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Chemical Peels
Chemical peels use a chemical solution
to improve and smooth the texture of the facial skin by removing
its damaged outer layers. It is helpful for those individuals
with facial blemishes, wrinkles and uneven skin pigmentation.
The peels Dr. Rajagopal's office uses are: Fruit
Acid Peels, Trichloroacetic
Acid (TCA), Obagi
Blue Peel, Refinity
Peel, and Salicylic Peel.
Fruit Acid Peels
Fruit Acid Peels, such as glycolic
and lactic are the mildest of the peel formulas and produce
light peels. These types of peels can provide smoother, brighter-looking
skin for people who can't spare the time to recover from a
phenol or TCA peel. These peels may be used to treat fine
wrinkling, areas of dryness, uneven pigmentation and acne.
Fruit acid peels:
• Smoothes
rough, dry skin
• Improves
texture of sun-damaged skin
• Aid in acne
control
• Can be mixed
with bleaching agent to correct pigment problems
• Can be used
as TCA pre-treatment
• A
series of peels may be needed
• As with most
peel treatments, sunblock use is recommended
Refinity Peel-
• Lighter peel
for superficial skin improvements
• A fruit acid
peel using 70% strength glycolic acid
• Improves hyper-pigmentation
problems
• Stimulates
Collagen production
• Exfoliates
the dead skin cells on the surface of skin
• Refines,
tones and reduces the appearance of dull skin
• Leaves the
skin glowing and youthful
•The recovery period
is quicker (usually one day) than with most peels
Considerations:
• Four to six
treatments (2 weeks apart) are recommended for maximum
results
• Treatment
takes half an hour
• There may
be some pinkness to the skin right after treatment
• Patients
can usually return to work or other activities right away
• Mild skin
flaking may occur up to 7 dats after the treatment
Salicylic Peel
• A B acid peel
• A gentle peel
• Removes the stratum coreum layer
• Great for acne prone skin
• Gentle enough for rosecea
• For enlarged pores, rough and oily skin, melasma, post inflammatory hyperpigmentation and photo aging
Considerations:
• 4-6 treatment for maximum results.
• Treatments take half an hour
• There may be some pinkish to the skin right after treatment
• Patients may return to work/activities right away
Trichloroacetic Acid (TCA)
Trichloroacetic Acid (TCA) can be used in many concentrations,
but it is most commonly used for medium-depth peeling. Fine
surface wrinkles, superficial blemishes and pigment problems
are commonly treated with TCA. The results of TCA peel are
usually more dramatic than the Fruit Acid Peels. Characeristics
of a TCA peel:
• Medium
strength peel
• Smoothes
out fine surface wrinkles
• Removes superficial
blemishes
• Corrects
pigment problems
• Can be used
on neck or other body areas
• Can be used
for light-skinned to olive-skinned individuals
• Can be used
for darker-skinned patients
• Peel depth
can be adjusted
Considerations:
• Peeling lasts
for two weeks after the treatment with significant redness
• Pre-treatment
cream must be applied 4 - 6 weeks prior treatment
• Sunscreen
must be applied 4 - 6 weeks prior to treatment and 6 months
after treatment
• Repeat treatment
may be needed to maintain results
Obagi Blue Peel
• Medium
strength peel similar to the TCA peel
• Can be used
for light-skinned to olive-skinned individuals
• Corrects
blotches caused by sun exposure, aging, acne, photoaged skin
• Smoothes
some fine wrinkles
• Removes pre-cancerous
lesions
• Corrects
pigmentation problems
• Removes superficial
blemishes
• Reduces large
pores
Considerations:
• Pre-treatment
cream must be applied 4 - 6 weeks prior treatment
• Sunscreen
must be applied 4 - 6 weeks prior to treatment and 6 months
after treatment
• One full
week to ten days is required to heal
• Right after
the treatment your skin will be blue
• The treatment
will take one and half to two hours
If you have any questions regarding Chemical
Peels, or wish to schedule a consultation, please call the
San Francisco
Plastic Surgery & Laser Center at 415-392-3333.
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