What is a Chemical Peel?
A chemical peel is a cosmetic procedure that’s designed to smooth and improve the appearance of the skin, and reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, acne, and dark spots.
During a chemical peel, your doctor will clean the area that you’re having treated before applying a chemical solution to the skin, which encourages the top layer(s) of skin to blister. Eventually the damaged skin begins to flake off, and the new skin underneath emerges smoother and with less noticeable wrinkles, acne, or age spots.
Chemical peels are not a permanent solution, and how long the results of chemical peel lasts depends on the condition of your skin, your expectations, and what kind of peel you have done.
Different Kinds of Chemical Peels
There are many different kinds of chemical peels, depending on what you need. One of the most common and gentlest chemical peels uses glycolic acid. With a lower risk of side effects and faster recovery time, glycolic acid peels are often used to treat fine lines and wrinkles, even out skin tone, and decrease the appearance of age spots and freckles.
Some chemical peels, such as the trichloroacetic peel or TCA peel, use a chemical solution that causes skin cells to dry up in the area that it is applied to. Gradually, they flake off over a few days, revealing the new skin underneath. This type of chemical peel can be used to treat wrinkles and age spots. The TCA peel is considered a medium strength peel, and results are often more obvious than with lighter chemical peels like the glycolic acid peel.
One of the strongest chemical peels that many people choose is the Phenol Peel. This peel is used to treat deep lines and wrinkles, severely discolored skin, or severe acne scars. Also known as deep peels, these chemical peels will give you the most noticeable results, but they also take the most time for your skin to recover from.
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