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Are the Scar Removal Results of a Chemical Peel Permanent?
asked 3 years ago by anu in bangalore
Latest answer by Lawrence Kass, MD
Question viewed 9,157 times
Tags: acne scars, permanent, scar
I spoke to a doctor who told me that my skin is very sensitive and so chemical peeling can ruin my skin. She also said that the chemical peeling is temporary and scars will reappear. I have acne scars and i was hoping to get rid of them through chemical peeling. Will a chemical peel be safe on sensitive skin and will it provide permanent results?
3 answers to Are the Scar Removal Results of a Chemical Peel Permanent?
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Chemical peels only give temporary improvements
Chemical peels can be used on sensitive skin for wrinkles and discolorations and work quite well if done gentely and repetitively but they usually do nothing for true depressed scars. Light TCA peels (10-15%) every 2-4 weeks @$250 each help with discolorations. Usually stronger ones are needed for wrinkles. Dermabrasions (sanding) of the skin or fraxel lasers or subcisions or punch grafting help with depressed scarring and usually need to be done a few times and are quite expensive but...
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Permanent results from chemical peels
There are very few cosmetic treatments that are "permanent." But I would not say that the results of chemical peels are temporary either. you will get significan improvement but many of the light peels will have even greater effect is they are repeated. There is little that light peels can do for depressed acne scars, however.
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Chemical peels on sensitive skin has been safe for me
I have a lot of patients with sensitive skin and they seemed to do well with resurfacing. Obviously, everybody is different and you would have to get a complete history and physical exam to make sure that you are okay to receive this particular treatment.
Here are some of the contraindications to having a resurfacing:
previous cancers or active skin cancers, on Accutane within the last 1-2 years, medications such as tetracycline, chloroquine, bleomycin, amiodorone, St. John's wart, recent...
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