Consider Peels for Dyschromia on a Budget
On about day 34, and often sooner in men, the flakes of dead skin become whole sheets of dead skin. Reepithelialization is typically complete in 57 days.
▸ Safety. Resorcinol is such a rare cause of contact dermatitis that Dr. Sengelmann doesn't pretest for it; she said she has seen just one case of resorcinol contact dermatitis in her career. She has never had a scar or infection as a complication of a Jessner's-TCA peel. The worst complication she's encountered was a corneal abrasion that resulted from a small amount of 35% TCA leaking into the orbit despite shielding; it responded favorably to conservative management. Occasionally a patient experiences a persistent splotchy erythema.
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'Why buy a $130,000 laser you'll use once a week when a midlevel peel might do the trick?' DR. SENGELMANN
