What are the side effects during a Facial Chemical Peel?

It's been 5 days since I had a facial chemical peel done. My face has swelled up and I have a lot of tiny red bumps only on my cheeks that itch very bad. I also feel tightness and dryness around the mouth area is this normal? I received a post care instruction sheet with very little instructional information. I research on line and I see different answers. If anyone has experienced such thing due to a chemical peel please send feedback.What are the side effects during a Facial Chemical Peel?
Honestly, it depends on what chemical peel you had. Different ingredients cause different reactions. Call the place you got the peel at and find out the name, then go online to find out the side effects. Most peel companies also have an 800 number to call with questions.


What's normal across the board: tightness and dryness, especially around the mouth, nose and eyes; itching (a result of dryness). A little bit of swelling would be normal.


Depending on the peel the information on their website should have what to do if it itches (often using hydro cortisone cream), etc. It will also contain typical symptoms of an allergic reaction. You should have received moisturizer for aftercare, if not, find out what moisturizers you can use with the peel. That should help with the tightness, dryness and probably itching. If it's a really strong peel, 10 days of downtime is typical.What are the side effects during a Facial Chemical Peel?
Wish I had a better answer for you, but wanted to tell you that a friend of my husband's got one and her face was so red for about a month and she also looked very dry. Its been about seven months since she's had it and it is just now starting to look like it did before (normal). I personally didn't see the benefits, but she does and says she'll do it again! I hope someone can tell you what to do. I feel bad for ya :( Take care.