As we grow older, the accumulated effects of environmental elements damage our skin, making us look older than we actually are.

Chemical peels are a means to help improve the skin's appearance - reducing fine lines and wrinkles, improving mild scarring and age spots, and giving skin a better texture. People with fair skin and light hair benefit most from chemical peels, in terms of smoother, younger-looking skin.

Chemical peels are also used to treat melasma -a skin ailment characterized by irregularly shaped patches of brown skin commonly found on the face and neck. Chemical peels can be performed on the face, neck, chest, arms, hands, and legs.

The Procedure:
Based on your skin condition and goals for treatment, you and your doctor will determine how deep your chemical peel will be. The procedure involves applying the chemical solution - which will trigger blistering and prompt new skin to grow. Most people feel some temporary stinging with this treatment. A deeper treatment may require pain medication and sometimes peels require bandaging for few days.

Temporary Side Effects of Chemical Peel Treatment:
Usually there are no side effects. Since new skin will grow following a peel, it is fragile and more vulnerable to complications. You will need to protect new skin from overexposure to sun. You may need to take an antibiotic or antiviral medication if your peel is medium or deep.

Recovery:
Depending on the type of chemical peel, a reaction similar to sunburn occurs following the procedure. Peeling usually involves redness, followed by scaling that ends within three to seven days.

Medium-depth and deep peeling may result in swelling, as well as presence of water blisters that may break, crust, turn brown, and peel off over a period of seven to 14 days.

Results:
The effects of a series of chemical peels typically last six to 24 months for mild to medium-depth peels. The effects of deeper peels can be permanent.

Duration of Treatment
Outpatient Procedure

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