I have fair skin, and I did a 30% TCA peel to get rid of my freckles. When I put it on my face immediately turned white and I tried to wash it off about 1 1/2 minutes later. The white stayed for about 20 minutes, then it went away. I put Neosporin, vas line, avenno lotion, and some tea tree oil.The next morning and there was a red/ light brown spot of where I put the peel on, also a rough texture. It is has been less than 35 hours and the spots are still there, will it be a scar?
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October 27, 2014
Answer: TCA 30% Peel and Results
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Jason Emer, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
You seem to be undergoing the expected
post-treatment changes after a 30% TCA peel. As you may know, a medium-depth
chemical peel approaches the dermal layers of the skin. Treated areas
demonstrate redness and swelling after the procedure and typically desquamate
(shed) to reveal new skin in 5-7...
It would be unusual for someone to need a TCA peel every 2 weeks. A TCA peel is a procedure that causes destruction of the outer layer of the skin (the epidermis), and sometimes the deeper layers of the skin (the dermis) depending on the concentration used. This chemoexfoliation removes...
I find that the TCA peel is more effective at improving fine facial wrinkles and hyper-pigmentation. Fraxel doesn't always show results on everyone, but a TCA peel will.