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TCA Peel Vs Laser Treatment for Sun Damage?
asked 3 years ago by kidrock29520 in dfdfghgf
Latest answer by Michael Kulick, MD
Question viewed 674 times
Tags: hyperpigmentation, 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 answer to TCA Peel Vs Laser Treatment for Sun Damage?
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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
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Michael Kulick, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon