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Glycolic Acid 70% - is It Too Harsh on my Skin

teyaAug 2, 2010
unfortuantely , i got an extremely unbelievably rough and dull leg skin .. they are intensively dry , tick , ingrown hair prone and spots all over and some little bumps .. specially my buttock and the top of my back thights .. i want to have a chemical peel with fraction of cost , since healing such big vast of skin would cost alot .. will GA with concentration of 70% would be too much or i should get it lower ... any suggestions please ??

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Dr. Sherry Li, MD, PhD
Dr. Sherry Li, MD, PhD
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