CHEMICAL PEELS AND YOUR SKIN:

Your skin is your best accessory, Take good care of it. Glowing skin is a result of proper skincare. It means you can wear less makeup and let skin shine through.

A chemical peel is one of the least invasive ways to improve the appearance of the skin. Although chemical peels are used mostly on the face, they can also be used to improve the skin on your neck, back, hands and chest. Chemical peels can improve the skin’s appearance, in this treatment, a chemical solution is applied to the skin, which makes it “blister” and eventually peel off. The new skin is usually smoother and less wrinkled than the old skin. Chemical peels can be used to improve:

1.         Reduce the fine lines under the eyes and around the mouth.

2.         Treat wrinkles caused by sun damage and aging.

3.         Improve the appearance of mild scars.

4.         Treat certain types of acne.

5.         Reduce age spots, freckles, and dark patches (melasma) due to pregnancy or taking birth                    control pills.

6.         Improve the look and feel of skin.

BEFORE YOU GET A CHEMICAL PEEL:

Tell your doctor if you have any history of scarring cold sores that keep coming back, or facial X-rays.

Before you get a chemical peel, your doctor may ask you to stop taking certain drugs and prepare your skin by using other medications. The doctor may also prescribe antibiotics or antiviral drugs.

HOW CHEMICAL PEELS ARE DONE:                                                         

You can get a chemical peel in a doctor’s office or in a surgery centre. It’s an outpatient procedure, meaning there’s no overnight stay.

The professional when does your peel will first clean your skin thoroughly. Then he or she will apply one or more chemical solutions- to small areas of your skin. That creates a controlled wound, letting new skin take its place.

During a chemical peel,

Most people feel a burning sensation that lasts about five to ten minutes, followed by a stinging sensation. Putting cool compresses on the skin may ease that stinging. You may need pain medication during or after a deeper peel.

WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER THE CHEMICAL PEEL:

Depending upon the type of chemical peel, a reaction similar to sunburn occurs following the procedure. Peeling usually involves redness followed by scaling that ends within three to seven days. Mild peels maybe repeated are one to four-week intervals until you get the look you’re after.

Medium-depth and deep peeling may result in swelling as well as blisters that may break, crust, turn brown, and peel off over a period of seven to 14days. Medium-depth peels may be repeated in six to 12 months, if necessary.

SAFETY:

*It’s essential to follow your provider’s post op instructions carefully.

CONVENIENCE:

*light chemical peels do not require much down time.

*Medium and deep chemical peels can require two or three weeks of recovery time.

*The procedures can last anywhere from 30min to 90mins.

*wrinkles and fine lines

*sun damage

*acne scars

*hyper pigmentation

*Scars

*Melasma