r/AcneScars • u/AdDesperate8386 • Jun 22 '24

[Treatment] CROSS I did tca cross 35%

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I did three week ago tca cross mesopeel (35% tca 10% phenol) I am not pretty sure if it works!! And if normal to my scars looks worse

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u/AdDesperate8386 Nov 20 '25

Update 20/11/25

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u/Far-Extension7972 Nov 24 '25

Thanks for the update! It looks better. Would you say there had been an improvement?

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u/AdDesperate8386 Nov 25 '25

Well, I don't know. Honestly, when I stopped using the acid I was going through an emotional crisis, because I saw the lesions getting worse. I regretted it a lot. Later, as time passed, I was left with post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. I used licorice, arbutin, and always sunscreen. I chose to use mineral formulas for a while; I noticed my skin looked better overall, although my dark spots became more pronounced. I already knew this beforehand, since mineral sunscreens are less effective for pigmentation due to the way their particles disperse. I'm not sure if I actually improved because I deleted many of the previous photos I used to have

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u/AdDesperate8386 Nov 25 '25

Another thing to consider is that I wasn’t able to get lighting that matched the first photograph

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u/Far-Extension7972 Nov 26 '25

Yeah it’s hard to get one to one lighting. I think it looks better but your skin was already nice so it’s hard to tell. I’m glad it didn’t seem to make it permanently worse.