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I've been dealing w really bad acne for about 2mo now. i wash 2x/day & exfoliate every 2-3. seeing no changes at all. is a chemical peel a good idea?
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Better Idea: Professional consult. Exfoliation/abrasive therapy can actually worsen the outcome. For best therapy assessment of severity of acne, skin type, risk of scarring, discoloration & underlying medical conditions must be considered. Therapy will then target one or more of these factors for the outcome to be satisfactory; abnormal turn over of skin, oil secretion, infection & inflammation etc. Take care
Answered 5/30/2016
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Avoid : Excessive washing. See your Physician or PCP. Sometimes combination oral antibiotics and topical medication Benzoyl peroxides could be effective
Answered 5/30/2016
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