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I Had a 35% Salicylic and 30% Glycolic Peel, 3 of my Dark Spots Bled and I Can See How I Lost a Layer of my Skin, Normal?
asked 4 months ago by mariamillan
Latest answer by F. Victor Rueckl, MD
Question viewed 105 times
Tags: bleeding, brown spots, normal
I had yesterday at the spa a 35% salicylic peel, left it for 10 min, and right after a 30% glycolic peel. I had before 4 salicylic peel(10% 15%, 20%, 30%)n 1 glycolic peel(25%)but never the same day. Yesterday, while i was having the peeling,3of my dark spots start bleeding, now i can see, in all my brown spot areas how i lost a layer of my skin inmediately after the peel.There is now dry blood and bronwness in circles,u can see the different betweemy skin n circles where the is a layer less.
2 answers to I Had a 35% Salicylic and 30% Glycolic Peel, 3 of my Dark Spots Bled and I Can See How I Lost a Layer of my Skin, Normal?
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Deep peels can be dangerous
In my opinion, deep peels can be dangerous for reasons like you have sited. I hope the peel was done in a physician's office or under a physician's care. Bleeding after peels is not normal, and in my opinion is dangerous. I would suggest you contact the office that did the peel so you can be evaluated and get any postcare instructions to stop anything dangerous from occurring.
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Healing after chemical peels
Chemical peels are essentially chemical burns and depending on the type of peel and sometimes, the length of time that you leave it on for it will determine the depth of the peel and hence determine the healing time. The best treatment to heal from any peel is to use an emollient moisturizer such as Aquaphor or white petrolatum such as vaseline. This basically mimics the environment that the new skin below needs to be able to heal itself. Areas that are deeper (such as the...
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