I've been checking out skin clinics recently and I came across one with a 3-session TCA peel package. They said the peel has a 30% concentration and that the process involves putting one layer on the face for 3 straight days. This seemed pretty drastic to me. Is this safe? Thanks in advance.
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Perhaps the most distressing part of your question is not that you haven't seen any appreciable response after just two treatment sessions, but that your dermatologist likely did not explain this to you and emphasize this to you to prevent just this kind of needless mid-treatment frustration and...
Did you apply this peel yourself ? Doing TCA at home or buying over the internet is very dangerous, and can lead to hyper pigmentation and scarring . i would follow up with a dermatologist or plastic surgeon as soon as possible.
Your skin appears to be taking its time to recover, but it is still early days and your skin will eventually recover. 4 - 6 weeks would be normal, so don't worry quite yet. It might even be longer, say 3 months as this is the time taken by the dermis to fully restructure. In the...
