Thinking or hearing of chemical peel treatment may immediately bring to your mind photos of celebrities in a tabloid magazine you might have seen with red, flaky and burned looking faces. But in actual, this is not the case. Most of those images are a result of using outdated chemical peel formulas that leave unpleasant side effects.
Today’s chemical peel facial treatment is a game changer in non-surgical skin rejuvenation. They offer multiple benefits to improve skin tone, smooth texture, soften lines and wrinkles, brighten skin, and enhance skin tightness and firmness and much more without causing any unpleasant and damaging side effects.
Modern chemical peels are a perfect blend of art and science. A customised chemical peel cocktail solution is prepared by your doctor that is according to your skin type, issue and concern. You can ask about the acid used in chemical peel from your doctor but the more important thing is to know the strength and concentration of acid in the peel because this has an effect on your daily routine life and your skin after having the peel. For instance, if you intend to have a chemical peel facial treatment on Tuesday and you have to attend some big event On Thursday then you should avoid getting a stronger chemical peel unless you want to appear shedding off your old skin.
Depending on the strength, chemical skin peels are generally classified into following three main categories:
1. Superficial skin peels: This type of skin peels are also known by the name of ‘lunchtime skin peels’. These peels work by removing the upper layer (epidermis) of the skin. The most commonly used chemical agents include alpha-hydroxy acid (lactic, glycolic, citric, malic and tartaric acid) and beta hydroxy acid (salicylic acid) which penetrates a bit deeper into the skin and is well suited for acne and acne prone skin. At a time, low concentrations of TCA (trichloroacetic acid) and retinoic acid may also be mixed for improving results.
The superficial chemical peel facial treatment offers instant results in the form of bright, rejuvenated skin tone and texture with little to no downtime and mild skin dryness and flaking. These are suitable for treating dry and dull skin, soft lines and wrinkles, mild hyperpigmentation, acne and acne scars and are a safe choice for most of the skin types. These are usually administered in a series and do not produce a longer lasting effect.
2. Medium skin peels: These peels penetrate deeper reaching to the border of skin’s dermis as compared to light or superficial skin peels. They work by removing the few top layers of skin where most of the pigmentation, blemishes, sun spots and other imperfections reside. These peels create a wound similar to sunburn which stimulates the natural wound healing process of skin; therefore, they require some downtime. But their benefits are worth the pain. As it penetrates deeper to reach dermis, medium depth peel is effective in treating sun damage and all which superficial skin peel treats. The additional benefit is that these peels also stimulate the production of collagen and produce a skin tightening effect.
The most common medium chemical peel facial treatment is TCA peel used in a concentration of 25%-35% and at times in combination with glycolic acid and other skin rejuvenating ingredients. It produces more dramatic results with some downtime and may require 2-3 treatments for best results.
3. Deep skin peels: Also known as phenol peels are suitable for treating severe sun damaged skin and deep lines and wrinkles. These are the least used type of peels because they require anaesthetic, have a risk of post peel hypopigmentation and requires at least 2 weeks of downtime. This chemical peel facial treatment has largely been replaced by lasers nowadays.
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