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TCA Home Products

davishii
posted 4 years ago
updated 4 years ago

Not Worth It
Cost: $150
Ohio

Home chemical peel left 3rd degree burns which led...

11 May 2009

home chemical peel left 3rd degree burns which led to a staph infection and several hospitalizations and emergency room visits. Currently still in the hospital.

I read your answer to a question about using TCA Peel at home. I am curious, have you come across any patients who have suffered serious chemical burns from using such a home product? A company out of New Zealand is selling 100% TCA for tattoo removal. Their warning says "If you have sensitive skin," dilute the product to 50%. I know someone who suffered really bad burns to her wrist after using the product and I am curious if you know if this is happening to other people.

Great review?

My Doctor: name not provided

home product resulted in 3rd degree burns

Comments (3)

Opal33
30 Jun 2009

Read some of the other posts on here. Somebody gave themselves third degree burns playing around with a TCA peel at home and was in the hospital. If things can go wrong with a trained professional (and I think deeper peels should only be applied by a physician) imagine what can happen if you get (what you hope is) TCA online and read a paragraph of instructions. Peels can trigger herpes outbreaks that can devastate your facial skin. Doctors prescribe drugs to prevent this, but you won't get it at home. Do you know if you hyperpigment? What keloids or hypertrophic scarring is? Maybe you can save a few bucks doing it at home, but you'll end up spending tens of thousands surgery, and will never look normal again, if you botch it.

Opal33
24 May 2009

Why, in God's name, would anyone EVER want to try and do a medical procedure (which is what a peel is) at home? Would you try and do your own liposuction? I have come across many people who have badly burned themselves, playing around with TCA and other chemicals at home. This is a procedure that has the potential for severe complications, and should never, ever be attempted by anyone but a trained professional.

Aesthetician
29 Jun 2009

Your comparison is a bit extreme, don't you think? People who buy the home TCA need to do a patch test first. My first TCA peel (applied by an esthetician years ago, a 30% TCA peel) was little more than a sunburn. Didn't see all that great of results after the one peel. I sure wouldn't pay $300 for another when I can apply my own at home. I see all kinds of positive feedback on eBay from buyers of home TCA. A good seller there is "Peelpros"

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