Without getting into details because it's too upsetting, I had what should have been a light peel two days ago. The wrong bottle? Strength? Who knows, was used. Anyway I had deep white frosting, now I'm brown red and even. Little purple. A few spots are peeling prematurely. It's too soon! Anyway, can I use Elidel now instead of hydrocortisone lotion? And if NSAIDs help inflammation etc. would a topical NSAID like Volteran gel help the redness and possible hyper pigmentation? It's two days and I'm a mess.
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December 1, 2015
Answer: Deep Peel and Wound Care
Jason Emer, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
Personally, I would not use 40% TCA on my skin, either at home, nor in my operating suites. Maximal I go to for a general peel is 35%, or even drop down to 30% with Jessner's solution and acetone scrub. I would recommend 8-10% multiple TCA peels, single coat (maximum of two at low low...
I would probably recommend some Retin A for one so young. There are many silly do nothing peels out there so if you seek you will find. Don't waste your money on weak silly do nothing peels. A TCA peel does do good things and can diminish fine...
You need a cosmetic dermatologist who specializes in acne scarring/pigmentation and does a combination of treatments including: surgery, subcision, or TCA cross for deep or pitted "ice pick" scars; fillers like Bellafill or Sculptra or Radiesse for broad "boxcar" or "rolling" scars; Eclipse...
