Rejuvenating Peels After Care Instructions Eat a light meal before arriving for your surgery. Avoid heavey or spicy foods. Limit your fluid to 1 glass the morning of surgery if you are being sedated. Elevate your head at all times If you are being sedated, you need to have someone drive you home. If you are not being sedated, you can drive yourself home. After your peel your face may swell for approximately 2 to 3 days.To prevent this, you should sleep with your head elevated (use 2 or 3 pillows). If you notice swelling apply ice packs, frozen peas or wet washclothes chich have been frozen in ziplic bags. Wash your face gently with your fingertips (no wash cloth) twice daily with the recommended soap and pat dry with a soft clean towel. Do not rub. You will not be able to wash off all of your moisturizer, so do not try. Wash very gently. Keep a thin coat of recommended moisturizer on the treated parts your face and body. Do not use anything that we do not recommend. Take medications as prescribed. Wash your hair with baby shampoo. As you are peeling, you may get a few sore spots or thick scabs or red spots (places that peel a little deeper). Use the recommended cream on these areas twice a day. Do not pick at loose skin, as this can cause scarring. After you have peeled you may use Doctors recommended cream for moisturizing lotion. Apply skin lightener every other night starting 1 to 2 weeks after your peel. Ask Doctor when to start this. Do not put skin lightener on areas which have not completely peeled. Apply sunscreen every day starting 2 weeks after your peel. Ask Doctor when to start this. Do not put sunscreen on areas which have not completely peeled. You must avoid the sun for a period of 4 weeks after your peel. Be sure to wear a wide-brim hat, sunscreen, and cotton gloves whenever you are outside and when driving. Protect the backs of your hands with cotton gloves (cut fingertips off if you want) for up to 2 weeks after the day of your hand peel. You cna also use cotton socks (cut the foot off and make a thumb hole). Ask for "garden gloves", usually available at Target, Wal Mart, Longs or Thrifty. Wear cotton gloves with fingers intact to bed at night to prevent scratching yourself accidentally. Remeber to purchase these items: Duricef or Cipro 500 mg (prescription) Valtrex 500 mg (prescription) Theraplex emollient or Vaseline or recommended cream Baby shampoo 2 pairs of cotton gloves (or garden gloves) Hat with wide solid brim to shield sn Scarf to shield face form sun 4 bags of frozen peas or soft cold packs