Chemical Peels

If the surface layers of your skin are damaged, wrinkled, or have discoloration, or even if you have skin growths or acne facial scars, a chemical peel procedure performed by our experienced staff may be the right choice for you.

Depending on the severity of your skin issues, your skin type, your availability, and your desired outcome, we’ll discuss using one of three chemical solutions:

Obagi Blue peel: The Blue Peel is an in-office procedure designed to significantly improve the appearance and health of your skin. The Blue Peel is a unique procedure to precisely control the depth of trichloroacetic acid (TCA) peels from superficial to medium depth with built-in safeguards. The Blue Peel helps ensure consistent results with every patient, with flexibility of treatment for all The Blue Peel offers flexibility of skin colors and all thicknesses. Effective for many conditions including hyperpigmentation, wrinkles, comedones, large pores, laxity, and roughness, the Blue Peel allows the skin’s own clarity and tightness to surface.

Neostrata Glycolic Acid peels: Glycolic acid peels are superficial chemical peels that are safe and effective with minimal post-peel recovery time. They can be used to treat the skin of the face, back of the hand, chest, and neck. Glycolic acid peels have been used in dermatology for over two decades for the treatment of fine lines and wrinkles, improving complexion, skin texture, and dyspigmentation caused by sun damage. Comesis studies show that they may reverse photodamage in actinic keratosis in some patients.

Jessner’s and TCA Chemical peels: As a combination, these peels offer a medium depth chemical peel. The Jessner’s Peel has been used for over 100 years and combines resorcinol (a derivative of phenol), lactic acid, and salicylic acid, resulting in deeper penetration and greater exfoliation of the outer layers of skin cells. They are very effective in the treatment of mild to severe acne, discoloration, moderate wrinkling, and sun damage. The Jessner’s Peel is very beneficial for patients with acne, oily prone skin, clogged pores, or thicker skin. Recovery time involves flaking and exfoliation for 3-4 days after the peel, and smoother, healthier skin within a week.

There is no anesthesia required, and the entire procedure takes no longer than 15 minutes for the alphahydroxy and the tricholoracetic peels, and a little over an hour for the phenol peel.