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What Can I Do with Damage Left to my Face After a Chemical Peel
asked 1 year ago by erin3180
Latest answer by Jo Herzog, MD
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Tags: damage, hyperpigmentation, infection, options
a 50%+ chemical peel was left on my face for 30 minutes by an esthician in a doctors office...my face had skin falling off within 3 days and also was green with infection...i was left with deep holes and a hyperpigmentation....the results were far worse than how i started? what will help me now?
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Chemical peel and scarring
Erin, The first thing that we need to know is what was the "chemical". Sounds like might have been a glycolic acid peel but please let us know. Peeling at three days is not out of the ordinary. Any peel can get infected and I hope that you called the doctor right away for help with that. Of course that is past now and we need to deal with helping you for the future. A good dermatologist should be able to help you wit the pigment changes and sun block every morning is a...
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