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Far more important than the technique is the skill and experience of your plastic surgeon. Choose your surgeon rather than the technique and let them explain why one technique may be better than another. See the below link on some suggestions on finding the most qualified Plastic Surgeon for you. Always insist on a board certified plastic surgeon.
In my opinion, the melanage peel helps melasma but the majority of improvement is seen with the take home Hydroquinone 4% cream with Retinol that is included in the melanage peel. You have to use this cream for a month post peel to see any results and you could get the same resutls JUST using the cream. I'd suggest looking into an IPL or Fraxel laser treatment both of which we also offer. Thanks!
Jessner's +35% TCA is a very helpful peel to improve eye creases but needs to be done 3-5 times about 2-4 weeks apart and run $350/session. A good cortisone cream such as triamcinolone cream applied twice a day helps reduce the redness and SPF every morning is important. Sincerely, David...
My recommendation would be to return to the physician who administered the peel and ask for Biafine emulsion. This will hasten healing. Be sure to wear a sunscreen in the SPF 50 range. Absolutely do not tan! Take Zinc Gluconate 25 m.g. twice a day and Vitamin C 500 mg. twice a day. If you do...
TCA peels can do some serious magic. They can also mess up your skin. Although it is easier now than ever before to buy professional level peels outside of a doctor's office or qualified facial spa, that does not mean they have suddenly become safe for a non-professional to use. As to...
Yes you can have both treatments done together, when having an experienced physican or esthetician the results will look amazing.
The first step would be to go to a burn specialist to heal the wounds. The second stage would be to begin topical skin lighteners such as Melarase to reduce discoloration. Raffy Karamanoukian, Los Angeles
A glycolic acid peel is an epidermal peel and should not cause any damage. It is possible that your epidemis was exfoliated due to the dermaplaning and that the peel went a bit deep in some areas. At this point you should carefully wash your face with a non-detergent based soap and apply a...