Overview
Our registered nurses offer medical-grade skin peels that can address various skin concerns, including fine lines, acne scars, uneven pigmentation, rough texture, wrinkles and more. This yields smoother, healthier, and polished skin. We want to help you reveal your best skin yet through the use of medical-grade skin peels. A chemical peel is a skin resurfacing procedure that accelerates the skin’s cycle of cell turnover and regeneration. The damaged upper layer of the skin is chemically exfoliated away, revealing the healthier, smoother skin underneath. Our registered nurses offer medical-grade skin peels that can address various skin concerns, including fine lines, acne scars, uneven pigmentation, rough texture, wrinkles and more. This yields smoother, healthier, and polished skin.
Light and Medium Chemical Peel Reviews
Types of Peels
Looking to take a milder approach to address facial redness, acne, and signs of aging? We also offer some unique acid solutions you can utilize for your specific skin concerns:
Glycolic Acid
- Helps reduce the appearance of mild to moderate aging, targeting mild skin discolorations, fine lines/ wrinkles, and improves overall tone and brightness. Great option for those who are not interested in experiencing “down time” associated with other peels.
Salicylic Acid
- Helps to reduce the symptoms of oily, resistant and blemish-prone skin. Targets whiteheads, blackheads, and acne lesions, as well as hyperpigmentation and mild aging. Safe for all skin types!
Jessner's Solution
- Provides a significant reduction in moderate hyperpigmentation, sun damage, aging and melasma. Also good for adult acne.
TCA
- This powerful peel tackles multiple issues with minimal “down time”! Provides an excellent reduction in the appearance of fine lines/wrinkles, photo-aging, moderate hyperpigmentation, acne scars and dullness. Available in strengths up to 35%.
Jessner's Solution + TCA
- Provides enhanced penetration of the TCA along with the added benefits of Jessner solution!
Procedure Technique
The chemical application for various peel follows similar steps. The only difference will be the type of acid solution used, the amount applied, and the period of time that it is left on the skin. Once the chemical reaches the target skin layers, we stop applying the acid or apply a neutralizer to stop the effects of the acid. Downtime depends on what kind of peel is done. There is no downtime for mild peels but for medium depth peels, patient will have a few days of “social” downtime depending on the desires results. After the treatment, it is important that the patient allow the peeling process to occur naturally and do not assist in peeling or pulling at the skin. It is also extremely important to avoid sun exposure for a period of time after the treatment.
Chemical Peel FAQs
How Painful?
Depending on the peel used, there may be some general discomfort. With the lighter peels, patients will feel some stinging but it goes away quickly with the use of a handheld fan. The deeper the peel, the more discomfort you can have. The peeling process itself does not cause any pain.
Peel or Dermaplaning?
Dermaplaning is a facial rejuvenation procedure that gives the skin a softer appearance. Dermaplaning works in many ways similar to a chemical peel. The difference, in addition to being more superficial, is that dermaplaning uses a surgical tool (shaving instrument) to remove the top layer of skin through a scraping process. A chemical peel uses a caustic solution that is rubbed into the skin. Both techniques result in a brighter, smoother complexion.
