Attaining beautiful skin doesn’t have to be overly expensive, and neither is going under the knife the only solution to achieve youthful skin. Chemical skin peels are an effective alternative to add to your anti-aging regimen, they are affordable and does not require surgery.
The process involves applying specific chemicals to the skin to exfoliate the dead layer of sun the remove sun damage while stimulating cellular turn over and collagen synthesis for a firmer and smoother skin. The popularity of the chemical peels lessened when lasers became the method of choice for treating wrinkles and brown spots. But when these two methods were compared, chemical peels are a still preferred method of skin resurfacing.
What does skin peel contain?
The skin peels contest of a blend of highly specialized acids and enzyme solutions which are applied to the skin surface to remove damaged layers of skin from the surface, revealing new and fresh skin from beneath. The intensity of the chemical peels vary with respect to the patient’s skin type and the desired results. The clinician should have taken certified skin peel courses to properly administer the chemicals.
The most common type of skin peeling chemical contains Alpha Hydroxy Acids, Beta Hydroxy Acids or Trichlor Acetic Acids as exfoliating agents. Sometimes they have used alone, and sometimes they are used in combination with different concentrations (Jessner’s Peel). These chemicals are categorized by their penetration into the skin and their concentrations.
What can a chemical peel do?
With chemical peeling, it is very important to know what is possible in terms of results so that you can keep your expectations realistic and spare yourself the disappointment. Any type of chemical peel cannot remove the appearance of blood vessels from the skin and neither can they remove keloidal scars. They cannot work as an alternative to the facelift procedure, they can improve the uneven skin tone but they cannot make you “fair”.
Chemical peels make skin look smoother, fade the brown spots associated with the sun damage and generally make skin look younger. Having peels done on a regular basis as prescribed by your doctor can stimulate collagen synthesis that reverses back the appearance of the wrinkles and fine lines.
Dangers of At-Home Peeling:
Many people are charmed and intrigued by the number of peels sold online for self-administration at home. These peels often claim to have a high concentration of AHAs or BHAs along with other peeling agents. It cannot be stressed enough how dangerous them self-peeling solutions are. If they are as effective as they claim to be and the concentrations are exactly as they are mentioned on the labels, then the users are up for severe and serious skin damage. If used improperly or with a very free hand, they can cause severe burns, extremely sensitive skin, discolorations and persistently dry skin which will not respond to very rich moisturizers.
The final decision:
The decision to decide the type of peel suitable for your skin or, whether you really need a chemical peel or not is really up to your dermatologist. Most important is for you to know that a peel isn’t an anti-aging cure all. But yes, they can improve your skin from deep within if performed with the correct set of ingredients.