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35 - Am I a candidate for a croton oil peel? (Photos)

Hi! My name is Josh, and I'm hoping to get some advice on what my best course of action would be in achieving a smooth, rejuvenated skin texturenand appearance on my forehead and hopefully between my brows. I have been doing research on this for about 3 years now, and I determind for myself that the croton oil peel would be my best bet and bang for my buck. My reasoning for this is because 1. I want a more permanent solution to my problem. I'm not interested in botox and I would rather avoid the laser route as I know the shelf life is much less than a croton oil peel especially with a good skincare routine afterwards. 2 - I took accutane when I was a kid for my bad acne, while it did solve the acne problem, it ended up destroying my collagen and my elasticity, which made me extremely prone to bad sleep posture, sun damage, and a bad skincare routine. All of which I have been exposed to ovee the years. I stopped accutane when I was 19, I am 35 now. I am asking this question because I was told today by a Doc that I was not candidate for a deep peel, that i should do botox and that I was too young for the type of peel. I was shocked because he is the 1st doc to say i wasn't a candidate based off my photos, and that he wasn't understanding that I want a 1 and done procedure, not botox. Also, most people haven't taken accutane, which has sped up my skin damage, regardless of age, the problem is there. I just want new skin and would appreciate any help. Ty

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The lesser of evils when it comes to a chemical peel - Sunlight exposure vs tattoo during same week as procedure?

Im looking to get a chemical peel done very soon and am trying to capitalize on the roughly 6 days that Ill have off work. However, Im also planning on getting a tattoo during that week as well. Now, Im no doctor (I created this account with the name Dr Pepper because Im surprised nobody has taken it), but I would imagine that it would not be advisable to get a tattoo the same week as a chemical peel as your body would be directing resources (blood, new tissue growth, etc) to both of those areas therefore possibly prolonging the healing time and weakening the immune system therefore increasing the chance of infection. The issue is that I work an outdoor job and am constantly exposed to the sun and I rarely take time off of work. This would be one of the very few times Ill have this much time off where I wont be exposed to the sun. Anyway, Im doing it one way or another regardless but which is the lesser of evils here? Is it better to get it the same week as I get the tattoo? Or is it better to get it later on while being exposed to the Sun on a daily basis? It will be a medium peel probably (maybe light). The primary reason for the peel is to reduce the amount of deep and light wrinkles that I have. Maybe Im overthinking it or maybe Im not; maybe the tattoo isnt even an issue at all but figure Id rather gather some insight before I move forward with whatever option I move forward with. Thank you for your help in advance.

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