Facial Peels
MEDIUM PEELS
Trichloroacetic (TCA) is used when a medium depth peel is indicated for skin that has moderate sun damage, fine
lines and weathered skin. TCA peels can correct pigment problems and superficial blemishes, and sometimes two or more
treatments, spaced out over weeks or months, are required for best results. A full-face TCA peel usually takes about
45 minutes.
DEEP PEELS
Phenol acid is the strongest of the chemical solutions and causes a deep peel. A phenol peel is a drastic, one-time
procedure that offers dramatic and long-lasting results. Anyone with extensive wrinkling, lots of brown age spots, mild
scarring or with pre-cancerous growths, could be a candidate for this procedure. A full-face phenol peel can take from
one to two hours. The phenol peel results in permanently lighter skin. To protect it, a Sunblock must be used at all times.
Nothing provides quite the benefit of a facial chemical peel. Several senior plastic surgeons in the United States
and abroad have stated that, of all the procedures they perform, a properly performed facial peel–often following a
facelift–gives the most dramatic improvement in a patient's facial appearance. Fine wrinkles, brown age spots, roughened
sunspots, pigmentary abnormalities, and many other age and sun-related conditions can all be improved.
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