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Good or Excellent Response
60%
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Strength of Evidence
Moderate Response
86%
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Strength of Evidence
Side Effects
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.
Used Chemical Peels (Medium-depth Peels)? Rate It:
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October 14, 2017
Excellent for my skin!
38 year old female and I've been using aha's for a few years now. I first started out on retin a because I had acne for years into my 30's. That worked for me but I wanted something gentler I hated the peeling! I had tons of scarring and dark spots from my acne. So I started doing glycolic Acid peels. I've used lactic, mandelic, tca, and my favorite for my skin the glycolic Acid peel. I use a 40% peel or I take a drop and mix it with my moisturizer as a serum. When I use this as a peel I layer it since my skin is very used to acids and I leave it on for 5 minutes neutralize with a mix of baking soda and water. Then I wash with a PH adjusting foam cleanser. After that I use Cerave PM and snail mucin believe it or not. That calms my skin and I've had few to no breakouts since I switched to only using aha's. I purchased my 40% on eBay for 12$ by beauty essentials is the company on the bottle. I believe this is a Korean made product. My skin is finally clear and I can go without makeup now. The few spots I get are hormonal once a month spots but they are tiny and go away very fast. All and all I'm super pleased with using glycolic acid peels. It's worked in my case I hope it does for others too!
February 26, 2009
Cons:
Redness, Acne Scarring, Irritability, Embarrasing Flaking, Itching, etc...
Chemical peels suck!! I had the first chemical peel done at a dermatologist just to improve the texture of my skin. I regret doing this because I never suffered from acne until this chemical peel. My skin became red and it started to flake. It was horrible and it was painful. Then, in order to fix the results of the 1st chemical peel, I went to a plastic surgeon. At first, i noticed some improvements. The acne was not as severe, but the scarring got even worse. Now I'm left with ugly brown spots and pigmentation all over my face. I wish I would've learned from my mistake the first time. Please don't do this!
August 23, 2015
did you ever find that your hyperpigmentation from this chemical peel went away?
June 9, 2008
Pros:
Vi Peel: Can't say just yet....
Cons:
Vi Peel: It burned my face! Was it the esthetician at Skin Deep Htg Beach? I have 5 red blisters in different areas of my face, one is even swollen & puffy just under my eye. No one said I would look like a freak and couldn't leave the house!
The Vi Peel was MUCH more severe than (1) I could tell from their website or (2) was told by the esthetician. It is/was painful and it sure better turn out looking good in a few days!
April 8, 2009
Pros:
DECREASES FINE LINES,ACNE SCARRING AND AGE SPOTS.HELPS WITH ACNE PRONE SKIN. GREAT EXFOLIATER OF DRY DEAD SKIN CELLS.ALSO HELPS INCREASE COLLAGEN.
Cons:
MIGHT BURN A BIT AND SLIGHT REDNESS
IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE TRAINED IN THIS FIELD YOU WILL ABSOLUTLEY GET RESULTS!! STAY AWAY FROM STORE BOUGHT GLYCOLICS AND SALON BECAUSE THEY ARE BUFFERED. GO DIRECTLY TO A DERMATOLOGIST,PLASTIC SURGEON OR MEDICAL ESTHTICIAN, THEN YOU WILL SEE THE RESULTS PROMISED!!
August 28, 2009
Pros:
no pros at all very very unhappy!!!would never ever do that again.
Cons:
peeling,dry skin,acne came back! just a horrible treatment would never ever recomend this to my enemy!
I had a bad acne a while ago which has left some scarring so decided to try a easy TCA chemical face peel to improve my skin..it comes with a course of 4 and it took one month.so i had one treatment every week for four weeks. after a second peel my acne flared up badly and i still had to have another 2 because of some kind of risk of affecting my skin in the future. Its been two weeks now and ive still got my acne,tropical creams not helping anymore(and it used to ) overall just feel very upset and misrable. cost me a fortune and it gave me the worst thing i could ever think of...
June 23, 2007
Pros:
My freckles faded.
Cons:
I was told it would smooth scars and alleviate freckles, which it did. I was not told it would bring back acne that had cleared years ago. I now have large, painful cysts and pimples.My skin is totally different.
Would not recommend to anyone. Possibly it would do well with someone who has different skin type. I'm miserable.
November 29, 2007
Pros:
Seems to work sometimes.
Cons:
Skin looks awful for a few days after. Thin skinned people beware. Made some scars look better and others worse.
Glycolic acid peel (series of 6 peels): The esthetician that did mine was more interested in money than my face. I also couldn't ever go above 35% peel because my skin is so sensitive (but the peel does go up to 70% if you are a good candidate for it). It helped lessen some of my scarring, but left red marks on other areas and made me break out the first few times, but it seems to dry up acne fast once your skin is used to it. It takes a while to look better after the peel..sometimes a week, and if you don't have your acne under control, it may not ever be fully satisfying. p.s. after knowing how the peel is done, i just bought my own bottle of 35% solution to use once in a while. continued, moderate usage of glycolic acid peels are the best way to achieve results. it's really no different than going to the esthetician..only about 300 dollars cheaper! just know what you're doing(follow the directions) and pay attention to the skin at all times when you apply it.
October 21, 2008
Pros:
non it is a terible product if purchased online it should always be done at a clinic !!!!!!!!!!
Cons:
scared my skin for several weeks looked likea huge birthmark over the whole left side of my face. i would definatley never recommend it to anyone. it is a very dangerous product. it also made a dip in my skin and made my skin look very unhealthy
please do not use this product i woulde recommend laser co2 resurfacing i found this the best
July 31, 2009
Pros:
Fresh skin
Cons:
down time of atleast a week
I have used TCA 25% peel only once. I applied it on my skin on Sunday and for two days my skin was red and tight. After 3-5 days light peeling of skin began and took about 3 days for the outer layer to become dead and dry.I did not have patience to wait for it to peel on its own, so I used dead skills remover machine and cleaned up my face. The result today is I can see that my face looks fresh and clean without any adverse affect on my skin but this treatment hasn't really helped improve my scars. I'm planning to repeat the treament once my skin is completely recovered may be after a month or so and see if it helps my scars. I have also been careful to apply sunscreen whenever I go out and protect my skin from sun.
February 5, 2009
Pros:
easy to apply
Cons:
burns, not cheap, left my skin worse then when I started
I spent 180.00 at the spa on 4 treatments at 20%. I just completed all 4 and my skin was worse after then when I started. I was so mad. I then resorted to buying a glycolic peel for at home use thinking a stronger dose should do it. Well I just used my 50% glycolic peel last night and my fiance said to me today "Wow your skin looks worse now than it ever has! What did you do? Pick the crap out of it". Ya, not what I was looking to hear. I have little tiny pimples, red marks, and looks like scabs too all over every square inch of my face!. So, bumbed-
I don't know what to do with my skin?????I'm 24 now and have been dealing with oily, acne prone skin for as long as I can remember..Their has to be someting that works. Bottom line-it's not glycolic peels. What a waist of money
Pros:
...Is there such thing with these peels??