Vi Peel - Beverly Hills, CA

My skin is still bad. It is still red, dry, rough, broken out, burning. So pretty much I have not been using anything on my face except aquaphor and have been trying to avoid going outside during the day so i don't even have to wear sunblock. I am trying to let my skin heal. I have been using the aquaphor for 2 straight says now (day and night). Even with the aquaphor, I wake up with dry a** skin. I am not exaggerating when I say my skin is as rough as a reptile. It is like there is some kind of callus or something forming over my normal skin. I have been to the dermatologist 4 times and they can't seem to figure out what is wrong. No derm has yet suggest rosacea but I think it is a possibility. Hopefully not, but I still have to be realistic about what it may be. I never had this problem before. it as only been since my surgery and peel. But maybe all the stress of everything caused a bad rosacea flare. I am scared to use any topical rosacea meds for fear of further injuring my skin, in the case it is not rosacea and just a chemical burn or something. It has been over 6 months that I am dealing with this issue. The best way to describe my skin is sandpaper skin.

Ok, so it's been 7 days of me using the Desonide ointment to treat my dry, flaky, red, chapped skin. The ointment is a petroleum jelly base. It is really hydrating but the only con is that when you use the ointment during the day it is hard to put anything else on the skin since the jelly is so thick and sticky. Anyways, my skin has improved. The dryness is really the most noticeable difference. My skin is still sunburned looking though. I have been using the ointment a.m. and p.m. In the morning, I do not use face wash anymore, I just rinse my skin with plain, cool water and then reapply the ointment. After tonight, I will not use the ointment anymore, but I think I will continue to use plain petroleum jelly on my face at night and CeraVe moisturizer with sunblock during the day. I am not going to sue retin-a, glycolic acid, or anything else irritating. I am hoping that if I just leave my skin alone it will heal itself naturally. Down the line, I can resume the use of other skin care products with the approval and supervision of my dermatologist. I will keep you all updated. For all of you experiencing side effects from this chemical peel or any other, I think you might want to try the petroleum jelly treatment. It may work for you too.

So, I am 6 months post-op now and my skin is still bad. Actually, it has gotten worse over the past few days. I look like I have a sunburn on my face and the flaking is horrible. I can literally rub skin off my face when I wash my face morning and night and ALL throughout the day. My skin actually looks older. It has this weird look to it. It burns when I wash it an dis really sensitive to the sun. I tried to wear makeup the other day to cover the redness but that was a mistake. The makeup stuck in all the flakes and since my face is soooo red and chapped, the makeup did not even match my skin tone anymore. This is after I rubbed the skin off in the shower, sprayed my face with Evian, and put on 2 coats of moisturizer. It's like the moisturizr does not even penetrate. Once the moisturizer dries on my face, my skin just goes right back to feeling chapped again. Chapped is the best way I can explain it. There is like this burnt later over my regular face. I am so desperate at this point. I went to another dermatologist today and he prescribed me with this cream called Desonide. He gave it to me in an ointment form, which means the vehicle is petroleum jelly. It is a corticosteroid so I can;t use it for too long but hopefully it will offer some relief. This has not been a good experience at all. :( Make sure you guys make the pictures larger when you look at them so you can see my skin up close.