Pre Chemical Peel Care?

Hello Augustya, Post inflammatory dys-pigmentation usually occurs in colored skin when a medical peel is done without adequate skin priming before and in between peels. If your treating physician is well versed with handling ethnic/ Indian skin chances are that you have been already advised some home care involving a mild Glycolic acid or Retinoid. This is usually started 2 weeks prior to your first session. Post peel care in the form of adequate skin hydration and a broad... more

Thank you for your question. With dark ethnic skin, the risks are very high for pigment irregularity, and it is not exempt with an AHA peel. Having Indian skin myself, I did have mild hyperpigmentation with a glycolic acid peel which resolved over several weeks. Based on your skin type, skin color, skin sensitivity, strength of the peel, and contact time, will determine how your skin responds to the peel. There are some pretreatments steps that can be done to reduce complications. You... more

Your skin type will make you more prone to post peel pigment abnormalities pre-peel I would suggest avoiding UV sunlight (no tanning), ask your provider about pre-emptive valtrex for possible herpetic outbreak. Some providers may want you to use retin-a to increase skin turnover "ahead of time" to allow the new skin to re-populate where the "old" was removed. I suggest a test spot of the peel agent in an inconspicuous spot to see how you skin reacts to it. Most... more