Who doesn’t want more radiant, smoother skin with fewer wrinkles, acne scars, hyperpigmentation, and uneven spots? The solution is simple and fantastic: chemical peels. Though they often get a bad rap due to misrepresentations in movies and the media, chemical peels are actually a straightforward and excellent starting point for achieving clearer skin. They’ve become one of the most popular, non-invasive procedures for a reason—clients heal quickly, with minimal downtime, and there’s a peel to suit every skin type!
What is a Chemical Peel?
Chemical peels use a chemical solution to exfoliate the skin and provide a refreshed look with very little downtime. It’s simple: Your provider applies one of several different chemical peel solutions to the face, neck, or hands. This solution removes the upper, damaged layers of skin in an even,
uniform layer, revealing fresher, smoother skin underneath. There are light, medium, and deep chemical peels, all of which stimulate the underlying skin to produce more collagen and elastin—the scaffolding of fresh, regenerated, smooth skin.
THE BENEFITS OF CHEMICAL PEELS
Chemical peels are a non-invasive, outpatient treatment to experience significant skin improvement with minimal downtime. A successful chemical peel can:
• Reduce fine lines and wrinkles to erase years from your complexion.
• Smooth and soften skin texture.
• Decrease the appearance of scars, including acne scars.
• Improve the effectiveness of acne treatments.
• Minimize age spots, liver spots, dark patches, and freckles.
• Shrink the appearance of large pores.
• Remove surface-level sun damage and precancerous keratosis.
TYPES OF CHEMICAL PEELS
There are three general levels of chemical peel, and it’s important to work with your provider to pick the right one for your skin tone and desired outcomes:
1. Superficial, Light Chemical Peels
Light chemical peels remove the thin, top layer of the skin using milder chemicals. Superficial peels, such as salicylic acid peels, gen- tly exfoliate and only affect the outermost layer of the skin. Light peels can effectively brighten the skin, address fine wrinkles, acne, rough skin texture, mild hyperpigmentation, and enlarged pores.
2. Medium Chemical Peels
A deeper, medium peel can reduce the appearance of stronger hyperpigmentation, sun damage, and scarring. A medium TCA chemical peel with Trichloroacetic acid usually includes additional agents including retinoic acid, salicylic acid, kojic acid, phenol, glutathione, and vitamin C. For a medium-depth peel, Apex Skin offers the Perfect Derma Peel, a medical-grade, medium peel that is effective and safe for all skin types. It provides noticeable results for aging skin, hyperpigmentation, sun damage, melasma, acne scars, pore size, and overall skin clarity.
3. Deep Chemical Peels
Deep peels penetrate and remove deeper layers of skin than the light or medium versions. These often start with a stronger potency of TCA chemical peel. Deeper peels help lessen deeper scarring, wrinkles, and other skin texture problems.
If you have struggled to feel confident in your skin, a professionally-administered chemical peel may just be the answer for you to achieve younger-looking, more radiant, and clearer skin. Our experienced team of expert providers have a deep, scientific understanding of skin health to determine the best skincare options for you. The key to having an excellent experience and superb results from a chemical peel procedure is working directly with your provider, so you get the right type of treatment for your skin type and situation.
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