Spoiler Alert: This is a cautionary tale regarding do-it-yourself Chemical Peels. If you want good, safe results, make sure to entrust your face to a professional. After attempting a new chemical peel on herself, a patient of ours immediately sent frantic emails to us containing pictures of what she had accidentally done to her face. This patient is very intelligent, and very diligent. The instructions on the box appeared easy enough, and she had carefully followed all of the instructions word for word. Yes, the peel had hurt during its time on her face, but, that’s normal for a chemical peel. Right? When it was time to wash the chemicals off her face, instead of...
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