Chemical Peels

How a Facial Chemical Peel Can Help You Look Younger

When it comes to remove pigmentation, scars, acne, wrinkles or other kinds of marks from your face or neck or even if you want to look younger than your age, a facial chemical peel is perhaps the best solution.

We get wrinkles as we age, our skin can be damaged due to overexposure to the sun, we get skin pigmentation, we get acne removal scars, and many other problems are there that we normally get on our skin. Some of us do not seem to take such problems seriously even if they tarnish our appearance. Some do take such problems very seriously, especially women who are always more concerned about their appearance. Women, and now men too, spend considerable amount on different cosmetic products that promise them beauty and an attractive face. Not all the products with high claims that flood our market work up to our full satisfaction. Some skin creams and lotions even do more harm than any good to the skin. Some do work, but the results do not last longer. However, when it comes to facial chemical peel, the results are guaranteed.

Facial chemical peels are very effective in most of the cases. Chemical peels can go deep into your skin to remove every single mark or skin problem they can find. Facial chemical peels can improve your complexion and skin condition by eliminating the damaging factors, such as over or uneven pigmentation, dry skin, sun damaged spots or patches, pimples or acne, and more than anything, the wrinkles. Wrinkles on the face or neck are considered the worst of all since they make you look older and definitely tarnish your appearance. A wrinkled face is something that nobody likes, and given a choice, everyone would want a wrinkle-free face.

Facial chemical peel is one of the best methods to have the wrinkles removed in most of the cased. Especially the early aging wrinkles will be gone to a good extent after you go through a facial chemical peel procedure.

If you want to perform chemical peel by yourself, you would have to go for the ones that are the milder peeling agents. You can take either the light peels or medium peels. If the skin conditions you have to treat are of mild or minor nature, mild facial chemical peel can do the job. However, for problems of more serious type the mild peels do not respond satisfactorily. Mild facial chemical peels are good when your face needs some lift time to time and when you do not have skin problems of deeper or serious nature. Usually, people who are not so old but experience skin problems can get the benefits of a mild facial chemical peel.

When you go for medium facial peels, you can treat skin problems of more serious nature. Mild peeling agents have different chemical composition and they are stronger than lighter peels, and work more deeply. Trichloroacetic Acid or salicylic acid are considered good for medium facial chemical peel treatment. These peeling agents work well on the skin problems of more serious nature. You may not get good results when you do the treatment for the first time, however, in two or three repetitions, you will find the results up to your expectation.

Chemical peels do not pose any serious threat to your health. They, however, come with many side effects that usually do not harm you. The side effects of chemical peels can be well taken care of if you have the required knowledge or while being treated professionally. When your skin condition needs stronger peeling agents, then you should exercise more caution. The stronger the chemicals are, the more chances of having more severe side effects. Phenol peel for instance, has the risk of causing heart complications since it can be absorbed in the skin and can enter the blood stream. This is what makes such chemical peels something that has to be done under medical supervision.

Our outer layer of skin can be damaged due to many factors other than aging. The face always remains the main visible part of our body, and when something goes wrong on the face, our appearance is sure to give a negative impression. This is what makes us look for ways to get the glow and freshness back to our face. Many factors play havoc on our skin. Wrinkles form due to aging. Moles, acne, scars, pigmentation, sun damage signs, etc. are the things that pose a constant threat to our appearance. Especially for women, the face gets the most serious concern. When it comes to get rid of such skin problems, we find the facial chemical peel an effective way to deal with them.

Facial chemical peel is in use for many decades. Facial attraction is always taken care of by women of every period. In the past, perhaps the herbal formulas were what the people had as the only solution. Now with the advancement in science and technology, medical science has also developed a lot. Facial chemical peel is one of the gifts of the medical advancements. Now you can conveniently get rid of any kind of skin problems on the face, neck or hands, which are the more visible parts of our body. We are now able to have the damaged skin layer completely removed so that to make it possible for a new layer to take its place. Most of the problems that were on the old skin layer will be gone and the new layer of skin will emerge, fresh, smooth, tight, and please to look at.

You can do facial chemical peel on your own but it is always advisable to have an expert checked your skin type and other conditions and to choose the right type of chemical peel that goes well with your skin. If you are having the chemical peel performed under an expert’s supervision, you do not have to worry about any side effects and precautions that you have to take after the treatment. Everything will be professionally taken care of by the professional where you are undergoing the facial chemical peel surgery.

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Chemical Peels v. Laser Peels, Which Is Right for You?

There is no question that peels, whether chemical or laser, can do wonders for the skin. For people battling acne or melasma, peels can be especially beneficial, while for those with general anti-aging concerns, peels can leave the skin looking brighter, smoother, and firmer. But with so many chemical and laser treatment options, which is right for you? Read below for information on choosing the right peel to meet your needs.

Chemical Peels typically use an acid to slough off dead skin and reveal the new skin underneath. As Dr. Neal Schultz, a board certified dermatologist in New York, explains, there are three types of chemical peels, superficial, medium and deep.

Superficial chemical peels

Superficial peels are the most popular and most common peels and also are the most affordable. They work using glycolic or salicylic acid to dissolving dead skin cells on the surface of the skin which restore sheens and luster, and makes the skin smoother. These are what are often referred to as “lunchtime peels,” because they can be done easily over a lunch hour, are painless, and have no recovery time. In order to get meaningful and visible results, Dr. Shultz recommends a series of 4-6 superficial chemical peels every week or every other week.

Often superficial peels are available not just in a dermatologist’s office, but at spas or even at home. For a great home peel, try the Brazilian Peel, a peel of 10% glycolic acid that tends to show noticeable results after 4 weekly home treatments. for something a bit stronger, look to local spas an dermatologists.

Medium and Deep Chemical Peels

Medium and Deep peels work to address deeper problems in the skin and, according to Dr. Glenn Kolansky, a Board Certified Dermatologist in New Jersey, are often the next step for people who seek greater results than a glycolic or other superficial peel can give. These peels also often work better at addressing pigmentation problems and acne. TCA (Trichloroacetic Acid) peels are one of The older and most common forms of medium peels, and the depth of the peel is determined by the strength of the acid or the time it is left on the skin.

Greater effects might be seen from a medium or deeper peel, but Dr. Kolansky cautions that the key to remember is that while more skin damage from the peel can show greater skin improvement, it also can have more side effects and down time. One prime example of this is the VI peel.

As a newer peel, the VI peel, is also getting quite a bit of attention for its ability to address pigmentation issues, such as melasma, and acne. The VI peel works by using high concentrations of glycolic acid, azaelic acid, retinol and vitamin C, and causes actual “peeling.” Many women report excellent results, but also report heavy redness akin to a sun burn, followed by a peeling of the dead skin, again similar to the effects of sun damage. A red appearance and peeling can last for up to a week. But a majority of women also tend to report excellent later results and highly recommend the peel.

Laser Peels

Laser peels go even further than chemical peels and often are ideal for those with significant melasma, acne, and deep acne scarring. Dr Shultz particularly recommends laser peels, stating:

“I love laser resurfacing. It will take away the browns, but nothing to take away the reds on your skin. It certainly take away fine lines, some medium lines, and makes the skin tighter-it just makes it look a lot better.”

Older lasers are “ablative,” meaning that they will take off the top layer of skin. The result is heavy downtime with a week or two of raw skin that requires the application of compresses, and month or more of redness afterward. However, newer technology focuses on non-ablative, fractional technology, which does not remove the full top layer of skin. Dr Schultz explains that these types of laser have little downtime-perhaps a day or two of redness, but in order to be effective multiple treatments are needed and the final result isn’t quite as good as what is seen from an ablative laser.

Laser peels can be done alone, or in combination with chemical peels. Kathleen Stegman, Founder of Midwest Medical Aesthetics, reports that she thinks combination treatments work best, stating that “a chemical peel done before any other procedure will help reduce the dead skin layer and allow the laser to perform better.”

Stegman prefers the non-burning lasers, such as the Portrait PSR, over other lasers such as Fraxel, CO2, and Erbium, because it does not burn skin. Instead, it uses a nitrogen plasma that goes under the skin while leaving the top layer intact to act a a wound dressing.

In the end, Laser peels offer the greatest result, but that comes with much greater expense. Downtime with a laser peel is often greater than that of chemical peels, and lasers are expensive, with treatments often running well over $1,000.

Recommendations

When considering peels, start with some light chemical peels. This will help you determine how sensitive your skin is to the process and also get you accustomed to it. Over time, if you want greater results, it is easy to move up to deeper peels or to laser technology. Those who simply seek brighter smoother skin will likely never have a need to go to the expense and downtime of a laser, while those with serious melasma, acne scarring, or those who seek serious treatment of fine and medium lines, will mostly likely find the best overall results from laser peels.

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