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Day 5 after Blue Peel - took a shower and allowed water to hit my face. Large pieces of skin came loose.

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keysgirl75Feb 16, 2014

The skin under the loose skin is intact for the most part but there are pink blotchy areas on new skin. I have been coating areas with hydrocortisone ointment and bacitracin as MD advised. My next appointment is not for two more days and I am very upset that the shower caused the skin to detach prematurely!! Will these pink, splotchy areas resolve?? Help :-(

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