I received a ViPeel on Friday, it is now Tuesday. I did the normal peeling, now I am swollen, beet red, having splotchiness, and am peeling again. My face hurts, and it is hard to even open my mouth because of the dry skin, pain. Is this normal? I have called my plastic surgeons office, and they said it could be normal. On my own, I have started antibiotics and valtrex. The girl that gave me the peel said I had "excellent" frosting, and would get a great result. Is this normal?
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October 10, 2018
Answer: You may be developing some allergic reaction to the aftercare kit products.
It is very difficult to assess from the picture, but most likely you are starting to react to the Vi Peel. Typically, one starts to see erythema (pinkness of the skin), peeling and dryness in the first few days after the peel. The worst days for the these skin changes are usually...
Depending on your skin color, you will need multiple VI peels or TCA peels and the best results would be CO2 laser resurfacing. That is a decision you make with your doctor
It sounds like you may have melasma, a condition in which brown patches appear on the skin often as a results of hormonal therapies such as mirena. This can be tough to treat. One Vi Peel is not going to completely take care of it. There are a number of treatment options and...
