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Am I a good candidate for Chemical pee
If you are fair skinned, light haired, have much wrinkled face or have face dotted with liver, age and sun spots, freckles or splotching due to taking birth control pills – and want a looker, fresher look , you are a good candidate for a chemical peel .
If you have a face that has a dull texture and color, it may also be improved with chemical peeling. Precancerous keratoses or scaling patches may also improve after chemical peeling.
How does Chemical peel work?
If you've ever overdone tanning on the beach and peeled afterward, you can easily understand the principle used in chemical peeling. However, it's not rays of the sun, but an acid solution which is painted on the skin of the face and, depending how deep you want the peel to go, you can choose from a 30 percent or 70 percent strength chemical peel.
Chemical peels use several types of acid solutions to improve and smooth the texture of your facial skin. The acid works by removing damaged outer layers and are sometimes also used on the neck and hands.
As mentioned above, there are three common types of chemical peels: For light to medium uses, physicians use a solution known as AHA (alpha hydroxyl acid,) which include glycolic, lactic or fruit acid. AHA treatments may require a series of multiple applications.
TCA (trichloroacetic acid) is stronger and flays the skin down to a greater depth while Phenol, the best acid, is used for the deepest peels and is most commonly used to treat skin wrinkling around the lips and chin.
TCA peels are more effective in treating patients with darker skin and offer a shorter recovery time than with solutions used for lighter peels. A TCA peel may also require pretreatment with AHA or a Retin-A cream.
Deep peels are usually done once and provide longer-lasting results. The deep peel is usually used on patients who have the deepest wrinkling.
It triggers the coagulation of cutaneous proteins and the consequent destruction of the epidermic and/or dermic layer, which will be replaced by new epidermis and connective tissue.
After the top layer of skin is peeled away, new, fresh skin regenerates without imperfections, lines and wrinkles. Deeper chemical peels are an effective treatment for the extreme wrinkling caused by spending too much time in the sun.
How is the chemical peel procedure performed?
A full face chemical peel usually takes one to two hours and is safely done in the physician's office. Whereas light peels are done without any anesthesia, deep peels may require sedation or local anesthesia. Light peels take only about 15 minutes to perform, while deeper peels can take up to two hours to complete
The first step will be to clean your face in order to eliminate surface oil. Your surgeon decides which solution is right for your case and applies it to the treatment area, avoiding eyes, brows and lips.
After the peel solution has worked on the skin, it is neutralized with water. About an hour later, a thick coating of petroleum jelly is layered over the face and covers the protective crust left by the acid solutions. That crusty layer stays in place for one to two days. Some physicians use another technique for cases of severe wrinkling, whereby a mask made of adhesive tape, covers the patient's face during the early stages of the healing process.
How long is the recovery time after the peel?
The recovery period for chemical peels is different according to the type of peel used. In general, the ber the chemical, the deeper the peel, which often reveals the most dramatic results- but comes with the drawback of longer recovery time.
Light peels often require no down time, but you can expect some redness and flaking dry skin for a few days afterward.
Medium facial peels may have side effects like minor swelling and discomfort, which can be treated with pain medication and after-care items, like ice packs. Medium treatments may need up to one week to heal sufficiently to allow you to return to normal activity.
What are The Long-Term Effects of Chemical Peels?
The effects of a deep chemical peel sometimes last as long as twenty years and have quite dramatic results, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
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