How Soon Can I Start Treating a Bad Chemical Peel?

As you are now aware there are risks of hyper-pigmentation with a skin resurfacing procedure.  I hope by this time you have returned to the physician who administered your peels and they have prescribed a bleaching creme for you that you can apply to the problem areas such as your chin.  If the bleaching creme is going to work, it will do so within 2-3 weeks.  I advise patients to use it once in the morning and not to apply any other product for a minimum of 3-4 hours so that the creme is fully absorbed and then apply it again at bedtime.  If you had this done at a spa or by a non-physician then I would suggest that you see a physician who specializes in treating the face. 

I would not recommend another procedure such as microdermabrasion or another peel at this time.  You need to avoid the sun as much as possible and when you are outside you must protect your face with a sunscreen that has a high SPF and preferably with a concentration of  zinc oxide.  Any exposure to the sun during the healing phase can result in brown spots and blotching.