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I did a 35% TCA cross and some scabs fell off 2-3 days later, now holes are much bigger, what can I do?

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crissy7408Apr 24, 2017

Now the holes are much much bigger what do I do please help I'm using raw also emu oil bio oil and Neosporin

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