Pigmentation & Acne Treatments
The application of chemicals to the skin is a well-described method to attempt to restore a more youthful appearance. Chemical peeling is the chemical removal of layers of skin to improve dermatologic defects.
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Problem:
Aging skin undergoes a number of changes. With time, it thins, falls, and creases along muscular and gravitational folds. Compared to the effects of simple aging on skin, sun damage leads to additional and different problems including thickening, solar elastosis, and resultant pigmentary irregularities. Carcinogenic effects lead to actinic keratoses, basal and squamous cell cancers, and less directly to melanomas. Scarring from trauma or acne contributes to an irregular skin surface. True skin laxity in the form of brow ptosis, eyelid bags, jowls and loss of neckline, ear lobule elongation, nasal tip drop, upper lip thinning, and other manifestations currently are treated surgically with facial rejuvenation procedures (eg, face lift, brow lift, rhinoplasty, lip augmentation). Conversely, these procedures do not help skin textural damage. Fine lines, pigmentary irregularities over a broad area, and aging skin are treated with peeling using either chemical or mechanical means.
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Frequency:
Chemical peeling is performed extremely frequently. Considering the alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA) exfoliants currently found in many cosmetic products, peeling essentially is performed with each application of makeup or skin care. Peeling to depth continues to be a popular and excellent means of achieving textural skin improvement. Hundreds of thousands and perhaps more than 1 million phenol peels have been performed in the United States during the last 40 years.
Other methods are:
- Microdermabrasion & Laser treatments
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