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Chemical Peels

The use of chemical peels to soften and improve the appearance of the skin, dates back over 3,500 years to the ancient Egyptians. Historians describe several different techniques, including the use of animal oils, salt, and alabaster to smooth the skin; bathing in sour milk, or rubbing fermented grape skins over the skin to enhance beauty. Little did they know that they were benefiting from the superficial skin peeling effects of a family of chemicals called hydroxy acids; lactic acid in milk and tartaric acid in grape skins which can now be found in a huge number of modern beauty products. Today, scientists have identified numerous forms of acid which can be
used to induce beneficial changes for our skin, including salicylic acid, trichloroacetic acid (or TCA) and phenol.

The procedure known as chemical peeling (chemexfoliation) involves the application of a chemical solution to the surface of the skin to produce the careful removal of its outer layers. The amount of skin removed will depend on the type of chemical used, the strength of this product and how long it is left on the skin.

Chemical peels are usually described according to how deep they work on the skin, with superficial peels removing the outer layer of the skin or the “epidermal layers”, medium depth peels removing both the epidermal layers and upper dermal layers, and deep peels extending deeper into the lower dermal layer of the skin. No matter how deep the peel, your skin will re-grow and should heal fully.

Chemical peels can be used on most areas of the body, but the commonest use is to improve the appearance of sun damaged skin on the face, or the backs of the hands. They can also be used to improve rough skin texture, fine lines and wrinkles and age spots due to sun damage, blemishes, scars or lesions such as acne and actinic keratosis (precancerous skin growth).

Private costs for chemical peels can range from approximately £60 per treatment session for mild glycolic peels, to around £500 upwards for a course of 4 TCA peels, to over £2,000 for the deeper peels depending upon the type and extent of the problem being treated.

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