briankelley wrote:
Since we're anonymous here and this is an arena where I'm less likely to be dissed, I have to whine about my stupidity publicly.
For god only knows what reason I got a couple of tattoos on my forearms. They are a simplistic single line stencil type. Then I decided I wanted to get rid of them. So, I got some TCA skin peel acid. The idea of this stuff is that it burns off a layer of skin. You heal and then burn off another layer. The idea is eventually you bring the layer of the dermis containing the ink to the surface and then it peels away. This was a standard form of tattoo removal before laser removal existed.
Well, I guess I rushed the process and didn't give my skin enough healing time. Plus I applied to heavy of a dose my last time using it. You're supposed to dilute the acid with distilled water and I didn't dilute it enough this time.
My last peel scabbed over more than usual and when the scabs peeled off it left me with lumpy knotty pitted burn scars. And the tattoos though very faded are still viable. So now I still have the tattoos plus burn scars.
I burned myself pretty bad once and it left a big purple welt. Eventually the welt subsided and purple tinge went away. I'm telling myself that these burns are still healing; are purple/red and welted like the other burn I had, although not nearly as bad, and will eventually subside and fade away.
The after treatment for the skin peels recommended was Perlabella Hyaluronic Acid, which is not a burning type of acid but used cosmetic treatment to hydrate and heal the skin and smooth and fill wrinkles and so on. When I apply this stuff the affected areas do smooth out considerably. I know by the color of my skin, I have a lot of healing time yet to come. Wounds like burns or scrapes always start out purplish red magenta whatever.
But I'm really scared they will not go away. There's really nothing a doctor can do for me at this point. Technically they are healing properly. My only future option, if the skin texture distortions remain is something like plastic surgery which I could never afford.
I just can't believe I've put myself in such a ridiculous predicament at my age.
The whole thing was being a stupid idiot to the Nth degree. I'm so mortified and embarrassed over this. just had to get it off my chest somewhere.
Don't panic. If the hyaluronic acid is smoothing it over, presumably you will be left without the bumps. When
all healing has fully taken place, you may be left with discolouration, but that is easily remedied with skin lightening cream. There are loads out there. I can recommend a scar stick with harmless ingredients which does work called "Prefer On" which also flattens raised scarring as well as lightening the skin. Do not use any lighteners on broken or unhealed skin! Lighteners do take time and persistence, but they work. Needless to say, do not use any more acids on your skin. Save up for laser removal and you can buy special make-up for disfigurements you can put on the scars/tattoos if they bother you until you can get the laser removal done.
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22 Apr 2013, 2:10 am
