Perfect to restore your skin’s smoother, younger looking appearance, chemical peels are a highly effective skin resurfacing treatment. Able to treat acne, scarring, signs of aging, and more, rejuvenating chemical peels can be transformative.
Using leading aesthetic technology and artistic expertise, Dr. Andrew Lofman’s aesthetics center provides impeccable care and beautiful results. Keep reading to learn about the different types of chemical peels and which one is right for you.
ABOUT CHEMICAL PEELS
Remove damaged skin for a more even and radiant complexion with a Chemical Peel. This aesthetic treatment is applied like a mask and encourages the skin to shed its outermost layer, revealing younger, brighter, smoother skin. Chemical peels are a highly-effective treatment for resurfacing the skin, combating:
- Acne scars
- Skin discoloration
- Uneven skin tone
- Hyperpigmentation
- Aging skin / spots
- Actinic Keratosis
- Freckles
- Enlarged pores
Chemical peels can be categorized in 3 ways: superficial, medium-depth, and deep. This has to do with the specific ingredients, and indicates how deeply the mask will penetrate your skin. Deeper penetration allows the peel to treat more severe conditions. For example, those without major acne scars, sun spots, or wrinkles may benefit more from a superficial chemical peel, but those who struggle with age spots and actinic keratosis may need a deep formula.
WHAT MAKES DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHEMICAL PEELS EFFECTIVE?
Chemical peels use acid, a chemical exfoliant, to gently remove the outermost layers of dull, dead skin and reveal new radiant, smooth skin underneath. Chemical exfoliants can also promote collagen production deeper underneath the surface of the skin to combat texture and fine lines and wrinkles.
The two most common types of exfoliants used in chemical peels are alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) and beta hydroxy acid (BHA). AHAs are water soluble and naturally occuring. One example is Glycolic acid, which is derived from sugar cane and one of the best tolerated AHAs used in many skin care products.
BHAs, more often used in medium to deep chemical peels, are oil soluble, which is what allows them to penetrate deeper into your pores.
TYPES OF CHEMICAL PEELS
The two outermost layers of your skin are the epidermis and the dermis. Different types of chemical peels are categorized by how deeply they are able to penetrate your skin and which layers the chemical exfoliants encourage your skin to shed.