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[banana_philippines]

ok, so i showed the tca cross to my derm and i was really excited when she told me she would try it. but then she told me that she's gonna use glycolic instead because it's imported and she doesnt have any imported tca as of the moment. i want to tell her to get one at ebay or somehting. anyway she told me that the acids are the same.

well from what i know, glycolic cant neutralize itself like tca can... i brought this up and she said no no no of course it can

so im confused.. should i give this glcolic cross a go or not?

please help. any input would be greatly appreciated

[imbue]

NO! Your derm is an idiot and don't let her use glycolic for cross. It works differently and you may burn your face using glycolic. Read about it.

[Maya]

NO! Your derm is an idiot and don't let her use glycolic for cross. It works differently and you may burn your face using glycolic. Read about it.

I second what Imbue said.

[imbue]

Here look through this slide show and learn about how TCA works differently than other acids. You might want to send it to your derm too before she hurts someone.

http://www.lasernews.net/lasernews/laserne...8A?OpenDocument

[Prettywords]

Imbue,

I listened to that slide show and found it extremely informative.

I suggest it have a thread of its own!

Emma

[Healtysceptic]

Imbue is correct. I have had the TCA Cross done. Glycolic is not the same as TCA. My suggestion for you is to seek another doctor to perform the Cross therapy. If this Doctor told you what you said then he/she is not someone you want to perform any kind of procedure on your face. There are more doctors out there everyday now who are familiar with TCA Cross. Good luck and see another Doc.
James

[Alex12]

It works differently and you may burn your face

How exactly does a "burn" look like?

[781]

http://www.skinbiology.com/scarsveinsmoles.html

it mentions something about doing saline injections only with 70% glycolic acid. true it's not TCA cross with glycolic, but if ppl can be injected with 70% glycolic acid then i think they could be CROSSed with glycolic acid as well.

[Prettywords]

it mentions something about doing saline injections only with 70% glycolic acid. true it's not TCA cross with glycolic, but if ppl can be injected with 70% glycolic acid then i think they could be CROSSed with glycolic acid as well.

:-s 8-[

[imbue]

http://www.skinbiolo...veinsmoles.html

it mentions something about doing saline injections only with 70% glycolic  acid. true it's not TCA cross with glycolic, but if ppl can be injected with 70% glycolic acid then i think they could be CROSSed with glycolic acid as well.

Please don't do this to yourself! [-o<

For one thing Glycolic acid needs to be neutralized unlike TCA.

[TCA Junkie]

Any doctor who states that all acids are the same is terribly ignorant.