Depths of chemexfoliation induced by various concentrations and application techniques of trichloroacetic acid in a porcine model..

Brodland DG; Cullimore KC; Roenigk RK; Gibson LE
J Dermatol Surg Oncol, 15: 9, 1989 Sep, 967-71

The authors used pigs to compare the depth of wounds created by various concentrations and application techniques of trichloroacetic acid (TCA). They found that the depth of necrosis increased with the concentration of TCA. Taping did not deepen the wound but instead decreased the depth of the burn.

 

return to factors which alter the depth of a TCA peel.

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