The #1 Medical Spa treatment is Chemical Peels
Chemical Peels increase collagen 200%, increase skins ability to self moisturize 150%, increase firmness 35%, smooth skin 44%, reduce wrinkles 55%. With no down time and in most cases under $100.
Who is a good candidate for a chemical peel?
Generally, lighter skinned individuals are better candidates for chemical peels as darker pigmented skin may experience uneven skin tones.
What can I expect?
The professional who does your peel will first clean your skin thoroughly. Then he or she will apply one or more chemical solutions — such as glycolic acid, trichloroacetic acid, salicylic acid, lactic acid, or carbolic acid (phenol) — to small areas of your skin at a time completely covering the area that creates a controlled peel, letting new healthy cells 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 will ease that stinging.
Glycolic Acid is one of the most popular natural skin peeling treatments. 70% acid is a deep strength peel that is for mature, sun damaged, or aging skin not recommended for the first time user. Initially 30-50% acid peels are used gradually increasing to 70-100% acid.
Glycolic Acid peels will show dramatic results by removing pore-clogging debris evenly and stimulating healthy new skin cells encouraging elastin and collagen growth.
Alphahydroxy Acids (AHAs) such as Glycolic Acid are the mildest of the peel formulas and produce amazing results with no down time offering smoother, brighter, healthier – looking skin.
No anesthesia is needed for AHA peels since they cause only a slight stinging sensation during the application. Protecting skin from the sun is important following a chemical peel and should be worn daily.
Chemical peels are cumulative, meaning the results improve with continued treatments.
Before You Get a Chemical Peel Consider a Medical Microdermabrasion
It is recommended that you have a Medical Microdermabrasion prior to a chemical peel to remove several layers of dead skin cells that build from environment and sun exposure. Microdermabrasion is a manual correction of dead skin cells that are gently abraded off. The results are immediate after a Medical Microdermabrasion, improving the skin tone and texture. Microdermabrasion renders the skin for deeper penetration of the chemical peel. It is necessary to wait a week after your microderm to have a chemical peel to avoid any down time. The skin is able to absorb a L-Ascorbic acid, liquid vitamin C, after this treatment encouraging collagen fibers to regenerate. Facial skin normally is not available to the benefits of a vitamin c application because of the dead skin cells that build up over time. These treatments can be done during a lunch break. Combining the two with medical skin care will result in healthy skin beyond the surface for an authentic, esthetic, long lasting correction for ageless skin.
