It's been 10 weeks after a botched chemical peel and my skin is not healing. Will the damage be permanent? (Photo)

July 12, 2015
Asked By:churchillcruiser in Brooklyn, NY

An aesthetician gave me my usual 30% lactic acid peel and burned my chin. I've used aloe vera gel, aquaphor and hydrocortisone cream for weeks and the skin has only gotten worse. The effected skin feels scaly and my moisturizer (Cerave) has no effect on that now matter how often I reapply. It also has splotches of raised red skin that peels to no end and is wrinkly in some places. Is this a scar? Is there any any way for me to at least get the raised skin to go down?

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Answers (2)

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September 15, 2017

Answer: Please promise to never do a home chemical peel again.

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Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
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September 15, 2017

Answer: Please promise to never do a home chemical peel again.

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Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
March 14, 2019

Answer: Peel reactions

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March 14, 2019

Answer: Peel reactions

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