Is Hyperpigmentation After Vi Peel Permanent?

I had Vi Peel on April 2, and my face became two shades darker. Is this permanent? I'm a light-skinned African-American and I'm really scared.

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Melasma Darker After Two Vipeels and Prominent in Areas I Hadn't Noticed Were Problems Before

The second peel made some of the melasma "pink" but soon became dark brown. My upper lip which had faint patches of melasma are now dark...

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Hyperpigmation Got Darker After VI Peel?

I had a VI peel 12 days ago and it seems that my hyperpigmentation got darker. Will this fade? The dark spots were the reason I got the peel. Now they...

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Do I Have Epidermal or Dermal Hyperpigmentation from Vi Peel?

I received a Vi Peel a little more than 2 weeks ago, and small spots of what I think is PIH appeared on my upper lip and side of my cheekbone by my...

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Did Vi Precision Peel Cause Scarring?

My co-worker, an esthetician applied the Vi Precision Peel on 2 age spots and caused my skin to burn and darken. I also broke out from a rash with 4%...

Prevent Breaking out After VI Peel

I had an amazing VI peel experience the first time but not the second time. The second time I got cystic acne in many places. My skin is relatively...

Two Vitalize Peels, Different Results? (photo)

Before my first peel, I used tet/hydro/ret for about a month. After the peel my hyperpigmentation was much lighter. I was concerned about using the...