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Vipeel chemical peels can cause post treatment redness, itching, dryness, and ironically, hyperpigmentation. Early post-peel care is vital. I would use a curated combination of Covalent peels, fractional laser, and topical creams to treat the skin after a Vipeel. Start with Elevase to help with dryness of the skin. Melarase creams are ideal to combat pigmentation. AM: Melaclenz, Melapads, and Melarase AMPM: Melaclenz, Melapads, and Melarase PMBest, Dr. KaramanoukianRealself100 Surgeon
Skin should be prepped prior to peels. There are several important reasons for this. One, it helps take off the stratum cornium (the dead skin layer) and allows the peel to penetrate deeper. Second, it reduces the hyperactive pigment cells that can cause post inflammatory hyperpigmentation ( dark spots). Third, it helps to see how compliant the patient will be with their skin care, in the critical and vulnerable post peel period. I like to use a product with Retin A, hydroquinone, Kojic acid, hydrocortisone, Vitamin E and C, for a minimum of six to eight weeks, and even longer in darker skin types, before peeling my patients. People with darker skin, or genetic background of darker skin, even if they are light skinned, have a greater risk of post inflammatory hyperpigmentation. Prep well before your peel. If you develop post inflammatory hyperpigmentation, have your doctor start you on a lightening program. See them frequently. Be patient as it may take a while to improve.
Hi there- Though this is not a common occurrance with the vi peel, there is always a risk of pigmentation changes after any chemical peel.Typically this reaction is not permanent and can be resolved. It sounds as though you are experiencing Post Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation. This can be due to inadvertant sun exposure that caused the activation of the pigment cells during the healing process after the peel.If the skin has not returned to its normal shade after the peeling process is completed, I would recommend seeing the person that performed the Vi Peel and they should be able to prescribe a bleaching cream that you can apply that will lighten the skin.
Thank you for your message! With any darker skin tones, there is an increased risk of hyperpigmentation with any type of resurfacing procedure. The VI peel tends to be more gentle on darker skin tones, though hyperpigmentation is still possible. Often retinols, hydrocortisone cream, and hydroquinone can be used to help lessen hyperpigmentation. Other procedures such as laser resurfacing and/or IPL can be used, though you must be very cautious given there is an increased risk of further hyperpigmentation! I would recommend following up with your provider!
Brown skin 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 spectrum sunblock like Spectrase. Bothe are from Kare Skin. Scler-x post inflammatory hyperigmentation relief complex is a great supplement to take as well. See link below. Spectrase is a wide spectrum sunblock SPF 50+that is also recommended to prevent ongoing inflammation.
