Chicago TCA Peel doctors
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Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
880 W Central Rd Suite 3100, Arlington Heights |
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Karol A. Gutowski, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
Northbrook |
2 answers | |
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Edward Lack, MD
Chicago Dermatologist
2350 Ravine Way Suite 400, Glenview |
2 answers | |
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Peter E. Johnson, MD
Des Plaines Plastic Surgeon
8901 West Golf Road Ste. 204, Des Plaines |
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1 answer |
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Laurie Casas, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
2050 Pfingsten Road Suite 270, Glenview |
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Recent Answers
About 6 weeks ago I did a 45% tca peel on a mark on my back (It was a bit high i know) and it has since fully healed, but it has left a slight dark brown mark around where the tca was applied. I was wondering if I did another tca peel in the same area (probably around 10-15%) would it get rid of the hyperpigmentation?
In most cases, a peel won't improve hyperpigmentation caused by a previous peel. Ask your doctor if a bleaching agent would be useful.
My recent 20% peel made me really red/swollen and did not even begin to really peel for 5 days and remained quite red for another week or so. There is so much variance with peoples experiences with the 20% TCA I'm wondering if mine was actually deeper or is my skin less tolerant than some. Thanks so much for your opinion.
The effects of a 20% TCA peel can vary as does skin type, and it seems best to delay facelift until your skin has fully recovered from the peel, perhaps four weeks. The second peel could be applied again after the facelift has fully healed in six to eight weeks. If your 'response' to the 20% peel was so strong, you might consider a second 20% peel rather than the 35% strength.
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