Range of Skin Peels / or Chemical Peels

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.

In recent years, a large shift has occurred in the manner and depth to which peels are performed. Lasers largely have supplanted deep chemical peeling because of the control of depth they afford, their lesser effect on pigmentation, and their ease of use, with no chemical adverse effects. Superficial peels, in contrast, have increased in popularity. Various agents are used; for simple exfoliation, glycolic or lactic acids commonly are found now in almost all moisturizers and in many makeup bases.

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.

Chemical peeling agents are extremely varied, particularly among lay peelers. A great deal of medical and lay “magic” and superstition exist regarding peels and peeling agents. For example, a widely held belief for more than 30 years stated that a stronger phenol concentration used in a deep phenol peel resulted in more superficial depth. This largely has been disproved recently.

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.

Other methods are:

* Microdermabrasion & Laser treatments

Skin Peels – Skin Rejuvenation (Non-laser treatments)

1. Superficial peels (Hydroxy–Acids / Fruit Acid Peels) / Salt-A-Peel / Micro-dermabrasion

Treatment Areas 1 Session

Full face £ 65.00

Both hands £ 65.00

Both forearms £ 75.00

Décolleté and neck together £ 100.00

Back (half only) £ 110.00

2. Medium Depth chemical Skin peels -from

Treatment Areas 1 Session

Full face £ 450.00

Both hands £ 450.00

Both forearms £ 450.00

Décolleté and neck together £ 450.00

3. Deep Skin Peels (Chemical Peels) – from £650