Freehold TCA Peel doctors

	Sigmund L. Sattenspiel, MD Freehold Facial Plastic Surgeon 1050 West Main St, Freehold		7 answers
	Andrew Miller, MD Edison Facial Plastic Surgeon 1150 Amboy Ave, Edison
	Nikesh K. Patel, MD Freehold Plastic Surgeon 1001 West Main St Suite A , Freehold

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Does a 12% TCA Peel Need to Frost in Order to Work? I bought a tca peel on line and did a patch test on my leg. It did not frost after a couple of coats. I washed it off and nothing happened to my skin. I want to try it on my face but I'm wondering if 12% tca peels frost on your face? How do you know when you have applied enough solution?

A: TCA peel needs higher concentration to work

A 12% TCA peel does very little that is beneficial to the surface of the skin. A frost
will occur with a much stronger concentration, usually at least 35%. Furthermore,
I am not a fan of TCA peels.

If one desires an aggressive approach for significant actinic damage to the skin or wrinkles, I recommend either a phenol type peel or laser resurfacing. In my opinion, the best superficial skin resurfacing is with the use of unbuffered low pH glycolic acid. We perform glycolic peels with 50% unesterified glycolic acid and we recommend home maintenance with the application of an appropriate 10% glycolic acid preparation.

Sigmund L. Sattenspiel, MD

Freehold Facial Plastic Surgeon

TCA and Jessner Peel for Better Results? I have been having TCA 20% peels done so far i have had two and have had minor improvements. I was told that a combination peel would give better results. My surgeon recommended a TCA 20% with a Jessner peel to yield better results. I just want a second opinion to be sure.

A: Adding Jessners to TCA peels will yield better results

A 20% TCA peelis a very minimal peel for facial skin improvement. I prefer 50% Glycolic acid peels with 10% glycolic home maintenance. Nevertheless, if you would like to stay with 20% TCA peels, adding Jessners solution would yield better results than the TCA alone.

Sigmund L. Sattenspiel, MD

Freehold Facial Plastic Surgeon

Is TCA Peels Safe to Use While Pregnant? I recently started to go to the doctors for acne and acne scars she started the TCA treatments and my face has completely cleared up. I would like to continue them, however, I just found out I'm 5 weeks pregnant. Is it safe?

A: TCA Peels during pregnancy may not be safe

I don't think anybody knows for sure and I am not certain that TCA peels safe to use during pregnancy. I suppose there is a possibility of increased chance of post inflammatory hyperpigmentation, especially with higher concentrations of TCA. I doubt whether TCA applications to the skin would affect your pregnancy or your baby but I just don’t know.

Sigmund L. Sattenspiel, MD

Freehold Facial Plastic Surgeon

Freehold TCA Peel reviews

$238 average price for TCA Peel in Freehold
50% of Freehold reviewers said TCA Peel was worth it

	“My 20% TCA Peel for Acne Scarring” I began by pretreating my face with Retin-a and a high % of an AHA.First he swiped Acetone on my face to raise the ph level then he did a Jessner's Peel which is AHA, BHA, and resorcinol. Then he did the 20% TCA Peel. I primarly did the peel to fade acne scarring. It worked great! more
	“Self-administered 11% TCA Peel,...” I did a 11% TCA peel a couple days ago and the results were not good.. Underneath the flaking dry skin was: Blotchy, raw, larger pores than I began with and even darkening of my scars..although texture was baby smooth.. Petrified and infuriated, I decided to do something really dumb and try again (logic being I needed it stronger to work) So I dabbed 2 quick coats of the 11% ontop of the... more
	“No Peeling Two Days After 12.5% at...” I have recently bought the 12.5% TCA peel off the Makeup Artists Choice website for the first time. I wanted to lighten the skin on my face up, so i thought that by using the TCA peel it would peel off the dead and damaged skin off and reveal the new skin underneath. The cons so far have been that i haven't seen any results that i thought i should be seeing.It is Day 2 after applying the 12... more
	“Just Had a TCA Sensi Peel” I had my peel today.My esthetician wiped my face three times with the TCA.I chose a sensi peel because I have plans in six days. I don`t want to still have any heavy peeling, or look like a burn victim. I felt very mild tingling and burning,didn`t hurt at all.This is my fourth peel, my last peel was Jan 08.I will up date my progress. I get peels to smooth out my skin,correct and tighten fine... more