Vent: Saw a huge difference in my clients skin after 6 weeks of switching to gentle enzymes

I had this one client in Austin with super reactive skin, been doing medium strength peels for months with barely any progress. Swapped to gentle enzyme treatments for 6 weeks and her texture evened out like crazy, no redness at all. Has anyone else seen better results backing off the harsh stuff? Feels like I was pushing too hard for no reason.

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sanchez.mary7d ago

Hold on though, isn't it possible that the gentle stuff just masked the progress and those medium peels were actually doing the deep work? You might be swapping out results you can't see yet for surface level changes that won't last. I'd rather push through some temporary redness and know the deeper layers are getting fixed for good.

drew_chen6d ago

Medium peels don't actually work deeper than gentle ones in a lasting way, they just inflame more tissue so you get a bigger temporary reaction. The real remodeling happens over months with consistent mild stimulation, not from one aggressive session.