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Cosmetic
Procedures – Facial Chemical Peel what are Glycolic Acid, Salicylic
Acid, Tricholoracetic Acid and Phenol - Which Peels Work Best
March 22nd, 2006
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Chemical Peels
that are performed at a plastic surgeons office can not only offer
softer skin, but can also help prevent other problems. A chemical peel
can help prevent acne as well as remove layers of sun damaged and
discolored skin patches. Wrinkles can be reduced and sometime
eliminated after going through a series of chemical peels. It won’t
replace other cosmetic procedures if you want to get rid of the
wrinkles. Chemical peels help the skin to tolerate outside
elements. A person with acne problems can have an easier time
controlling outbreaks.
Having the
cosmetic procedure of a chemical peel done by a professional plastic
surgeon can cost on an average of $607 according to a 2004 report by the
American Society of Plastic Surgeons. The chemical peel can go up in
price as there are different kinds as well as different intensity of
treatment depending on the skin damage. A chemical peel can also remove
some pre-cancerous skin patches.
There are some
potential for complications with deep chemical peels. There is a chance
for scarring and infection. According to a report in Dermatologic
Clinics July 2001 issue, there is potential for temporary or even
permanent changes in skin color with chemical peels. If a person has a
history of cold sores, a deep peel may cause a cold sore breakout.
On Oprah’s aging
show yesterday she had one of the ladies get a salicylic acid chemical
peel. The benefit to using this kind of chemical is that can reduce the
irritation when compared to the other chemical peels. Most of the time
a person will have pink skin that needs to recover for a day or two
after a chemical peel is done. The chemical peel causes the top layers
of skin to become dissolved. It might be better to get several chemical
peels than one deep-peel treatment.
Chemical peels are
available at home, and would be the light duty chemical peel. If you do
go with a home chemical peel look for peels that contain one of the
following ingredients alpha hydroxy acids (glycolic acid), beta hydroxy
acid (salicylic acid), tricholoracetic acid (TCA) or has phenol which is
the exfoliating agent. It is more than likely that you will only find
the alpha hydroxyl acid chemical peels as it is not regulated by the
FDA. The glycolic acid in the alpha hydroxyl acids will work, but you
will have to do treatments on a regular basis to see results. When the
chemical peel is a medium or deep the results are seen faster. The
tricholoracetic acid is usually found in the medium chemical peels. The
phenol based peel is used to treat deep chemical peels at the plastic
surgeons office.
The phenol based
peel is usually not used as a full face peel, but used in limited
areas. The down fall to the phenol based chemical peel is that it can
sometimes bleach the skin in the area that it was applied. Even though
you have removed some wrinkles you may have to put on makeup to cover
the skin color change.
Having a chemical
peel offers benefits for preventing some types of skin pre-cancers as
well as taming acne outbreaks. It also makes your skin feel soft and
smooth.
Nicole Wilson
Best Syndication Home
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