Day 7 of Vi Peel. No peeling, just dry flaky skin around mouth and neck. Using calming balm to help. Will skin ever be normal?

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The esthetician thinks I won't peel because of my prolonged use of Tretinoin and my skin is not senstive to it anymore.My esthetician said she would call the VI Peel rep.I am putting Societe's calming balm on my skin to relieve the dry feeling but when it wears off my skin still feels so dry. Today is the third day for the balming cream. Will my skin ever regain its moisture? Thank you for any help.

Amy Miller, MD · Answer

Some people don't peel in sheets of skin.  That dryness and flakiness you are experiencing is a form of peeling.  The skin cells are coming off, just in smaller chunks and not one sheet.  Think of a  brick wall--you can bulldoze it and it may stay in wall form and just fall over.  More often than not the bricks will fall apart and you will be left with a pile of individual bricks.  The sheet of skin is like the wall, the bricks are the individual cells.  Does that make sense?
The continuing dryness means it is still working.  Moisturizer will help but peeling from the VI peel can be 10 to even 14 days so you are still processing.  Once the shedding is over your skin will not only go back to its regular moisture level, it will be radiant!  You will have shed off a bunch of dead skin and will feel smooth and tight.  Hang in there!
Best of luck,
Dr. Amy

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