TCA Peel. will it help mild acne pitting? eliminate reoccu..

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> chimpygirl wrote:
> >
> > thinking of a tca peel; deep. skin texture..large pores all over
> > face. lots of small blackheads that I cant get rid of no matter what.
.......................
> > blood work. slightly elevated male hormone but didnt give me any drugs
> > to combat it. tired of this oily oily skin. any opinions.
>
> i'm not shure a deep/medium peel will help with oily skin. nor am i shure a face lift will!
> how often do u wash your face?
> also..have you tried Accutane?

Wash face once in morning, once in evening. use clearsil pads with
sal. acid 2% in afternoon. cant use accutane because i am already on 2
other prescription drugs that dry out my mouth... also, I have read
too much about accutane causing depression...so I am not going to 'go
there'.
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chimpygirl wrote:

> thinking of a tca peel; deep. skin texture..large pores all over
> face.

[snip]

> cant afford face lift.
> am 48 years old. very oily skin. went to endocrinologist.. they did
> blood work. slightly elevated male hormone but didnt give me any drugs
> to combat it. tired of this oily oily skin. any opinions.


You might have to think in terms of 6-8 aggressive
TCA peels instead of just one. Or 6-8 really aggressive
spot treatments (CROSS method) alternating with full
face TCA peels. These will give you some improvment
but they will not make your skin smooth like a baby's
bottom. You will always have some pore enlargement.
You might get some improvement, though.

A word of caution, though: these methods work best
on people with dry skin. Extremely oily and/or thick
skins don't do as well with them. I would suggest that
you try a triple-pronged attack on the oiliness: either
take Diane35 or Yasmin (or some other antiandrogen)
for a few months first to cut back on oiliness. Also use
topicals that combat oiliness (alcohol-based salicylic
acid, tretinoin, or tazarotene), and also when you get
your peels be sure to get major scrubbing with alcohol
and/or acetone for a good ten mintues, followed by
a fairly high strength salicylic/alcohol pre-peel before
the doctor puts the tca on your face. It's very important
to get rid of as much oil as possible for best results:
even, non-selective, deep penetration of the acid.

Be sure to discuss this with your doctor. If your doctor
doesn't seem to know much about it, find another
doctor who does.
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How many more times do we have to hear this overblown and incorrect
assertion that 'accutane causes depression'. It is simply not the case.

Accutane may have been implicated in a number of depression cases and even
suicides, but there has never been any conclusive proof put forward. Every
drug is monitored for side effects and if someone was to commit suicide
whilst on another drug, them it would be noted that ' Victim was taking
XXXXX at the time.'

I've had three full courses of Accutane and take low-dose on a regular
basis. I have noted in my Accutane diary when I had been feeling down for a
few days, but I reckon that I could put that down in any diary every....
Essentially, taking Accutane brightened my spirits and lifted my whole life.
Personally, I think that suicides whilst on Accutane are, in the main, due
to unrealistic expectations of the drug. You have severe acne, you wait and
pray for accutane, you get on a course and three weeks later you look the
worst you have ever been- not exactly uplifting at that point.

Having severe acne causes more depression and suicide than could ever be
attributed to accutane. My own derm Prof has had several suicides amongst
acne patients due purely to the severe mental stress that chronic acne can
induce.
If your only reason for not taking accutane is the slight depressive link,
then you're misguided and possibly denying yourself the true solution to
your acne problem.

I can sympathise with you, as I'm also 48, but don't fall prey to nonsense
propaganda......

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> > chimpygirl wrote:
> > >
> > > thinking of a tca peel; deep. skin texture..large pores all over
> > > face. lots of small blackheads that I cant get rid of no matter what.
> ......................
> > > blood work. slightly elevated male hormone but didnt give me any drugs
> > > to combat it. tired of this oily oily skin. any opinions.
> >
> > i'm not shure a deep/medium peel will help with oily skin. nor am i
shure a face lift will!
> > how often do u wash your face?
> > also..have you tried Accutane?
>
> Wash face once in morning, once in evening. use clearsil pads with
> sal. acid 2% in afternoon. cant use accutane because i am already on 2
> other prescription drugs that dry out my mouth... also, I have read
> too much about accutane causing depression...so I am not going to 'go
> there'.
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