Helped Some, but Didn't Last - Wellington, FL

My biggest concern is the bags under my eyes and dark circles. I thought I'd start with chemical peels and move up to lasers and then surgery. The Jessners was my first peel and I liked the results the first few days after. My eyes looked better and my skin improved overall. However, the results wore off after about a week and the sunspots/pigmentation did not change at all. I went for a second peel with 10% TCA and saw no improvement at all. Maybe it's my skin? I'm between a type 2 and 3. I go in for a third peel Friday. I'd post pictures, but since there was little to no improvement I figured why bother.

This time to doctor applied jessner's peel, then tca 10%. Burning was not too bad, they fanned me, which helped. The worst part is the smell of alcohol. I flaked a little after this peel and they wanted to schedule me 2 weeks out. I thought I was purchasing medium depth peels, but that's not what I am getting. I am starting to feel like I have paid for close to nothing.

Since I have paid through 6 peels I went in again. I told the aesthetician that I barely flaked. She consulted with the doctor, then gave me a jessner's peel. This time she left the solution on a little longer. It barely felt wet when she put it on, which indicates not enough solution was applied. I didn't peel at all after this peel. Again I am sorely disappointed. Do these doctor's not apply 30% TCA peels? I want for, even ask for, a medium depth peel and they claim that is what I am getting. I wish someone would correct me if I am wrong, but a medium depth peel should result in red skin and significant peeling.

Yesterday I did an at home peel with 25% TCA. I applied 3 layers at one minute apart and washed off after 5 minutes, before frosting. My skin felt the same after the doctor's office peel. This morning I spot peeled some dark areas and they frosted right away, probably because I had already broken down the stubborn outer epidermal cells. I have decided to develop my own technique and do it at home. The one good thing about my office peels is that I have learned how to properly apply the chemicals.

I purchased Jessners peel at 1.2 PH. I have learned that PH is the only difference between a doctor's peel and at home. I will test using Jessners with TCA 25%. I have read quite a bit of material on peels and learned that Jessners is great for breaking down the outer epidermal cells, which allows for deeper penetration of the TCA.

My 5th peel is November 12th. I am going to request, yet again, a stronger peel. I am not sure, but I think they say they only have up to 10% TCA, which seems odd for an actual doctor's office.