Irvine Vi Peel doctors
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Nissan Pilest, MD
Irvine Dermatologic Surgeon
16100 Sand Canyon Ave Ste 190, Irvine |
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Recent Answers
I got a Vi Peel 3 days ago and my skin starts to peel off, and the skin turned to brown too. It also was really easy for me to take the dead skin off, so without thinking, I took plenty of the dead skin off, but some of the new skin is pretty red and it hurts a little. I'm wondering, will the redness be gone after the peeling process is over, or it may take longer for my skin to recover?
With any really effective peel, you will see some redness and this is normal.
You should have received instructions not to peel off the loose skin. It is hard to resist, but the body is smart and doesn't shed old skin until new skin is ready for exposure.
Stop assisting the peel. See your dermatologist so you can stay out of the woods on this. You may have created an additional inflammatory state which might need additional treatment with a calming RX or extra UV protection.
Stay out of the heat - including hot showers and saunas, over a stove, in front of a fireplace, exercising which causes you to flush or sweat.
Chemical peels cause purposeful controlled injuries to the skin. But the key here lies in the control. By prematurely peeling off skin before it is ready to be removed, you can actually create an uncontrolled injury and cause problems not only with redness but potential Hyperpigmentation and/or scarring.
See your doctor and 'fess up to not following the post care instructions.
