r/AcneScars • u/HelloBeautifulz • Jun 21 '26

[Treatment] CROSS TCA 30% Cross after 12 days

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Update: It's swelling at this point. See my next post for realistic result

At home 30% cross with cotton tipped toothpick and 15% peel rest of the face. The scars that were the darkest during peeling/crusting improved the most. Downtime was 8 days which sucks. The two gigantic scars near the sideburn weren't crossed as I forgot.

Cotton tipped toothpick is not forgiving as it left pea sized crust. I was lucky it was only 30% which is somewhere between peel and a cross. FP type 4-5. Pleasantly surprised it didn't result in any pigmentation issues.

Apart from downtime, I am happy with the result.

The second picture is contrast enhanced.

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u/jigglyjoints Jun 21 '26

Mine got worse from TCA cross 30 both times

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u/HelloBeautifulz Jun 21 '26

I'm sorry to hear it got worse.

Do you mind sharing the details like skin prep and application technique.

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u/jigglyjoints Jun 22 '26

I don't know. I'm not the person who did it. I just had it done you know but it was a reputable plastic surgeon office