How long is it gonna take to see the final result? How often should I use this and can I use this on my neck? (Photo)

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I am filipina, not happy with my skin recently. I get more acne now than usually, the pores around my nose is larger than i remember, i have discoloration also specially on my forehead and around my mouth and chin. So my question are, if i start with 30% of glycolic acid peel, how often should i do this? And i wanna do it on my neck as well just to even out my skin tone, can i use this on my neck and should i use the %50 for my neck?

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

You need a cosmetic dermatologist who specializes in acne scarring/pigmentation and does a combination of treatments including: surgery, subcision, or TCA cross for deep or pitted "ice pick" scars; fillers like Bellafill or Sculptra or Radiesse for broad "boxcar" or "rolling" scars; Eclipse Micropen for all types of scars and improvement in texture and tone; lasers such as co2 laser resurfacing or Fraxel/Clear+Brilliant or radiofrequency such as Venus Viva to improve the scars and give long term collagen production. There are many options but you want someone who can customize a regimen for your short and long term goals based on your individual situation.  Glycolic peels do very minimal for acne, Beta/salicylic acid peels are better.  However, in asian skin types i like microneedling with Clear + Brilliant or Viva treatments. Best, Dr. Emer.

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