I had done 25% TCA peel 1.5 year back on my inner thighs and joint behind knee. After that my skin become darkener after few months I applied combination of 2% hydroquinone two times a day and kojic acid, alpha arbutin and steroid four times a day for around 2 months but my skin become red, swollen and dark so I stopped using it, I thought i may develop Ochronosis. After 1.5 year my skin is still dark. Please help what should i do?
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Answer: Pigmentation correction with chemical peels
To formalise some terms- yes, this will result in PIH however at day TWO post peel, the enzymatic effect of TCA peel will result in some pigmentation. PIH as the name suggest is post inflammatory. In this case, inflammation is present histologically but not in the time frame to call this PIH. T...
Thank you for asking about your TCA peel.A moderate to deep TCA peel should permanently improve your skin.However sun exposure and time will continue to age it.A 70-100% concentration of TCA is usually used for treatment of specific acne scars, not the whole face. TCA and phenol can give exce...
Morpheus 8 is a non-invasive skin and soft tissue tightening treatment that is consistently amazing in our patients. We use the Morpheus to exact fractional induced RF into the skin or tissue in order to tighten collagen and stimulate contraction of the tissue. For acne scars, it is quite useful...