Two days before treatment stop using medication creams such as benzoyl peroxide, antibiotic cream, vitamin A acid or retinol 0.5%-1%.
Sunscreen with SPF30/50 should be applied regularly; 6 weeks before until 4 weeks after treatment.
Men may shave their face up to 24 hours before treatment. After that, do not shave.
On the day of treatment, you should not have a cold sore. In that case we schedule a new appointment.
Come to the appointment without makeup.
After treatment
Up to 24 hours after the treatment you should not take a hot shower.
After the treatment you may not swim or go to the sauna for 48 hours.
Do not scratch peels/crusts, this prevents scarring.
On day 2 after the treatment your skin (sometimes) begins to flake. This is a desired reaction and lasts up to 5 days. In a TCA peeling, this flaking can be more intense and last at least 7 days.
Up to 2 weeks after the peeling you should avoid the sun or a sunbed, because your skin is extra vulnerable to sunlight. Apply sunscreen with SPF 30/50 regularly.
Only cleanse your skin with lukewarm water the first few days if your skin is sensitive.
Do not use any irritating skin care or medication creams for the first 5-10 days after the treatment until your skin feels normal again and is no longer red.
For a few days after the treatment, you can use the post-treatment cream from the clinic or a very mild skin care. Do not apply too much and not too often so you do not counteract the flaking process.
You may immediately camouflage your skin with the breathable Jane Iredale make up (available for purchase in our clinic). This mineral makeup contains no perfumes and parabens and allows the skin to breathe.
Please contact us if your skin is blistering or still feels extremely swollen, red, itchy or burning after 3 days.
