Beauty and Ageing
Chemical Peels
- Chemical peeling or Chem-exfoliation is an application of one or more chemical agents to the skin so as to cause controlled chemical burns
- This in turn causes controlled exfoliation and the regeneration helps in normalising pigment abnormalities, reduces scars and fine lines as well as wrinkles
- By exfoliating the layers of the skin and replacing them with more “normalised” tissue, chemical peeling aims to achieve better cosmetic results
- Indications for skin peels:
- Acne, Post-acne scarring, Hyper pigmentation post-acne
- Pigment disturbances on the face e.g. Melasma, Freckles and dark marks
- Dilated pores, Fine wrinkles, moderate sun damage and Skin aging
- Superficial
– Glycolic peels, salicylic, TCA-10%, Pyruvic, Jessner’s
- Medium depth
– TCA 15%
- Deep peels
– TCA 25%, Phenol
