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Difference between Ultraviolet light and chemical peels in causing cancer?

ravasik
I´ve done 3 TCA peels recently, but I was told by biology teacher, that chemical peel are as dangerous as ultraviolet light - skin cells on the top are destroyed and the production of new skin cells starts, what can cause some mutations. Is that true? Thank you.

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Answered on May 24, 2016
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