My skin burned(turned white) from using glycolic toner

[jjja]

I used glycolic 15% toner on my face around my eye with a gauze and left for 5 minutes. My skin is dark from sun tan and it sloughed off melasma and peeled off my skin completely right away. Now I have a big round white spot around my eye and it looks like a burn. I had a water weepage the first day and my under eye is a bit swollen. I'm devastated whether this will heal and how long it will take. It stings a bit and around the area is sensitive and looks like I won't have my pigmentation back ever again. I;m asian and my skin should be brown. What should I do in the meantime until I see a dermatologist. I put bacitracin ointment and try to keep it moist. I know I made a very bad mistake and worried that I damaged my skin permanent.
Did I do a deep peeling of my skin? I didn't have blisters or anything just a little water discharge. Am I ever going to have my skin color back? How long it will take to heal? It's been 2 days and it seems like there isn't any change. The area looks white rather pink.
Thank you for your answer.

[Alan Rockoff, MD]

Don't worry--glycolic is too mild and the peel it causes is too superficial to cause any kind of permanent damage.  This is specially true for such a low concentration.  The pigment changes you have are surely temporary.  No need for any special treatment--just use makeup as necessary.  It may take a few months for the color to even out, but I am confident it will.

Best.

Dr. Rockoff

[krisgate]

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