Chemical Peels
As skin ages, fine lines and wrinkles begin to appear. Some people have the additional problems of scars, blemishes, sun damage or skin pigmentation issues that many refer to as age spots. While the average facelift can help with the reductions of lines and wrinkles, a facelift can do little about blemishes and scars and a facelift cannot do anything about sun damage and skin pigmentation issues.
If someone does not want a complete facelift, but is looking to improve their skin's appearance they often decide to have a chemical peel. There are several versions of chemical peels and not all of them actually involve chemicals. There are now mechanical forms of peels such as dermabrasion and microdermabrasion and there are various laser treatments that are effective in treating fine lines, wrinkles, blemishes, scars and skin pigmentation issues.
An actual chemical peel using various chemicals is a relatively painless procedure. A plastic surgeon applies the chemical solution to the face and the chemical works by causing the surface layer of the skin to blister and eventually peel. The new skin below is fresh, has few wrinkles and is even in skin tone and pigmentation. A true chemical peel may the leave a person with a stinging sensation, but unless there is deep chemical peel occurring pain medications are likely unnecessary.
Other forms of peels include the dermabrasion and microdermabrasion. Dermabrasion or surgical skin planning, involves freezing the top layer of skin and then sanding it down to reveal newer skin below. Microdermabrasion is what some people call the power peel. Microdermabrasion is similar to sandblasting the skin. The practitioner sprays tiny crystals on the skin and thereby removes the top layer of skin revealing a new fresh layer below.
Laser peels work similarly to other forms of chemical peels in that the lasers work to remove the top layer of skin so that new fresh skin takes over. This improves the skin's overall appearance.
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