“Wonderful Results from a Very...”

I had heard of Dr. Pearson through a mutual friend, being new to the area I didn't know who the best and most trustworthy doctors are yet. I have melasma on my face and it has bothered me for years and it was finally time to do something about it. I went to Dr. Pearson and he gave me a thorough exam, asked excellent questions and recommended a series of chemical peels and the addition... more

“Self Chemical Peel Burned Layers of...”

I wanted to use peels to help with my acne scars, it made matters worse. My nose is red for whatever i don't know. It produced an adverse effect and burned  the top layers of my nose? or got it infected? acne? i don't know. I used salicylic acid, glycolic acid and lactic acid at diff times over the course of a month or two (peels from skin laboratory). It made my nose permanately red... more

“Results Better Than I Thought for...”

I had pretty good skin to start with but there were some things I wanted to improve. Not only did the chemical peel improve the items I wanted to address but it also had some other benefits. ***The texture of the skin in my tear troughs under my eyes was crepe like and would make the concealer look "cakey". The skin texture has been dramatically improved. The surprise is that my... more

“Melanage Chemical Peel - Pasadena, CA”

I am overall quite happy with the results. My discoloration (from acne scars and sun damage) are almost gone, my skin is less oily, my pores are smaller and some wrinkles are less noticeable. I'd recommend the treatment to a friend. Absolutely! I'm also considering doing it again in a year or so. The two things that I disliked were: 1. The first two days, I had a severe, scary... more

“Too Many Chemical Peels, is It a Bad...”

I decided to have the chemical peel done because I was told by a medical spa it is a great procedure to do at my age (26) to improve my skin, making it firmer, correcting the pigmentation and improving wrinkles. So, I have tried it 3 times in 3 months and this 3rd time, my skin feels like it burns a bit when I put moisturizing lotion on and my skin is peeling a ton now, more so than the... more

“I Love my Do-it-yourself At-home...”

I'm very fair skinned and sunburn easily. With all sunburns I've suffered--especially as a kid because my stepmother thought frequent sunbathing/sunburning would result in a "base tan" that would eventually keep me from burning any more....NOT TRUE!!!--I concluded that I would start aging fairly rapidly if I didn't start dealing with my skin early (in my twenties). I started with a DIY... more