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- Rejuvenation I
- Rejuvenation II
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Essays >> Rejuvenation II >> page 16
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Skin peel instructions |
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Before surgery |
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Be sure to let us know if you have a history
of fever blisters. Sometimes the peel can stimulate an outbreak of fever blisters in susceptible persons,
and we can prescribe a medicine for you to take, starting before surgery, which will greatly lessen the likelihood of
the fever blisters erupting as a result of the peel.
Birth control pills and female hormone medications can prolong the period of redness after the peel and increase the likelihood of pigment changes in the peeled areas. Dr. Denenberg recommends discontinuing these medicines for two weeks before and one month after your peel. |
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Skin peel. |
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The first night after surgery |
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The
peeled areas can ache like a sunburn for the first evening. Most people
report that the ache subsides late that first night. If the peeled areas ache, you may
supplement your pain medicine by coating the peeled areas with the Bacitracin ointment, and by wringing out
a washcloth in a bowl of ice water and laying it over the peeled areas. Dip and
wring out the washcloth every ten to
fifteen minutes to keep it cool.
Also, if your only operation was a skin peel, you may take aspirin to help with the ache. |
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