ABSTRACT
Contraindications and precautions Insulin-dependent diabetes Insulin-dependent diabetes is an absolute contraindication to a phenol peel. Diabetes significantly increases the risk of secondary infection; the vascular and/or immune disorders associated with this illness mean that complications are more of a probability than a possibility. Stabilized, noninsulin-dependent type 2 diabetes is not an absolute contraindication to a phenol peel. The doctor must take particular care with these patients to avoid secondary infections.
