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Thank you for your question! You should not pick at, scrub or exfoliate the area. The scab should eventually flake off. If you have any concerns you should contact your physician for further instructions. Best of luck!
You do not say what kind of a chemical peel that you had done. While difficult to tell from photos alone, this looks like a superficial wound.Keep the area moist with something like a thin application of aquaphor and wash with a gentle cleanser. You should not pick at, scrub or exfoliate the area. The scab should eventually flake off. If you have any concerns you should contact your physician for further instructions.
Appears as a superficial 1st degree burn, like a bad sun burn. Allow normal healing or see a derm or PS for inperson evaluation and treatment. I am assuming you self treated?
Our treatments use combination therapy to improve the epidermis and dermis for most deep scars. The options available for acne scars depend on the character of your scars, in terms of topography and contour. We see atrophic and hypertrophic acne scars, as well as scars that have hypo and...
Hi! This is an excellent question to ask. I recommend to get a haircut before the peel. This way the peeling skin can heal properly. While your skin is peeling the new skin is temporarily more sensitive. To help soothe the skin use a gentle cleanser and a hydrating serum or gel, preferably one ...
Our office has many different treatments for scars depending on the depth of atrophy or hypertrophy. Scars require a combination approach using our HI DEF protocol which uses a combination of lasers, topical scar modulation, and RF treatments to pixelate scars, improve contour, reduce...
It is normal to be pink right after the peel. Please continue the balm and be sure to avoid any sun exposure. The skin may then turn brown and then peel off. Don’t pick, just let skin flake off. Once peeling is done your skin may be slightly pink again. This fresh skin is sensitive like b...
It is not clear from your description whether you are applying cosmetic products to skin that underwent peeling or not. However, after a peel the superficial layers of the skin are removed and there is increased permeability of substances across the skin surface. As a result post peel products...