I am not surprised that you got little results with your 25% peel. Unless you do many of them, this is often the case. A 35% peel may indeed give you the results you want, depending strongly on how it is applied. In general, the deeper the peel, the stronger the results are. However, the... more
25% TCA Peel vs 35%?
Is a TCA 25% peel considered a light to medium depth chemical peel? I have light skin with some hyperpigmentaion due to sun exposure and the 25% TCA Peel I had last week did almost nothing in removing the pigmentation, other then causing my skin to gently flake and make the discoloration lighter (but is still noticeable).
Will a 35% TCA Peel cause the skin to shed the large brown flakes and help better with the pigmentation? Thank you.
2 answers to “25% TCA Peel vs 35%?”
A: Maybe not
It is difficult to tell whether the "hyperpigmentation due to sun exposure" you are describing might be melasma (hormone-related pigmentation) or lentigos (sun spots). There are in general, two forms of melasma: superficial and deep. The more superficial melasma is more accessible to... more
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