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Waxing your upper lip after a chemical peel has a higher risk of discoloration during the first 4 weeks. If you must do it then 2 weeks would be the soonest and you should definitely use a bleaching cream sparingly at nighttime for the next 2 weeks to prevent hyperpigmentation. You should also use a cortisone cream even if it is over-the-counter twice a day for the first 1-2 days to prevent inflammation which can lead to discolorations. Last but not least, you should be wearing a SPF 15 sunscreen as well. sincerely, David Hansen,MD
Thanks for your question.Waxing should be fine as long as you wait until all the redness from the peel has resolved. As long as you have fully healed from the peel, then you should have no problem doing waxing treatments.If you have any darkness or any other side effects from your peel, do not do a waxing treatment as this may just add to your problem and potentially lead to darkening of the skin that will take much longer to resolve.Good luck!
We do a lot of aggressive chemical peeling in our practice, and I find that a strong TCA 35% peel can significantly improve vertical lip lines as well as other facial lines. I personally think that one aggressive medium strength peel done by a well-trained dermatologist in the office...
Brown skin, Asian skin, East Indian and African American skin is prone to hyperpigmentation. Before you spend $$ on peels or IPL, try these topicals. This is called post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH). I recommend Melarase AM and Melarase PM creams from Kare Skin as well as a broad sp...
The only scenario I can think of that may lead to perception of worsening enlarged pores after chemical peel may be the post-op cleanser or emollient that may be too comedogenic for your complexion. Ideally medium to deep chemical peel should be performed under supervision of board-certified...
There is not a great way to undo the effects; if the TCA peel was recently, medical grade steroid or silicone creams can help minimize the secondary inflammation and decrease some of the areas of hyperpigmentation. They can also decrease the appearance of scars; consider trying Silagen or...
TCA peels can help a lot for fine lines and wrinkles, but hyperpigmentation/ dark lines are not going to change much from the peel. Same for blood vessels- not much change. For dark lines/ hyperpigmentation, depending on your skin tone/ color, you can consider trialing IPL/ BBL vs...
If you prematurely peel off the dead skin too soon then it turns red then brown in many cases. If you use a cortisone cream on the red areas it will fade to pink then to normal color faster. Be sure to stay out of the sun and use a sunscreen and even a bleaching cream to prevent dark spots...
