Allergic Reaction - California

Hi latennan, 

Oh my! I am so sorry this happened to you, sounds miserable. Did you go to the same doctor as the first time? I'm only asking because it you had it once without problems I wonder why the second time you had a problem. Had you taken a new medicine or something? I'm so puzzled as to why this would happen. Please keep us updated on when the swelling goes down and when you are healed.

Thanks so much for the review,

-Britt

I had a 5 layer Jessner's peel 3 weeks ago and my face was noticeably swollen for a couple of days, even though I took Benadryl on the advice of my esthetician. the areas treated also itched a little and I had a couple of small blisters around the hairline. My face felt hot for about 3 days until it started peeling. I had it done on a Wed. morning, I was very red that afternoon and the peeling did not start until Saturday and by Tuesday it was about 90% peeled. My esthetician also did a facial one week after the peel was applied and that felt so good. I had 1-2 layer Jessner's peel years before with hardly any pinkness and peeling so I decided this time to go for a deeper peel to take care of the accumulated acne scars. By the way I'm 46 yrs old. I was pleased with the results once all the peeling was done. I'm thinking of getting another one in a couple of months but maybe just 3 layers so the down time is not as long.

Thanks for posting the picture. This looks exactly like I look now. In my case I think that the swelling came from the antiobiotc ointment that I used after the peel. Found out that I'm allergic to the Neomycin component in the triple antiobiotic ointment.

Wow, yup thats what I look like right now!!! I had a horrible allergic reaction. I have been going to the same place for all my facial needs for almost six yrs. I love the lady who does my face. I had a 3 layer peel done and within 48 hours my face was covered in what looked like little white heads. My face was flaming red on day 3 and itched sooo bad it became unbearable. I called my lady the very next day and she has been very good at seeing me right away. Had to get a scrip for antibiotics and I still have no idea what it could have been. i have no allergies to any meds or foods. We went over all the ingredients but came up with no culprit. I am on day 1 of the antibiotics so we'll see how it goes. Ive had to call into work 1 day so far. I have had peels done before and never had a problem. This is going on day 5 for me and I can't really go out in public. Im currently using 1% cortisone and aquaphor for itching. Just helpful advice for anyone who may encounter this issue in the future.

I'm on day 5 after my Jessner peel and I'm still beat red on most of my face. I had a 6 layer peel and my face started itching terribly on day 3 and continues to itch pretty bad. I am flaking and peeling a lot but I got brave and tried to go out in public for a quick errand this morning. However, I cut my trip short when I checked myself in the mirror. A lot of the red areas also look like they have tiny blisters. I'm hoping this is normal and that everything will calm down soon.