DIY Jessner Peel

in my previous post of july '13, I said I was just going to get Candela laser for my brown spots

THAT'S wrong. It's a Yag lased that's used on brown spots.

I did the yag and it was totally worthwhile. Brown spots gone.

and i put tretinoin on my arms every night and can see how it't healing my textural problems

I did a 4th peel with better results in skin texture.

There was a long break between my 3rd and 4th peel, but I tried it again after talking to my aethetician who does Jessner peels. I won't give you the details, but she recommend more coats and leaving it on longer.

I did 7 coats and left it on for 30 minutes this time.

It took 4 weeks to peel. While waiting, my arm looked very dry and old..

Peeling only took 3 days.

The results are very nice, smooth, soft skin. I do not think the brown spot was affected beyond what some good microdermabrasion would have done

But the smoothness is really nice and there's a clarity to my arm skin I've never noticed before. That actually means my underlying brown spots are more indentifiable.

but since they're so easy for me to point out now, I'll just get the lasered with the Candela V Beam. That should take care of it

My conclusion on Jessner for arms is: It's great for texture though doesn't do that much for brown spots; Don't expect the same quick results as Jessner on your face; The over the counter Jessner is easy to use on your arms.

At this point I've completed 3 peels on my arm. I do the most layers, for the longest time allowed as described in the instruction manual.

I do not get sheet type peeling. I get flaking that lasts more than a week.

I will keep doing this until I use up all the solution they sent me. So far, I have 3/4 of the bottle left.

Next week when I go in for dermabrasion, I'll ask her to work on my arm.

So far, my conclusion is 1) that my arm is a lot tougher than my face; 2) it will be a long process requiring many peels for my arm to approach to softness and evenness of my face.