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TCA Peel Vs Laser Treatment for Sun Damage?

Which one is better for hyperpigmentation/sun damage? I've heard you can see just as much from a strong TCA peel as you can from a laser.

1 Doctor Answer | Asked by kidrock29520 in dfdfghgf
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Sun damage treatment depends

Sun damage can cause hyperpigmentation. It also can cause an increase in the amount of redness in your skin. This is the hard one for a person to determine. Hyperpigmentation can "mask" the redness caused by sun damage. If you just treat the brown, the red the actually looks worse = "I never had this before - I look worse after the skin treatment..." So, you need to be evaluated by someone that knows the +/- of each modality, someone that can truly evaluate your condition a more

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