CHEMICAL PEELS

Chemical peeling is a technique used to improve the appearance of the skin. In this treatment, a chemical solution is applied to the skin, which causes damage to the skin causing it to peel off. This results in the formation of a new layer of skin which is usually smoother, more even in colour, less wrinkled and therefore more youthful looking.

Chemical peels cannot remove loose or sagging skin and do not serve the same function as a face lift, brow lift, or eyelid lift. Chemical peeling will not remove deep scars.

Chemical peeling is often used to treat fine lines and wrinkles. Wrinkles caused by sun damage, aging and hereditary factors can often be reduced or even eliminated with this procedure. Brown marks often called "age spots", permanent freckles, or other pigmentary changes of the skin can also respond extremely well to chemical peels. Mild scarring and certain types of acne can be treated with chemical peels. In addition, pigmentation of the skin in the form of sun spots, age spots, liver spots, freckles, blotchiness, and skin that is dull in texture and color may be improved with chemical peeling. Areas of sun-damaged skin, spots of precancerous areas may improve after chemical peeling. Following treatment, new lesions or patches are less likely to appear.

procedure can be performed on the face, neck, chest, hands, arms and legs. Peeling agents come in different forms and strengths. The stronger the agent the deeper the injury the more dramatic the results. Superficial peel, like glycolic acid peels or sometimes-called lunchtime peels will give some improvement to the texture and tone of the skin. The skin often looks revitalized and brings back a glow and shine with mild changes to small wrinkles. The deeper peels will result in a greater change in the appearance of the skin with more marked changes in texture and tone.

Superficial peels usually result in mild redness and some dry or scaling patches on the skin for a few days. These are not usually easily noticed and often easily covered in desired.

COSMELAN PEELS

Cosmelan is a peel that is used to improve pigmentation in the skin. It is deigned to help those with blotchy or irregularly pigmented skin. This pigment is usually caused by either sun exposure or increased hormone levels (melasma or cholasma).

This peel works by inhibiting the enzyme that causes the cells that produce the excess pigment. This results in a great improvement of the existing brown marks or discoloration as well as preventing further marks from forming.

The Cosmelan® Depigmentation treatment offers a series of major advantages and benefits compared with other types of depigmentation products found in the market:
  • Very efficient in all types of melasma
  • Rapid and easy depigmentation action
  • Compatible with ALL skin types, fair or dark skin
  • Light peeling effect / Rejuvenation and luminosity of the skin
  • Treatment can start and be used all year round
A mask is first applied to the skin and patient are instructed when to remove this at home. Light peeling will result in a few days and last up to one week. Cosmelan 2 is then applied daily at home.

This results in improvement of brown marks or pigmentation of the skin.