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yes you NEED to pretreat your skin most of my clients do enlighten peels before smaller TCA peels to ensure better results, if not you cando vivatia foam, faith essance serum and restorsea 10x with phyto plus (see emeragecosmetics.com where we do free skincare consults daily). I DO NOT like steroids on the skin and that compound you are going to do is very bad for the cosmetic treatment of your skin. Best, Dr. Emer.
These are questions for the physician who is doing the peel. However, since a 7.5% TCA peel is rare among professionals, I assume you are doing the peel yourself. If so, I very STRONGLY recommend that you DO NOT DO IT! TCA peels, or peels in general, are very tricky and should only be done by an expert who understands the skin and the indication for the peel as well how to use it safely. I cannot tell you how many problems I have post peel, even when performed by a physician who was trained to use them. The Skinlite cream is also another problem. It is like many other cosmeceuticals, a mixture of several things that have proven efficacy in the proper dosage and when used correctly, but in the formulation like yours are totally worthless. See a plastic surgeon or dermatologist who specializes in skin care and rejuvenation.
TCA doesnt help this and often the spots come back even with the beste treatment such as laser, dessication, plasmapen. I suggest you go to an expert. and you MUST pre treat this area my protocol is is clinical proheal and skinceutocals phyto + In the am and reven skin retinol and fortified ...
It is too early for peeling at day 3. Usually TCA peels turn dark during day 2-5 and on day 6-8 they start to peel on the face. The darkness is the dead skin getting ready to peel off so everything looks normal so far.
I wish to join the chorus. NO ONE should EVER do a TCA peel at home. There are 2 reasons for this. First, even experts have occasional problems with these peels. I have seen major problems with them done by experts. To even try one without the significant training and years of experience mak...