I'm 26 yrs old, female and i have large pores, a workmate of mine told me that TCA peel can minimize large pores.She told me, she used to have large pores like mine and applied TCA peel on her face. So, I did just as she told me. I applied 15% TCA peel on my face 2x with more than 8 hours interval. after 2 weeks the peeling was finished. but unfortunately, I was not happy with the result. the pores appeared to be much bigger with blackheads and whiteheads, and my skin seemed to be wrinkled.Help!
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25% TCA peels may be repeated at 1-3 month intervals depending upon your response and healing rate. In general, I do not recommend performing a 25% TCA peel at home, as complications may occur that require physician intervention.
You mention darkening of your knuckles after punching bags. So, is the skin over your knuckles thick as well? In which case, you may be having hyperkeratosis (thickened skin resulting from friction/ shear stress) which needs to be considered in addition to the hyperpigmentation (darkening) that...
These are all good questions, but which can be best answered in person at a consultation. When it comes to TCA peels, there is no one way to do things and I approach each case differently depending on the skin type, problem areas and desired goals to be achieved by the peel. If done...
