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Can I do a peel like vi peel if I'm taking low dose Accutane? I have melasma and I've had vi peel years ago and it worked great.

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Maria StylesDec 1, 2014
I am currently taking 10mg-20mg of accutane every other week to control oil production. I have melasma and I had great results with vipeel years ago. I have done a couple of dermapen treatment but no improvement at all in pigmentation.

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Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS

Great question. In our office, we perform the Obagi peel and other peels to help exfoliate and resurface the skin. Our range of chemical peels extends from melasma peels like the Melapeel that have minimal downtime to a Blue Peel which requires one week of downtime. Best, Dr....

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Monika Soni, MD

The recover after a Vi Peel varies from patient to patient. Your top layer of the skin is expected to peel off followed by redness, itchy and dry skin. I would suggest you to follow after care instructions given by your provider and hang in there. Your skin will be improved and beautiful in no...

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Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS

At this point, I would opt for lighter chemical peels to exfoliate damaged skin + application of Melarase creams to help improve skin discoloration and melasma. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian Los Angeles

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