Good or Excellent Response
27%
Based on All Available Studies
Strength of Evidence
Moderate Response
57%
Based on All Available Studies
Strength of Evidence
Side Effects
Low-Medium
How to Get It
Have a dermatologist or plastic surgeon? Make an appointment to get this procedure done. Don't have a dermatologist or a plastic surgeon? See The American Academy of Dermatology Physician Database to find a dermatologist or the American Society of Plastic Surgeons to find a plastic surgeon.
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September 14, 2015
Not a significant effect
I have had some acne scarring and a lot of hyper pigmented blemishes over the past few years. I have had four glycolic acid peels over the past 8 weeks but I don't see a significant improvement even as far as the blemishes are concerned. I have also been religiously doing the home care regimen my aestheticism recommended which include cleansing, messaging, exfoliation and applying 5% glycolic acid at night. I don't see a significant improvement in my skin. Has anyone else had similar experience? I am wondering if it is even worth to get the remaining two peels as I have heard people usually get a series of 6.
August 8, 2016
try increasing your glycolic acid to 30% you will see better results since your skin has already tolerated 5% be careful and follow the directions and always have a neutralizer handy it makes the peels tolerable. good luck
June 17, 2014
Very little effect for stubborn skin
I have some minor acne scarring, ice picks (very minor) and a few holes (again very minor) but always noticeable to yourself. Persistent redness left over from spots is a huge problem for me, still going strong after a year and a half. I have combination oily skin.
I bought this as it is a light peel, you start light and work your way up. This sadly had very very little effect on me. It did burn a little yes but not to an unbearable extent.
You are recommended to do this peel once a week, I bought from Bravura (I recommend highly), I however used this peel 5 days in a row purely out of frustration due to seeing no change. This still did nothing to my skin - I didn't even react badly to it! I even did a 30% and a 50% peel at the same time, one after one another, layered etc, my point being, I never ever reacted to it. meaning it just was not strong enough for my skin. It is a superficial peel, I should imagine it to work well for skin that is not badly damaged and which has not been scarred for a long time. This is my own personal recommendation. If you want to do TCA (medium depth peel) in the future I highly recommend that you do these peels for several weeks in the future. I think you need to examine how damaged your skin is before purchasing this, my skin is evidently made out of steel after the amount of crap ive put on it haha, it did not break me out however and helped with redness ever so slightly.
November 5, 2009
Cons:
Down time, severe acne, redness, swelling, did I mention acne
Went in for a light TCA peel in hopes of reducing pore size and removing dark spots/preg. mask. I was told down time would be about 5 to 7 days. About day 5 my entire face broke out in acne(had never had acne) there were at least 200 spots on my face. Unsure of what was happening, called dr. office. They said I must be allergic to the antibiotic ointment and discontinue use. Another week passes and it is not anybetter, go to my dermatologist. Prescribed medication to dry up the spots. It is about 1 month later and I'm still not 100%. I don't think my skin will ever be the same. It is very red, sensitive, and still breaking out.
December 2, 2008
Pros:
Can't list one pro because nothing good came from this treatment.
Cons:
Burning sensation was unbearable, couldn't go out in public for 2 weeks, left a deep scar on my jawline that was not there before, looked like a burn victim for weeks and could not cover with makeup, face was red for months after the peel.
I got a Jessner peel. DO NOT GET THIS PEEL if your skin is somewhat fair and sensitive. It did not improve my acne nor get rid of scarring. I was only able to get through 4 of the 8 passes that were supposed to be done because of the extreme pain, but I do not think the 4 additional passes would have resulted in anything better/different. My skin was red for months after and makeup could not cover the discoloration.
August 4, 2008
Pros:
After a week, I was healed.
Cons:
During that week, I looked horrible and would not go outside.
I used a 20% TCA peel. It thankfully did not leave any permanent damage. I do not think I will use it again because I did not notice any improvement in my skin tone.
Pros:
Got rid of Pregnancy Mask