Are any doctors familiar with the process of being able to fully and permanently remove scars by softening them with TCA and then manually damaging the scar when it has been softened and in its most pliable stage? I have done medium depth TCA peels and stumbled upon this by accident when I picked at a whitehead which was situated on top of an acne scar. The whole scar turned pink in a day and over the course of a few days the scar seemed to detach from the healthy skin underneath.
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July 17, 2018
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Yes this is very normal , in about 24-48 hours you will most likely start peeling, this is the dead skin cells about to lift , looks great. you will have great results
It all depends on who is performing the treatment , and if your a candidate for this treatment. In my practice we use TCA peels 20%-75% and perform one peel every 2-3 weeks as needed for patients wanting to treat fine lines , scarring , acne scarring , and pigmentation. I would also recommended...
Perhaps the most distressing part of your question is not that you haven't seen any appreciable response after just two treatment sessions, but that your dermatologist likely did not explain this to you and emphasize this to you to prevent just this kind of needless mid-treatment frustration and...
