So about 2 weeks back I used the peeling solution, and a day later some areas of my face were swollen with a visible edema which lasted for a day after which those areas became tighter, wrinkly and flaky. Now I could see them as blotched patches showing hypopigmentation. At the moment, I'm only using heavy duty moisturizers and hydroquinone 4% during evenings on hopes of having an even tone at least. Any suggestions to speed up the healing process or whether this hypopigmentation is permanent?
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Answer: Managing Hypopigmentation After Glycolic Peels: Effective Strategies for Skin Recovery
Thank you, sheilamaye for your question and photographs.
Photographic evaluation is incomplete without personal examination to give the most appropriate answer
However from the photographs, it seems that,
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