Why are my arms discolored?

Can I use TCA skin peel on my neck , arms, chest area & legs?

• I am very discolored my arms are blotch with dark & light spots..Basically I have KP you can google it.its nothing serious...The main things I really wanna put the peel on is my ...show more

• Answer:

  You can, but my dermatologist recommends I DON'T. I'm not your dermatologist, and if you haven't been seen by one, recommended by your doctor I suggest you ask him. Chemical peel side effects can include: * infection * abnormal healing * allergic reactions * if prone to herpes, possible eruption * raised or thickened scarring * unanticipated skin color changes or skin blotchiness Additional considerations for deeper peels: * possible post-operative complications can include scarring, infection or abnormal pigmentation. Tends to have a bleaching effect, and patient may need to wear make-up to match treated and untreated areas. * skin pores may appear larger, and the skin may not tan properly. * can activate latent cold sore infections. * risk of delayed healing and scarring. GOOGLE: Cyndie Lauper's chemical peel (image). EXAMPLE from YA: "How long does the blotchiness, peeling, and redness take to go away? I did a lactic acid peel yesterday night and I think I put too much as i only did two layers of the chemical peel and now my skin is very blotchy, red, its peeling, and my skin looks worse!!! What should I do in the meantine? I don't think i can use my cleanser, only water because right now..my skin is so sensitive." Another example: "I just did a 25% TCA Peel on my face. What should I expect? Don't get me wrong, I did a ton of research on this before I applied it, but I'm really nervous. I'm African American who suffered with hyper-pigmentation on my entire face and neck so I tried TCA to alleviate some of that. How should I know if I did it incorrect or right. My face frosted and turned extremely white after I rinsed off the peel and I put some aquaphor all over and it's back to it's normal color. I'm really nervous for the hot mess that I'm going to look in a couple of days. I've never been in so much pain in my life. That crap burned like hell".