The peel or chemical peel

admin — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:43:12 +0000

A skin treatment that improves wrinkles blemishes and acne.

When the skin loses its translucent appearance is healthy because it is giving some signals. Some of them are evidence of the passage of time and the action of external agents such as sun, wind or smog. Acne or spots are also signs that the skin needs care, science offers various treatments and one of them is peeling or chemical peel. It can be done in the office to any healthy, nonsmoking want to look better.

Chemical peeling is one of the most popular non-invasive methods to improve the appearance of the skin. Apply on the face but can also extend to the neck, legs or back of hands. It can improve sun damage, scars, acne, age spots or liver disease, freckles, wrinkles, rough skin and static or expression. Another improvement is evident that the decrease in vascular injury redness.

How I Do

First clean your face to remove fatty substances and prepare the skin to absorb the products. Then apply different chemicals that deplete the skin and cause an acceleration cell regenerate and stimulate increased production of collagen. The acids used are usually the mandelic, glycolic, retinoic acid, lactic and salicylic acid, among others, according to the needs of each patient, which will exfoliate considering that deeper, more effects, but also more risks. The treatment is done in the office and can be repeated every 30 days, 6 months a year. In all these cases you should avoid sun exposure during the first days after treatment and use sunscreen at least two months.

Types of chemical peeling

Depending on the wear that causes the layers of the skin, the peel can be:

Suave: in case of dryness, acne, fine wrinkles. Remove only the outer layer of the skin or epidermis with mild exfoliation. Take a better look noticeable almost immediately.

Medium: for skin with acne, scars, wrinkles more visible, different skin tones. It removes the epidermis and upper layer of the dermis. Because it uses a combination of stronger acids can give skin burning and redness in the early days.

Strong: for skin with deep wrinkles, sun damaged skin or scars. Stronger chemicals are used to penetrate to the deeper layer of the skin. This treatment requires the application of local anesthesia to avoid discomfort, and previously required treatment with retinoic acid to refine skin surface and penetrate deep chemical solution. Gives very good results but need more recovery time

In Summary
Acne or spots are also signs that the skin needs attention.
The treatment is done in the office and can be repeated every 30 days, 6 months a year.
Treatments can be of different intensity: mild, medium and intense for skin with deep wrinkles.

Acne Treatments (I)

admin — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 19:06:08 +0000

There are different market options and products for the treatment of acne.

In general terms most of the treatments are successful but for short periods of time than three months after that, the improvement begins to fade.

For this reason, many dermatologists recommend a combination of treatments can greatly reduce the quantity and quality of acne in most cases.

Let us see some of the alternative treatments available today for acne :

Exfoliation of the skin: It can be done by hand using an abrasive cloth or chemical peeling agents such as salicylic acid and glycolic, generating a detachment of the top layer of skin.

Bactericidal topics: These products contain benzoyl peroxide bactericidal produces a moderate acne. The cream or gel containing the bactericide is placed twice a day in the affected region and that we thereby prevent further injury. Unlike antibiotics, benzoyl peroxide has the advantage of being a strong oxidant and therefore offers no resistance.

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The peel or chemical peel

Acne Treatments (I)