Chemical peel and its effect

Chemical peel a most often hard name in cosmetics procedure is a skin-resurfacing procedure in which a chemical solution is applied to the skin to remove the top layers. The skin that grows back after a chemical peel is smoother and younger looking. In it cosmetic treatments that can be applied to the face, hands, and neck. During this procedure, chemical solutions will be applied to the area being treated, which causes the skin to exfoliate and eventually peel off.

A chemical peel is used to treat verity of things including:

• Wrinkles and fine lines
• Sun damage repair
• Acne scars removal
• Hyperpigmentation
• Scars reduction
• Melasma

Type of chemical peels: There are three different types of chemical peels that you can get. These include:

1. Superficial peels,
2. Medium peels, 
3. Deep peels.

Effect and side effects? 

Some people with a particular type of skin can face issues immediately after taking a Chemical Peels treatment for their skin. Some of them can even see some swelling and breaking of the skin surface that can take a few days to recover fully. Similarly, there are instances of alteration in the color of the skin after the peel withers off. There have also been reports of scarring on the skin surface following a Chemical Peels treatment.

A chemical peel can cause various side effects, including:

• Scarring. Rarely, a chemical peel can cause scarring — typically on the lower part of the face. Antibiotics and steroid medications can be used to soften the appearance of these scars.
• Redness. Normal healing from a chemical peel involves redness of the treated skin. After a medium or deep chemical peel, redness might last for several months.
• Changes in skin color. A chemical peel can cause treated skin to become darker than normal (hyperpigmentation) or lighter than normal (hypopigmentation). Hyperpigmentation is more common after superficial peels, while hypopigmentation is more common after a deep peel
• Infection. A chemical peel can cause a flare-up of the herpes virus — the virus that causes cold sores. Rarely, a chemical peel can lead to a bacterial or fungal infection.
• Heart, kidney or liver damage. A deep chemical peel uses carbolic acid (phenol), which can damage the heart muscle and cause the heart to beat irregularly. Phenol can also harm the kidneys and liver. To limit exposure to phenol, a deep chemical peel is done in portions at 10- to 20-minute intervals.

What are the benefits of chemical peels?

If performed correctly in appropriate patients, the appearance of the treated skin will have a more youthful texture with a uniform coloration that will blend with their untreated skin.

Who Is a Good Candidate For a Chemical Peel?

“Generally, fair-skinned and light-haired patients are better candidates for chemical peels,” it says by Dr. Manju Keshari, Sr. Dermatologist in KEMPS Skin Clinic, Vaishali, Ghaziabad. If you have darker skin, you may also have good results, depending on the type of problem being treated. But you also may be more likely to have an uneven skin tone after the procedure.