Redness after Vi Peel

I got a Vi Peel 3 days ago and my skin starts to peel off, and the skin turned to brown too. It also was really easy for me to take the dead skin off, so without thinking, I took plenty of the dead skin off, but some of the new skin is pretty red and it hurts a little. I'm wondering, will the redness be gone after the peeling process is over, or it may take longer for my skin to recover?

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A: Redness after Vi Peel

Bryan K. Chen, MD

In general, it is important not to pick at or pull off the dead skin unless it is almost ready to fall of spontaneously.  For prolonged redness (lasting 1 week or longer), I worry about the possibility of impending scarring and usually recommend a few days of topical corticosteroids.  Since it has... more

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