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Melange Chemical Peel for Melasma and Hyperpigmentation - New Jersey

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Here is my experience so far. This was done in...

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beach bumSeptember 10, 2009
$845

Here is my experience so far. This was done in West Orange New Jersey at a plastic surgeons office. It was $845.00.(Everything in N.J. is ridiculously expensive!) I had my Melanage peel 7 days ago.I am 40 years old caucasion with decent light skin with some olive undertones (tan easily) (not sensitive) and very few wrinkles but definate hyperpigmentation and sunspots. I have used Retin A nightly for 1 year and stopped it 3 nights prior to peel.

I had the peel on Wednesday left it on for the full time 10 hours and was able to go about my normal activities Thursday with a pink glow to my skin. Friday and Saturday I laid low with a lot of peeling starting around my mouth area and spreading outward althougth the peeling was less on my cheeks.

I have used the Melanage cream 2 every night (followed the written instructions to the letter) but like Julie, my chin area is really scaly and dry. I don't know if I should discontinue use of this cream in that area or just keep it going and maybe that is what my skin is suppose to do? A lot of the brown patches are better but some spots are still there. The corners of my mouth are sore and scabby. My chin is very very dry and scaly. My face has a nice pinkish glow to it (besides the dry areas) and I think that is the reason I feel like my skin looks good right now... pink is making all the colors blend in so they are not so noticeable.I have only worn the provided sunscreen during the day and no foundation as of yet. I think I am not suppose to judge the results for a full month.

I feel like I have more fine lines then before (UGH) the peel but wondering if that is because I am dry?? I hope that goes away when there is moisture back in my face. I don't know if I should use moisturizer at this point or just keep following the protcol for the next 3 weeks and see what happens. Does anyone know if this is as good as it gets or should I judge it at the month point??

I will keep you posted but I am not sure I can recommend this for over $800.00 maybe if it was $500 or under I would say go for it but I don't want to make a final decision yet.

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Janet M. Neigel, MD

Janet M. Neigel, MD

Oculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology

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Replies (8)

KTA
September 24, 2009
How does it look now that it has been two weeks since your peel?
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beach bum
September 27, 2009
Hi KTA not worth it. My skin looks somewhat refreshed but not at all like they claim and I followed the directions to the letter. : ( On to the next scam. lol
kjd
March 30, 2010
I also had the peel done at the same office in West Orange NJ. My advice is:do not do this peel. I had the peel done 6 days ago. Part of the process is an anti-redness soothing balm. My bottle was empty!!! I could not drive back to the physican's office and get another bottle because we were traveling to Va. 2 days later, my chin area and around my mouth were very red, swollen, cracked and painful. the pain was so bad it was hard to sleep. The doctor's office was very supportive and wonderful in trying to alleviate the redness and pain. They called the rep in to tell her the bottle was empty and I had a bad reaction to the product. The rep refused to listen. I then called the company, Young Pharma, directly to complain to ensure this did not happen to another patient. The person who answered the phone(Sophia) would not talk with me and hung up the phone on me! Not very professional. I would not recommend using this product.
French Cat
April 27, 2012
I had the peel 3 weeks ago. My skin never peeled. It has been dry and wrinkled and corrective procedures will be needed. I look like I've aged 15 years. My little brown spots are still there.
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Jerseygirl11
June 10, 2016
Hi Kjd! I'm sorry to bother you but what office in west orange did you have this done at?
AtlantaMama
May 14, 2010
I had a horrible experience with this peel in October 2009. I saved for it, since the $899 it was priced at then was not something my beauty budget could absorb without some planning. My aesthetician, who had been providing me microderms for months and ostensibly knew my skin type, put the heavy sell on this peel. She cooed about what it had done for her and how my adult acne and minor skin discoloration would benefit tremendously. Within 48 hours, my redness and pain increased but was tolerable. At 72 hours, it was almost intolerable without 800 mg of Motrin. I followed the directions to the letter, but the foam felt like acid on my poor raw face. By Day 10, I was still peeling in sheets and had begun to break out in cysts on my chin. I suspected it was because of the anti-redness balm (which is heavy) and the thick sunscreen, so I resorted to my own Jan Marini sunscreen, though I did plod on with the balm. Fast forward three months because it was more of the same for the first 30 days. I spent the holidays holed up when I could, or with the thickest concealer available when I couldn't. By the end of January, my skin was still such a wreck that when I walked into Sephora to buy a gift for a friend, a Perricone rep accosted me and asked what had happened. I told her. Worn to a nub by now, I bought the duo of Gentle Cleanser and Finishing Moisturizer she suggested and within one month, my face began to clear. Finally. With continued use, it continued to heal and I've had one (ONE!!) cyst since then, which cleared in a few days with no scarring. I would NEVER recommend Melanage and think something is amiss with this formula and marketing practice. When I told my aesthetician about my experience, she suggested I'd not followed the directions. I haven't been back. I sure have ordered more Perricone, though.
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Star0000
October 19, 2016
I think you need to find a different doctor. I just had a melanage peel 3 weeks ago by an esthetician in a plastic surgeon's office. It was $300 and I was told not to leave it on any longer than 4 hours. I left mine on for 2.5 hours. For the first week my skin was really peely. It was worst around my nose and mouth. I was told that if I have persistent redness or rawness in certain areas then don't put the night peel cream on those spots or skip it for a night or two til the irritation goes down. They told me after the first two weeks use it every other night til it's gone. My skin stil gets a little peeling still but it isn't bad and overall my skin is beautiful. I also had the scaly look around my mouth and chin though at first, but it went away. My advice to you is talk to a few other doctors before you get another one.
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Not worth it at all

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beach bumJanuary 29, 2011
Not worth it at all

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Meggs
February 14, 2012
Had a melanage mini peel today and left the instruction page at the Dr.'s office as I checked out. I left with an armful of info, just not the info I need! Does anyone have instructions for the first night after the skinluma mini-peel? It came with foam cleanser, sunscreen, anti redness soothing balm, intensive soothing complex and melanage cream. Just need to know what to apply tonight.
JoannaCT
April 27, 2012
How did your results come out? I had mine done yesterday and I'm a little red and peeling around my mouth/nose area. I've tried everything to help my acne scaring and acne dimples on my cheeks. I'm crossing my fingers that this will help smooth out my skin and lighten the scars. How long until you saw results?
Trinh Huynh
March 15, 2013

Can you tell me more about your peel please, I just have mini peel done for two day now and I don't feel any burn, red or peeling at all, is that normal? Please let me now if you know any ? Thanks

KTA
February 15, 2012
I'm not sure how you would handle that brand of peel. I've never heard of it. The last few peels I got were 25% TCA through the Dermatologist office. They told me to use mild soap to wash and vasaline if my regular moisturizer didn't help with the severe dryness, cracking, and the new raw skin being exposed. That peel cost me $200 and basically does the same thing with the acne and age spots, etc. The only thing is you do have to do them every few months to keep up with the good results. At this point, I don't want to go any higher then a 25% TCA peel. You have to be careful with some peels, because depending on your skin type, etc. you could have scarring and that defeats the whole purpose! Good luck to you and hope you get the results you were looking for.
Hyperpigmentation
March 14, 2012
Hyperpigmentation is a common problem this day al around the world,there's definately a big reason to discuss about it!Thanks for your post!
KTA
April 27, 2012
Hi Joanna: I had a peel on Wednesday and it looks really uneven. My face is real dry and has brown patches all over and white patches that look like the chemical didn't even affect, or the doc didn't put enough acid in that area. I look like a clown! I am starting to peel around my mouth area also. I will be laying low all weekend because it should start peeling all over and hope to look better by Monday. The peels do smooth out the acne scars, etc. but it only last for about a month or so and then they start getting back to normal. But everyone is different. I have only a few deep scars and was thinking about getting filler in them to smooth them out for a long period of time. I think only a really deep peel will get rid of them completely and I'm not willing to take a chance on that. Its too painful, takes a long time to recover and sometimes it discolors your face or leaves more scars if it doesn't heal properly. My problem is the moisturizing. Another girl in my office got a blue peel and her doc told her not to moisturize until it started peeling. Then I read some docs comments and they say to moisturize before and during the peeling process. I'm gonna start moisturizing when it really starts to peel. Good luck to you with your peel.
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beach bum
April 27, 2012
KTA & Joanna....peel not worth the money at all. Didn't harm me but did not help. I get my acne scars (very few) filled with juvederm and I am very happy with that. :)
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