I had developed brown spots as large as a dime all over my face due to sun exposure and hormones. The TCA Chemical peel has helped, but after 2 months I am noticing new brown spots even though I wear an SPF 30 everyday and stay out o direct sun.I would like to doing another TCA Chemical peel, but how soon can another peel be done? I now have darker brown areas around the cheeks and the outside skin area is very white in comparison to my cheeks. Is there any product that I can use to help even my skin out?
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Doing a few 15-20% TCA peels around the eyes do great for fine lines or 1 peel of 30-35% TCA also ($350 each). The recovery time is 1 week with all TCA peels. The first day you look like you had a sunburn, then the next 2-3 days, the dead skin getting ready to come off turns dark, then the 5th -...
I do not know where you were able to purchase 100% TCA but do not use this in any form, dilution or fashion on your legs. You are playing with fire. If you use too strong of a solution or if it is not properly applied you will burn your skin and have permanent scarring. I would never suggest...
I agree with the other answers here. While many treatments are marketed to improve stretch marks (including OTC and prescription creams), we really do not yet have an effective treatment that I would recommend. As a mother of 3, it certainly pains me to say we don't have a good...
