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Moderate Response
91%
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Strength of Evidence
Side Effects
Medium
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August 2, 2009
Cons:
Downtime. With the higher strength tca there is significant downtime. One week where you may not want to leave the house. Stings on application.
I wouldn't reccomend tca as an ongoing treatment for active acne but it can be extremely effective at treating scarring. I used to have terrible acne scarring to the point people would look away when talking to me, but after a year of regular peeling (18%) as well as TCA cross (100%) it is barely noticable. As an added bonus I now look years younger than my friends due to the peels effect on wrinkles. TCA peels and cross are one of the biggest scams in the cosmetic procedures industry with practioners charging outrageous amounts of money for what a procedure which is really a no brainer. Start at low percentage and work you way up. Do repeated peels and don't be concerned about thinning your skin. Peels actually increase collagen and thicken the dermis.
March 24, 2009
Pros:
People say it will make you look up to 10 years younger, gets rid of fine lines, makes nasolabial folds much flatter, kills bacteria, unclogs pores, makes skin smoother, gets rid of red scars
Cons:
Makes face bright pink at first, can cause skin weeping while healing, brown patchy skin everywhere, can not go out in public for about 7 days (too humiliating due to horrible looking skin)
I love this stuff!
I have only used this once. I really recommend starting at 12.5% and bumping it up. I accidentally used much stronger and it made my face look horribly burnt for the first few days -I cancelled dates to see my boyfriend. Now my skin is healing and the healed areas look much smoother than they have in years -I have the skin I remember having at 16 (minus the acne)! I'm 24 now, and years of lifeguarding and picking at cystic acne left my face so old-looking. The pitted scars were the worst all along my cheeks, and I had countless tiny bumps under the skin that seemed to be filled with sebum or pus. I used microdermabrasion but nothing made my skin feel clean and new. It always felt dirty because of the trapped blackheads and zits under the skin. Now, I don't see any more blackheads. It seems like my skin has a new start. As an added bonus, TCA kills bacteria! There are some residual scars left but as soon as I can, I'm doing the cross method. I highly recommend TCA.
May 1, 2009
Pros:
Fades acne scars, eliminates breakouts, smooths skin. No serious down time.
Cons:
Scars still visible, but fading after repeated use (2 times so far).
TCA EZ Peel from Anais has been very effective. Nothing else has faded my scars as quickly, but since I have tough skin, I need to layer or use a higher concentration. I will continue to use as recommened and be patient. The down time associated with this FOR ME has been very slight (light peeling) and small scabs that formed from applying more to the acne scars (CROSS method still using the EZ Peel concentration). CROSS method is suppose to be done with a higher concentration to be most effective, so maybe that's why the acne scars are still visible, but better. I also applied make up during the entire healing process and it did not seem to irritate me at all. Again, this is my experience, so use with caution.
May 28, 2009
Pros:
TCA at 10%. Layered the solution as per the platinum skin care site and it is causing the skin to peel my hyerpigmentation without doing any damage to my skin. they have great directions for using the peels. I actually purchased the TCA elsewhere.
Cons:
I used 30% and 50% TCA before and it damaged my skin and left terrible hyperpigmentation scars. However, I did previously use the Cross method with TCA at 50% and on my ice pick scars and they were greatly improved.
Layer the lower strengthn TCA to safely peel your skin. 3 to 5 days of peeling will slowly lift hyperpigmentation, clean out and shrink pores. Also, I have almost stopped eating meat and poultry and this has cleared up my acne. Now I;m just working to remove the dark marks.
May 25, 2020
TCA at home
Hi my name is Henry I'm 34yo sorry about my English I'm Mexican.
On may 8th 2020 I did on my own the first TCA Cross 100% after reading a lot of articles.. well before all this I did approximately 5 microneedlings at home since mid of 2019, no vitamins or sunscreen ever, not even moisturizer
With this tca procedure after 24 hours I wash my face after 48 I'm using moisturizer and spf 50+ after 9 days the scabs fell I did 1 microneedling. Now after 16days 24 may 2020 after first TCA I did the second one..
June 4, 2024
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June 3, 2009
Pros:
made my skin look new
Cons:
a week of down time
use it and love your face
get it done by a pro./licensed
Pros:
If a series of peels are performed can dramatically reduce scarring and, as an added bonus, wrinkles. Can be sucessfully done at home, provided you begin at a low percentage and work up. Extremely cost effective done at home.