatologist
1301 20th St Ste 350, Santa Monica |
Recent Answers
I had my 4th Glycolic Peel (30%) done a month and a half ago, and while the first 3 treatments were great, this one left my skin damaged. What should I do? It first crusted, especially my chin and neck, then when the crusting peeled off after a week, I was left with very red skin that broke out.
Even after the redness and breakouts went away (this took another 2 weeks) my skin became dark (about 4 or 5 shades darker than my normal medium-fair tone), it looks like a thousand fine lines/wrinkles have appeared on my face (I'm only 25 years old) and my chin has tiny bumps all over which just aren't going away. The cosmetic clinic I went to is telling me to give it more time, but I just don't trust them anymore. What should I do?
Thank you for your question.
It does sound like you either had a deeper peel effect or a slight glycolic acid burn; both are normal with glycolic peels and can happen with anyone at any time (yours was the 4th time). Dry skin is usually the cause, and although this happened to you, don't worry. The darkness will take time to resolve and you can do two other things: 1. Wear sunscreen and avoid the sun, and 2. Get a hydroquinone or Triluma prescription to bleach the dark areas.
With time, no matter what it looks like now, it will heal. They always do.
Hope this helps!
I have scars on my legs mostly because of some ingrown hair. Can I remove them with 30% Glycolic Acid Chemical Peel?
Thank you for your question.
Glycolic peels are best used on the face for dark areas (sun damage, melasma) and to refresh the skin. They are not helpful for removing scars, and judging from what you are mentioning, it sounds like you have post inflammatory hyperpigmentation (darkness) rather than actual scarring. While the glycolic 30% would work slightly for this on the face, using it on the leg, while not harmful, may be quite irritating. Rather, I would advise strict sunavoidance, time, and perhaps a bleaching cream to acheive your desired effects. If ingrown hairs continue to be a problem, consider doing laser hair removal so that you don't have to deal with this problem anymore.
Good luck!
I am an African, black woman and my hands and feet were darker than the rest of my body. I had them peeled with Glycolic peel and the color was lightened for 3 days until it started to darken. Now it is darker than it used to be and I'm afraid that it will not improve. What happened? I have also used a hair removal wax. Could this have also caused the skin darkening? What should I do?
Thank you for your question.
It is possible to turn darker after a glycolic peel or other chemical peel in darker skinned patients. It is also possible that a hair removal cream may have irritated you, but that is usually preceded by redness and inflammation prior to the darkening.
At this point, avoid further peels or other procedures. As hard as it may seem to wait, this is your best option and the darkness will eventually fade - it nearly always does. To speed this fading up, ask you dermatologist for a bleaching cream to use once or twice daily, and practice strict sunavoidance.
Hope this helps!
