I too, had a difficult time and worried about recovery from this issue. I am now 5 months out, getting better every day, very little coverup needed now. Don't give up!

What about all of the fine wrinkles? When I smile I have a ton wrinkles. 13 week out now. Scared I'm going to continue to have old lady eyes. I will be posting all of my pictures from beginning to now soon.

I'm not having a problem with any wrinkles....would love to see your photos.

Hi, Could you tell me how your phenol peel went? thank you.

Bad at first, then I had an allergic reaction to a cream, took awhile to get over all of that. Now all is ok, just took longer due to the allergic reaction.

Mine took about 7 months for that to go away. Now, it's fine.

Did it do the job you hoped it would? Did it remove all of your wrinkles, etc.? did you now have a white look or waxy look? Some doctors have told me that can happen. Thank you for all your help.

It's been seven months since my peel under eyes and still not completely healed. Some redness, but very bumpy texture to skin. I was told that it affected the glands under my eyes. It has affected me terribly and I'm so hoping that it will improve with time. I also have lots of lines under eyes when I smile only. Otherwise, no lines.

I'm sure the bumpy texture will go away. Did you have a lot of lines to begin with? Most of my lines are on the lower half of my face. How is the color of your skin? thank you.

I did have lines before, the color has returned to normal, no concealer needed. After the peel, my skin was rough, now it is smooth.

thank you for sharing. Was it a phenol peel that you had? Are there any demarcation lines? How long ago did you have it and did the doctor say if there was any chance that your skin could turn a white color? I am very pale and don't want look any paler that I am. I have also heard that some people look a little waxy.

Hi AZgirl74, I was wondering how your peel went? Do you still have wrinkles around your eyes?

Hi. I am 9 months out now and the collagen has definitely built up. I get some swelling now and then that can make my eyes have puffy lines sometimes when i smile. A very small line where peel ends but barely noticeable. I had lower blephs done at the same time. All in all...happy with the results!! Better than before...just takes time and patience to heal! I have melasma on my face and wish i could have the same, bright skin all over. I had some ugly sunspots under my eyes. They're gone! Skin is light/glowy. I will put my photos up soon :)

That's great!!!

Hi Pj1962, can you tell me more about your phenol peel? How long was it left on? Did you need a topical anesthetic? Thank you. I'm glad you have had great results. I am 49 and have terrible under eye wrinkles and crepyness, (sp?) and cross hatching. UGH

Hi PJ1962 and dermal911, I too have a lot of wrinkling under my eyes, but my doctor wants to do laser, not a peel. What are your thoughts on this? Thanks!

K2014, just from my personal experience with laser, I would never do again. It changes the skin over time...and not in a good way. At least it did for me. I had Fraxel laser done almost 5 years ago. My skin is pretty fair and I have green eyes but I am 1/2 slavic and 1/8 Indian. That was enough to cause me to get hyper-pigmentation all over my face. They say it's melasma but I know the laser brought it out because it happened 5 months post laser and haven't been able to get rid of it since. My skin looks older in places and fine lines in the direction she used the laser. I'd do my research before ever going the laser route because you don't know if you will be a poor candidate until it's too late. I had lower blephs and Phenol under eyes done, however, and it was worth the down time to me. I do have a very small line under my left eye from where the peel begins and ends but overall the skin is beautiful... no more brown spots!! Wish my whole face looked like my under-eyes!

Hi AZ, thanks and unfortunately I know about the damage lasers can do. I had a laser procedure done on my face four years ago and it left me with dots, lines and fat loss. This doctor swears by his laser and says it will correct all the wrinkling around my eyes. It is very hard to find a plastic surgeon that does phenol peels. Did it thin out your skin under your eyes? Wish I could find someone to trust that does phenol peels in NJ

My peel was call 'Hetter' peel...I'm sure it's pretty much the same as Phenol. The skin did not thin out but actually looks as though there is a little more collagen. It was a little scary for a while because it takes some patience and time to really see the affects. It was red for some time (fairly easy to cover up) and it was a little crepey. I was just so happy to see the dark brown sunspot completely gone. I'd say it was a good 5-6 months before it really looked good. I now put a little moisturizer under and no cover up at all! Wish the rest of my face looked as good! I keep saying, but I WILL post progression photos soon (I took so many!) Good luck in finding someone! My doc did my mother's Lifestyle Lift in Scottsdale...he has treated burn victims and so I knew I could really trust his work!

Thank you. BobbiH lives in NJ and I have asked her who did her phenol, but she hasn't responded to my emails in regards to the doctor.

Dr Glatt in Morristown on a Plastic Surgeon who does phenol peels. Highly recommend him.

Thank you Pattimadie. Have you used him and did he do your upper and lower lids?

I have had two surgeries with Dr Glatt. Abdominalplasty and breast lift with implants. My body literally looks better than when I was in my 20's! I am 51. Three months after that surgery cause I was so thrilled with him and his staff, I had Dr Glatt give me a lower and middle face lift, he took fat out of my hips and injected it into my cheeks, then he did a Bleph of my upper eyelids and also a chemical peel under my eyes. That was in April. Under my eyes are slowly healing. I was told it would take several months. It is now 6 months and still some redness. No bumps. Sometimes it gets a little dry. I go to Dr Glatts for reg visits and his estitician gives me diff creams to use for the healing process to continue. I will never have another wrinkle again under my eyes. Yay! Not many people believe I am over 40. Most guess in my 30's. Pretty amazing! Dr Glatt also gives me Botox for my forehead. He is known in Morristown hospital by all the nurses and I heard several say if and when they get surgery if will be by him. I have a good friend who was my pre and post nurse and they all adore him and his kindness. He deff made me into a new woman. I do wish I got the body lift he suggested so I wouldn't be doing all these squats to match my butt with the rest of me. Haha. Anyway. Go for a consult and tell him Patti sent you. I have sent so many women and men to him in the last several months and they all very happy with him. I tell you all this just to say I trust him and his nurse Jennifer is like a BFF!! You will love her too. She is full of knowledge. Lmk if I can answer anymore questions about the peel.

Hi, Thank you for your help!

It's been seven months and I'm not completely healed. The skin under my eyes is very tender and fragile. Skin is still flaking and inflamation comes and goes. Also, the skin was left with a bumpy texture. But the lines are gone. I looked through the Dr.'s portfolio of clients that had this work done by him and was very impressed. Everyone's skin is different and no one can guarantee what the outcome will be.

Thank you Bobbi. I'm sure it will all work out. Do you have demarcation lines and did your skin turn bright white?

No demarcation line. Phenol peel was done under eyes and a Jessner/TCA peel all over the rest of my face. The jessner/TCA peel did nothing to improve my skin but the color of my skin is blended.

Thanks for all the feedback BobbiH. I wish it was just my eyes I had to worry about. For me it's the whole mouth and chin area where the doctor turned the laser up too high and left me with holes and lines all over that area.

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