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Had chemical peel (deep peeling) 3 wks ago, they used resorcinol, lactic acid and salicylic acid 4% in water 15 min. Advice?

ElmaleehSep 19, 2018
I felt burning and the skin become white after I wash it .. They give me fucidic acid for redness after the dandruff take off the redness come back for 5 days then the area come black .. I used cloderm(clopistole) and Elika (mometasone) for 10days but no result and the dark area still black what I can do please ?? Thnxx a lot

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