Stretch Marks!!

[Guest]

i was wondering, can i do a tca peel after having bleached some of my skin?

[Guest]

i was wondering, can i do a tca peel after having bleached some of my skin?

I actually don't know if you can, but speaking of bleaching.....
I knew someone who once bleached their butt to make the skin around the stretch marks blend in. I guess for her the stretch marks were light and making her dark butt lighter kinda did the job lol.....

Anyways how safe is bleaching anyways....i heard it can even cause more stretch marks?


Miss p

[Ginobili]

Any "non white skin" people have success with TCA?

I'm asian. And have been getting pigmentation from my 2 previous 50% peel attemp.

Is TCA for white skin people only?

[Guest]

I have brown skin. I think 50% is too strong for non white skin. I do peels at 25% now, sometimes 30% but no higher than that.

J

[Ginobili]

I have brown skin. I think 50% is too strong for non white skin. I do peels at 25% now, sometimes 30% but no higher than that.

J

How long do you leave TCA on your skin before washing it off?

Do you get any sort of pigmentation? Can give a bit more info and outcome on your experience with TCA?

[Guest]

I have brown skin. I think 50% is too strong for non white skin. I do peels at 25% now, sometimes 30% but no higher than that.

J

this is what i dont understand. my 50% felt like nothing, like i was applyin water. i cleansed the area beforehand with an alcoholic swab and tht stung more than the actual peel.

and the term peel i use very loosely as it hasnt done anything, im only on my 2nd day but the area is no different.

im gona do another 50% on a bigger area tonight i think and do a couple of layers.

if J or anyone else could quickly explain how to do layers it would b much appreciated, do u leave it on one minute thn re apply, and thn wait another 3 or what?

thanks

[Guest]

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this is what i dont understand. my 50% felt like nothing, like i was applyin water. i cleansed the area beforehand with an alcoholic swab and tht stung more than the actual peel.

and the term peel i use very loosely as it hasnt done anything, im only on my 2nd day but the area is no different.

im gona do another 50% on a bigger area tonight i think and do a couple of layers.

if J or anyone else could quickly explain how to do layers it would b much appreciated, do u leave it on one minute thn re apply, and thn wait another 3 or what?

thanks[/quote]

Firstly, you should keep the size of the area small as you are doing a test. Secondly, if you have brown skin 50% may be quite risky so I would dilute it down to a lower percentage using water. You get instructions on how to do that with the tca, but if you don't have them platinumskincare have instructions on their site.

I don't always do multi layer peels, depends on my mood, but when I do I leave the first layer on for around 6 to 8 mins, then apply the next layer and leave for a futher 6 to 8 mins before washing off. TCA at both 25% and 30% does sting me, so it feels quite uncomfortable on the skin.

I get hyperpigementation, but it clears up on me after a period of time, so hopefully when I am done with peels it will go over a few months.

Like i said though, 50% on brown skin is very risky, best using lower percentages and doing multi layers than using it at this strength.

J

[Guest]

hi j,

i have very pale skin and tend to tan so apparently according to the chart im the perfect candidate for peels.

ive already done the 50% and felt very very little, a mild sting at best. this is why i wish to go up a notch and do 2 layers at least as 1 layers of 50% hasnt done a thing.

[Guest]

Hi all,

This is my first time posting but have been keeping up with this board for a few years now. I have stretch marks on most of my lower half - some are quite fine and others long and white, although luckily not too angry looking. The worst marks are on my hips, inner thighs, back of calves and bum. The oldest marks, on the backs of my calves, are over 12 years old - I'm not sure what caused them as I'm very slim but think it's probably a combination of the pill, being veggie and not getting enough protein and ill health for a number of years. I used glycolic acid for a while and tried the silkymitt sanding method before that but had no luck improving my marks - I still have a bit of hyperpigmentation from the sanding.

I started using TCA about a month ago, after following the glycolic method mentioned on page 410. I also bought my tca from nova peels on ebay - 50% which I've been diluting down to about 20% (I'm Indian so don't want to risk more hyperpigmentation). I've peeled the worst areas twice now and am planning my third peel for the weekend. It hasn't removed any marks yet, but after only two peels I can see a definite difference. My marks seem less deep and some seem to have broken up in places. When I run my fingers over them they feel much smoother, although this could be simply because the dead skin has been sloughed off. They generally seem diminished. I think it will take me at least ten more peels to eradicate them but I'm quite happy with that!

To the guest who also bought their tca from nova peels you will see peeling - my skin has been peeling around 7-8 days after applying just one layer of tca and that's just with 20% so I'm sure you'll get a better and more obvious peeling with 50% - it's not the most attractive sight but I believe the end result will be worth it. I don't know if you've visited it but nova peels have a website with a page about stretch marks with some photos of treatment (not the best photos but they still helped to motivate me). The website is:

http://novapeels.com/stretch.html

PJ

[shaznay00]

I am 19 years old and i have stretch marks all over my body.....literally all over my body. i found that when i done alot of excersize (football) and drank plenty of water my stretch marks faded to a point where you couldnt see them. now i stopped and its been a year they have all came back so it looks like i got to start excersising again. try excersing for 1year and see the results.

[Guest]

Hi all,

This is my first time posting but have been keeping up with this board for a few years now. I have stretch marks on most of my lower half - some are quite fine and others long and white, although luckily not too angry looking. The worst marks are on my hips, inner thighs, back of calves and bum. The oldest marks, on the backs of my calves, are over 12 years old - I'm not sure what caused them as I'm very slim but think it's probably a combination of the pill, being veggie and not getting enough protein and ill health for a number of years. I used glycolic acid for a while and tried the silkymitt sanding method before that but had no luck improving my marks - I still have a bit of hyperpigmentation from the sanding.

I started using TCA about a month ago, after following the glycolic method mentioned on page 410. I also bought my tca from nova peels on ebay - 50% which I've been diluting down to about 20% (I'm Indian so don't want to risk more hyperpigmentation). I've peeled the worst areas twice now and am planning my third peel for the weekend. It hasn't removed any marks yet, but after only two peels I can see a definite difference. My marks seem less deep and some seem to have broken up in places. When I run my fingers over them they feel much smoother, although this could be simply because the dead skin has been sloughed off. They generally seem diminished. I think it will take me at least ten more peels to eradicate them but I'm quite happy with that!

To the guest who also bought their tca from nova peels you will see peeling - my skin has been peeling around 7-8 days after applying just one layer of tca and that's just with 20% so I'm sure you'll get a better and more obvious peeling with 50% - it's not the most attractive sight but I believe the end result will be worth it. I don't know if you've visited it but nova peels have a website with a page about stretch marks with some photos of treatment (not the best photos but they still helped to motivate me). The website is:

http://novapeels.com/stretch.html

PJ

hi there, im the guy who bought the tca from nova peels, i think im going to start signing my posts with a G now so you know who i am.

im still completely confused, 50% didnt hurt one bit, no different to applying water, and so far its had the same effect as water. now i did apply a very thin layer, and only one layer at that, so im going to do 2 layers this time and apply it thicker.

its great to hear from you especially since you bought your tca from the same place as me so i know its not the tca that isnt working.

thanks

G

[Guest]

hey guys,

just did the another peel on another area about 2 hours ago. 50% again, this time mucher thicker application. i treated a larger area this time and the application was a bit uneven, so the centre of the area had a very thick application, whereas the outer area not so thick. once i had treated the area with one q-tip, i did it again straight away afterwards with another. i waited around 2-3 minutes this time, not including application time which was probably over a minute.

this time i felt it much much more. the first time i must of simply applied it too thin. this time the burning was prety intense, which i liked much more as i felt like it was working. the centre of the area which i applied more thickly frosted over quite nicely, though i musnt of treated the outer area thickly enough as no frosting occured there.

now all there is to do is wait and see, hopefully ill see good improvement.

got a couple of questions though, are people using some form of antibacterial after application and throughout peeling process? my instructions tell me to do so but i havent heard of anyone else doing this.

also what are people applying after there peel? i used baby oil simply because its the only thing ive got

thanks

G

[Guest]

im sooo scared of hyperpigmentation.....anyway to avoid this when doing the peels????

[Mai]

J has been having great success using olive oil...

She says keeping the skin moist and preventing peeling for as long as possible is the key.

I have not yet taken the TCA route, but I do have eczema and I use olive for moisturizer. What works even better than olive oil, however is crisco, this is because its thicker and takes longer to absorb into the skin. I don't know if thats an option for post TCA skin but if the idea is to keep the skin moisturized for as long as possible it might be a possibility.

[Ginobili]

My dermatologist told me a huge factor on the outcome of the tca peel is "the amount of tca you actually use".

Which make sense, since for my first peel(I used alot of tca acid), peel start a few days later and finished very soon. It also left pigmentation.

For my second peel, progress have been very slow. For my second peel, I tested on an abdormanal stretch mark which is 7cm long. It have been over 23 days and only 20% of my test area have peel. Good thing is there is only little pigmentation.