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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.
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.
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.
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.
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