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Updated 13 Jul 2009
Posted 3 Jun 2009
Not Worth It
Spent: $235 in Calumet City, Illinois

I orginally went to dr. for acne, but while there i explained to dr. that in june i was going on vacation and that i would like to go with a clear face, and she suggested that i do the chemical peel.

She gave me and antbiotic to take for a month and retina and cephil to use on my face,then i went back to her in about 2 weeks for a chemical peel, while the ma was cleaning my face, for the peel and it was burning, i told her and the dermotologist, who then said we will do the b-lift 20% instead of the chemical peel, it burned like she sid when she applied it and then it cooled down, i washed my face, it was frost white, and then the ma applied moistureizer and sunscreen, the spots then turned dark, the dr. sid it was died skin and that it will fall off in 24 hours.

Its still here and it looks horrible it looks like burns is this normal and will it heal i leave for miami on the 24th of june

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Nit ron (unregistered guest) 29 Jul 2009
Don't worry! Your dr is wrong when said it will fall of 24hrs. It usually took exactly 2 weeks. Your dr should give you peeling lotion with it. I use neosporin. It does the job of peeling. Basically, your skin need to be super moisture. After the skin get super soft, you can go ahead peel it yourself and the skin come off very easy. Your new skin look fabulous soft and smooth like a baby! TCA is a good peeling. You been charge too high. I peel myself only 50$ with 25x peel! I bought mine on ebay.
dollydoll789 (unregistered guest) 20 Aug 2009
use vaseline to keep moist , and the face will not feel tight, u won't have much discomfort , i buy my peel from ebay i paid 12 dollars on it..100% a small bottle like my little finger, 100% tca i used diluted to 20% only nvere use higher..burns and scars..hmm i add 1 mesure of tca and 3-4 mesures of water..is 25% that is how i prepare my tca..i use a small bottle cap to mesure use equal parts...and do not stay more then 4 minutes..use vaseline all over, wash morning with mild cleansear i use estee lauder..it takes between 5-7-10 days until the skin falls depends from on to another,, am day 3 after my peel today i got burned patches,,but my skin felt off 2 cm on my right cheek so am peeling :)) but i think is gonna be slow...i will wate 10 days and don't look in the mirror too often..x
freesoul (24 posts) 1 Mar 2011
omg the skin looks horrible!!! :( did it eventually resolve?
LUSONG (2 posts) 24 Mar 2011
Hi all, Is it customary to tip a aesthetician in medical setting spa.
sendona06 (1 post) 3 Apr 2011
i had a chemical peel 4 days ago. i went to a medical aesthetician. my question is , is it normal for your face to swell( alot). i'm using vaseline, but my face is really tight. but the swelling is what i'm worried about. they didn't say anything about swelling. does anyone have an answer.
akgirl1 (1 post) 18 Apr 2011
@sedona
Yes swelling can happen with chemical peels. Do not use vaseline. I surprised they didn't tell you that. Use neosporin twice a day.
LUSONG (2 posts) 18 Apr 2011
I had a week ago, there is no swelling. But, lots of peeling 3 days after and my face is still peeling.

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