EKG changes in relationship to the chemical peel

Holter monitor-type EKG studies were done in a series of 10 patients during preoperative baseline and intra- and postoperative periods of Baker-type chemical peel procedures. The intention was to assess the quantitative and qualitative EKG changes occurring before, during, and after the procedures. The results show that there were many spontaneously occurring ectopic beats and changes unrelated to the actual application of the chemical peel formula. Only one of the patients demonstrated such changes, which can be potentially life threatening, occurring in relationship to application of the chemical peel formula.