I recently applied a 25% TCA peel, and feel like I went too deep for some parts of my face on near my cheeks. I am halfway through my peel with my forehead to go, but I have very red parts of my face I feel went too deep. I have put ointment on these parts which makes it feel better. Will this go away after a few days, or did I make a mistake?
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Syringomas are benign tumors located in the dermis. TCA peels do not penetrate that deeply. The best was to remove syringomas is to individually vaporize the tumors using a small spot CO2, erbium, or combinaiton CO2/Erbium YAG laser. I have been treating syringomas with this...
While a chemical peel can be done the same day after the microdermabrasion, you need to be careful to have a very experienced person doing your treatment. The microdermabrasion will enhance the effect of the chemical peel by allowing for deeper penetration of the acid. This can either give you a...
