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Burnt my face with a chemical peel about 2 years ago and it still looks terrible. Any options for repairing? (photos)

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~2 years ago I tried a glycolic acid peel at home. First one was fine but this 2nd time it burned terribly (maybe b/c my Tretinoin?). Stupidly left it on for 10 minutes anyway and got horrified when I saw the streaks after neutralizing. Applied lotion but when it peeled terribly over the next couple days I also stupidly scrubbed off the flaky skin. Now the skin is red,leathery/bubbly texture, and you can see streaks where it's different heights. Any hope? Currently using clyndamyacin and tazorac

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