Ive had acne nearly 15 years tried facial washes cream alsorts. Ive been to the doctors and nothing works!. Although now my acne is mainly oily skin with constantly clogged pores it still gets me down. Recently ive tried a 50% glycolic peel and noticed some in improvements but not enough. So today ive applied a 20% tca peel. My skin is red as expected . My question is will this work or am i going to be let down again. Ive attached 2 pictures.
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November 29, 2014
Answer: TCA peels and Clogged Pores
Jason Emer, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
This is a terrible complication. You need to see a cosmetic dermatologist who is an expert in lasers to help you. LED light treatment and pulsed dye or Excel V laser will help the redness, and low level fractional resurfacing such as Fraxel or Clear and Brilliant can help improve the...
OK, to answer your question directly without the side lines of 'what the hell are you doing with a 30% TCA at home?', hopefully you will not scar. TCA at 30% is strong. Multicoat a few times and your face will definitely scar. I have to fix up several home jobs every year. If it went white,...
You seem to be undergoing the expected
post-treatment changes after a 30% TCA peel. As you may know, a medium-depth
chemical peel approaches the dermal layers of the skin. Treated areas
demonstrate redness and swelling after the procedure and typically desquamate
(shed) to reveal new skin in 5-7...
