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Thank you for your question. I wouldn't recommend doing any peel by yourself unless you know what you're doing. Peels can be good and bad for your skin. I would recommend being treated under the supervision of a Board Certified Dermatologist for safest and best treatment option. I hope this helps.
A combo Jessner / TCA peel probably should not be administered at home. Depending on TCA concentration, this would cause a pretty good medium depth peel. There are a lot of risks for scarring with a peel that deep. A dermatologist or plastic surgeon should be administering this.
This is the normal course after a Jessner's peel. You should expect some skin darkening and redness and then at around 5-8 days, you will start to peel, like a terrible sun burn. Good luck!
A Jessner's peel is a combination of 3 fruit acids mixed together to give you a wonderful light chemical peel. It is made up of 14% lactic acid, resorcinal and salicyclic acids and is done every 2 weeks for a series of 4-6 peels at $175 per peel for the face. Everyone should do a series yearly...
Downtime associated with chemical peels depend on the depth of the chemical peel, preceding skin care such as prescription strength tretinoin, as well as individual variability. 35% TCA chemical peel may take 6-9 days, 10% TCA chemical peel may take 4-7 days, Jessner's peel may take 3-6...
Thank you for your question. You can wash your face after a Jessner peel with a gentle cleanser and apply SPF 30 with zinc daily. Avoid using any exfoliating products for at least a week or until skin is healed and not peeling anymore. I hope this helps.
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