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Question: How would my skin feel to the touch after having a chemical peel?
Answer: Right after the peel, the skin can feel rough and irregular and as the peel actually is healing some of the skin will eventually literally peel and fall off, but after healing the skin will be extremely soft and smooth.
Question: Are phenol peels still performed today? Can they treat severe sun damage and will they do anything for wrinkles?
Answer: Phenol peels are definitely being performed today and in fact may be undergoing a bit of resurgence due to the fact that modification of the standard Baker-Gordon phenol peel has enabled surgeons to customize the peel approach to their patients and essentially minimize the downtime and recovery. Phenol peels are excellent choices for treatment of severe sun damage and will definitely improve wrinkling. At this point in time, I still prefer my Erbium laser due to the fact that it has such extreme precision, can be highly customizable for each person’s face, and overall I feel as if I can get a very significant wrinkle reduction without the prolonged redness and risk of scarring that the phenol peel gives. I also do not tend to see the overall lightening of the skin coloration that we used to get with phenol peels.
Question: There seem to be so many different types of chemical peels. How do you choose the right one?
Answer: Choosing the right peel certainly is a very customized process, so we have to take into account the client’s particular skin type and the problems that they have with their skin as well as their ability to tolerate any sort of downtime. We can then customize a chemical peel to maximize their results while fitting it into their lifestyle and finances.
Question: I love the results I’ve seen online with chemical peels. I’ve got some sun damage and minor wrinkling. Can this be improved with a chemical peel and would I need to have repeat treatments to maintain the results?
Answer: Sun damage and minor wrinkles can definitely be improved with chemical peels and depending on the depth of the chemical peel will really depend on how long your results are going to last and obviously the way that you treat your skin after the peel will also determine how long the results will last. Medium-depth chemical peels such as a Blue peel or a Jessner’s TCA peel both can provide very nice improvements in the appearance of sun damage as well as fine wrinkles. Deeper peels can do a wonderful job of treating even deeper wrinkles and then maintaining good skin care as well as sun protection will prolong the results significantly. These peels can be repeated in the future as necessary.
Question: I have chickenpox scars on my face from when I was six years old. I am now 30. Is there any kind of chemical peel that would work now or is it too late?
Answer: For the most part, chemical peels are really not the best option for chickenpox scars though, theoretically, a very deep chemical peel could certainly improve their appearance. I personally am partial to the ProFractional Laser by Sciton as the fractionated Erbium laser treatments spaced a month apart for about three treatments can do a wonderful job of improving textural and surface irregularities due to problems such as chickenpox scars, traumatic scars, surgical scars, and acne scarring.
Question: I am in my late 30s and I am considering a chemical peel. I have severely dry skin and wanted to know if a chemical peel was the right treatment for me.
Answer: First I would recommend that you undergo a full consultation at the Quintessa Aesthetic Center so that we can determine the exact reason behind your dry skin before we would recommend any sort of a customized chemical peel. After the analysis, we may recommend skin care prior to the chemical peel so that we can prep your skin for the maximum result.
Question: What is a salicylic peel? What does it do?
Answer: A salicylic peel is another form of a chemical peel and, in this case, it uses salicylic acid which is typically placed on the skin in an almost paste like consistency. It is then covered and left for 24 to 48 hours. This creates some superficial blistering of the skin and some mild sloughing and this takes about one to two weeks to completely heal. Most salicylic acid peels are performed off the face since it is one of the few peels that can improve texture and discolorations of the arms, chest, and other body areas in a relatively safe manner.
Question: Can a chemical peel be used to treat crow’s feet or is this too sensitive of an area to treat?
Answer: A chemical peel can definitely be used to treat crow’s feet. It really just depends on the type of a problem we have in the crow’s feet as well as what type of skin the patient has and their tolerance for any downtime. In many patients, the crow’s feet area really requires the use of Botox for adequate treatment and yet for many of those patients this does not adequately completely treat this area and, therefore, some sort of a skin resurfacing procedure, such as a chemical or laser peel, needs to be performed to give them the result that they desire.
Question: What is a glycolic acid peel?
Answer: A glycolic acid peel is a skin peel performed using glycolic acid. Glycolic acid is an alpha hydroxy acid or a fruit type of an acid that comes in various strengths. Overall, it is a relatively light peel even in its most concentrated form where it may be considered a light-medium peel. These do need to be performed by medical professionals due to the fact that the glycolic acid needs to be neutralized with sodium bicarbonate so that it does not end up penetrating too deeply and causing problems. These can be very successful treatments for more superficial brown spots and fine wrinkles, but glycolic acid peels will do very little for moderate to deeper wrinkles.
Question: I just had my first chemical peel and loved the results. How long do I need to wait before I undergo the next one?
Answer: It really depends on how deep your chemical peel was as to how long I would recommend you wait before you have another one. If you had a relatively aggressive peel you may just need good skin care and sun protection for a very prolonged improvement in your overall skin quality. If it was a very superficial peel you may want to repeat this in as little as a month.
