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Chemical Peeling
Chemical peels are acidic solutions that are applied to your face to
smooth the surface of your skin, improve your skin tone and color,
diminish wrinkles and shrink blood vessels and pore size. The effect can
be as strong as some laser treatments.
Several types of peels are available. The light peel is made of a
glycolic acid solution in concentrations much stronger than those
available in over-the-counter products containing alpha hydroxy acids.
The medium peel goes deeper within the skin using a solution of
trichloroacetic acid or TCA. (The Obagi Blue Peel has dramatically
improved the administration of this peel.) The mightiest of peels uses
phenol acid. This type of peel may only be administered in a hospital
setting, due to the potential of dangerous side effects.
Chemical peels can smooth and even your skin. Combining peels with
microdermabrasion can give even better results.
A light peel of glycolic solution will leave your face red, but it
probably will not actually peel. A TCA peel causes your facial skin to
turn white shortly after the peel is administered. By the next day your
skin will turn red and then start to peel off. Your skin will scab over
and then reveal healthier, new skin. The recovery time usually takes
about two weeks. Discomfort can be managed with over-the-counter
analgesics or prescription pain medications. A phenol acid peel goes
deeper into the skin and, therefore, requires more time to heal. This
type of peel is rarely used any longer.One of our certified Master
Aestheticians can type and scan your skin to provide you with valuable
information during your free consultatition.
Surface uses the revolutionary Obagi Blue Peel, removing the thin, top
layers of aged and damaged skin and allowing new healthy cells to
emerge. Using a one-to-four-coat application of the Blue Peel solution
mixed with trichloroacetic acid, the Blue Peel helps to reverse the
appearance of the aging process and diminishes wrinkles,
hyperpigmentation, sun damage, acne scarring and loss of elasticity. |
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After a
Blue Peel, keratinocytes and melanocytes rush to cover the "injured"
areas of treatment. New collagen production in the dermis quickly
follows. The procedure, in essence, stimulates your skin and causes it
to renew itself.
Our expert staff will advise you in determining a personalized approach
to improve the health of your skin. The system will first correct the
damage to the surface of your skin, balance hyperpigmentation, restore
even skin tone and smooth roughness. Next, it will stimulate the deeper
layers of your skin to restore elasticity and enhance the production of
collagen and elastin. Thus, unlike skin care products that target single
symptoms the Obagi Blue Peel treats all of your skin. And, more
importantly, it treats your skin at the cellular level. That's the
science behind true skin health.
Chemical peels can be combined with a schedule of microderm treatments
to achieve greater effects. Medical Microderm treatments can be used
with FotoFacials, Botox, and other treatments to enhance their
effectiveness. |