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How to get rid of the dead flaky skin after a chemical peel? (Photo)

christelastoriaApr 9, 2015
Please help! I did a chemical peel on my legs 1 month ago! The skin went dark and now flaky! Super ugly and uncomfortable! It has been more than 30 days now and I'm still not peeling even though the skin is all burnt , darker and flaky on my legs and my knees. I still can't show my legs ! They look horrible with multi dead skin color. How to finally get rid of the dead skin? It's almost glued and won't come off I moisturize and gently scrub the affected area but nothing so far! PLEASE HELP ME

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