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Otto Joseph Placik, MD answers: Can chemical peel be used on burnt areas?

Can chemical peel be used on burnt areas?


Otto Joseph Placik, MD
8 months ago
By Otto Joseph Placik, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

No. I would urge caution on using a chemical peel over a burned area.

Once a peel is completed, healing occurs from structures located in the superficial and deeper layers of the skin. These structure (sweat glands, oil glands, hair follicles) may be damaged in burned skin. This can result in worse scarring or irregular pigmentation.

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