Hey guys,
Ever since high school, I've had pretty bad acne which messed up my skin a little. I'm 23 and my scars are slowly fading away, but they are still noticeable. I have some pits and dents in my skin and the "orange-peel skin" effect. Didn't even know there was a phrase coined for my type of skin texture!
Anywho, for the past few days I've been considering getting a TCA peel based on posts on acne.org and such. I was considering the 15% peel. However, I'm not 100% sure this is safe. I've seen many posts by doctors claiming that this isn't safe to do at home at all and many posts that say simply following the instructions should be fine.
A few concerns that I have right off the bat - I heard that chemical peels in general aren't great for medium to dark skin. I'm Indian and I have a pretty warm skin tone. Will that be a huge problem?
I just really, really want to get rid of these acne scars and pits once and for all. I just really want it to look as best as it possibly can!
So, should I attempt the peel or not? Any experience-based posts from people who have done the TCA peel in the past would be great or any tips on whether or not I should do it based on skin tone and any other factors I've mentioned would be fantastic!
Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
Ever since high school, I've had pretty bad acne which messed up my skin a little. I'm 23 and my scars are slowly fading away, but they are still noticeable. I have some pits and dents in my skin and the "orange-peel skin" effect. Didn't even know there was a phrase coined for my type of skin texture!
Anywho, for the past few days I've been considering getting a TCA peel based on posts on acne.org and such. I was considering the 15% peel. However, I'm not 100% sure this is safe. I've seen many posts by doctors claiming that this isn't safe to do at home at all and many posts that say simply following the instructions should be fine.
A few concerns that I have right off the bat - I heard that chemical peels in general aren't great for medium to dark skin. I'm Indian and I have a pretty warm skin tone. Will that be a huge problem?
I just really, really want to get rid of these acne scars and pits once and for all. I just really want it to look as best as it possibly can!
So, should I attempt the peel or not? Any experience-based posts from people who have done the TCA peel in the past would be great or any tips on whether or not I should do it based on skin tone and any other factors I've mentioned would be fantastic!
Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />