Is this post inflammatory hyperpigmentation? (Photos)

Thank you for your questions and photos.  An examination is needed to fully answer your questions.  Post inflammatory hyperpigmentation does not occur in the few few days. Discuss your concerns and have an examination with your physician who applied the peel.  Best wishes  

If the pigmentation persists, I would start Melarase AM, Melarase PM, and Melapads followed by Melapeels at least twice over a one month interval. Best, Dr. KaramanoukianLos Angeles

Thank you for sharing your case and photos.  I'm sorry to hear that you have had a difficulty recovery after your Obagi Blue Radiance Peel.  Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation usually takes much longer to appear than two days.  Have you recovered from this initial presentation?  Did you have any other treatments (fillers/botox) on the day of your peel?

Brown skin and Asian skin is prone to post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. recommend Melarase AM and Melarase PM to improve hyperpigmentation as well as Scler-X, a post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation relief complex. Scler-X is an oral supplement that is taken for 3-6 months or longer for maintenance therapy.
Also apply a wide spectrum high SPF 50+ sun block to prevent ongoing damage and PIH. I recommend Spectrase from Kare Skin. 
See link below. 

The bluish discoloration is not likely from the peel. Radience peel is a mild, non invasive peel (less deep than the standard Obagi Blue Peel which has TCA in it) with very low risks. Preconditioning is advisable though not absolutely necessary. I prefer to precondition  all my peels. Have this evaluated by your provider.

Hi
there and thank you for the question. 

Post inflammatory hyperpigmentation is a reaction of the body to injury or other factors that lead to inflammation. It does however take some time to appear and in your case this would be very unlikely at day 2. It is more likely to be a bruise but it is difficult to ascertain from photographs alone. Bruises can themselves hyperpigment (at a later stage) if exposed to strong sunlight so be careful going out in  the sun. You  are best advised to see and discuss with the specialist who treated you.

I hope that you found this information helpful.





Best wishes

Very unlikely, PIH or post inflammatory hyper pigmentation takes several days to weeks to appear, not within 2 days following a peel. Please consult your specialist for a formal evaluation. Kind regards, Dr Davin S. Lim. Brisbane. Australia.