Risk of Chemical Peel While Breast Feeding?

Dear Riza
There is no information on how long it takes for these chemicals to flush through your system. Generally, the safest course is to wait until you have weaned your baby. Also consider the potential trauma to your developing baby. Babies are highly visual. The most important thing in the emotional development of your baby is the eye to eye contact between him or her and you. Consider that the alteration of your face will necessarily have some traumatic effect on your baby. I think I would encourage you to wait until your baby is in the practice phase of development before you consider having a significant chemical peel or laser resurfacing. Even then, there is likely to be some psychological trauma for your baby.

No professional studies have been done to test the safety of chemical peels while breast feeding. I recommend waiting until you have weaned your baby before doing cosmetic procedures. 

Since pregnancy and breast feeding is a time when you have to be careful, I try to advise patients to wait on cosmetic procedures until after pregnancy or breast feeding is complete.  Best, Dr. Green