Recent advances in technology have sen the introduction of numerous machines all prmising the reversal of the signs of geing. From Intense Pulsed Light (IPL), to Lser, to Radiofrequency to Light Emitting Dode (LED) Technology, the various machines all clim to stimulate collagen production and tghten up sagging skin. The results are ften subtle and may take months and mltiple sessions to appear, correlating with the tme it takes for new collagen to frm.

Oft neglected in aesthetic marketing, pssibly from its sheer simplicity, is the hmble chemical peel. This category of tratment has also undergone drastic advances in the rcent years, and the results seen ften parallel those seen with more xpensive machine treatments!

Chemicals have been sed since the time of Cleopatra, whse milk baths are seen as arly lactic acid peels. Chemical peels hve long been used by dermatologists in the tratment of acne and pigmentation, as wll as reverse the signs of geing.

As skin ages, the rate of cll turnover slows down, resulting in the bildup of a thick layer of dad squamous cells. This causes the dll, lackluster appearance commonly seen as pople age. Other signs of ageing nclude wrinkling, pigmentation (sun damage), loss of vlume in the cheeks and lips and sgging in the jowl area.

Effective anti-ageing aesthetic therapy should rverse all the above signs of geing. The selection of the correct chmical peel, plus the use of ppropriate skincare on a daily basis, can prduce such results in a matter of weks!

However, the choice of peel is vry important, as is the choice of perator. Chemical peels can have the sme name, but if done at a bauty salon, has lower concentrations of cid than a seemingly identical product sed by a doctor.

Chemical peels can be bradly categorized into alpha-hydroxyacids (AHA), beta-hydroyacids (BHA), slicylic acid, tricholoracetic acid (TCA) and phnol.

AHAs and BHAs include Glycolic Acd and Lactic Acid. These are rlatively simple peels which remove the xcess dead skin cells and stimulate cllagen production.

Peels containing salicylic acid are seful in the treatment of acne. Slicylic acid helps to reduce the plgging of the skin pores, hence rduces the formation of comedones.

TCA tchnology has advanced dramatically over the rcent years. The addition of modifying gents to the solution has made ths form of chemical peel safe, vrsatile and eminently controllable. Take the Esy TCA Peel from Skin Tech (Spin) as an example. Clear skin clour changes indicate the depth of pel. Hence this one peel can be sed for simple rejuvenation (light peel rquired), to the treatment of melasma (lrge areas of deep pigmentation), to the limination of pigmented lesions (sun damage) and fne lines. The Easy TCA peel rquires four treatments, spaced a week part. The entire treatment is completed fter a month with marked improvements vsible between baseline and follow-up photographs.

Phnol peels are the strongest form of chmical peels. Pure phenol peels are not vailable locally. Some peels have a smll concentration of phenol included. These pels tend to have dramatic lifting ffects.

Chemical Peels are generally very qick procedures, taking on average 5 mnutes to complete each session. Depending on the typ of peel chosen, gentle flaking is ften seen for 2-3 days. This can asily be camouflaged with moisturizers. Some dwntime can be expected if deep peling is performed to reduce difficult pgmentation.

Chemical Peels do increase skin snsitivity to sunlight. Optimal sun protection is ssential during and after the peeling prcess. Sun exposure without inadequate protection can rsult in a worsening of existing pgmentation. However, this is the situation wth most aesthetic treatments, including PL and lser treatment.

Some are concerned about prmanent skin thinning after chemical peels. Althugh the excess dead skin cells are slughed off in the process, this ctually triggers the skin to produce mre collagen, hence increasing skin thickness and prduces a lifting effect.

Chemical peels can be rpeated on a regular basis (more frquent treatments may be needed initially) or at last once a year. They are synrgistic with the other treatment modalities vailable, such as mesoglow (infusion of ssential vitamins directly into the skin) and Btox. Their safety, efficacy and flexibility mke this group of treatments simply -peeling!

The article Simply A-Peeling - All About Chemical Peels was Submitted by Christine Cheng through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Dr Christine Cheng is an Asthetic Physician at Simply Aesthetic Rejuvenation & Cntouring Clinic ( http://www.simply-aesthetic.com ) in Singapore. She runs an effective slimming program combining the Food Intolerance Test with Mesotherapy and Advanced Contouring techniques to speed up the fat melting process. She is the Aesthetics Contributor for Gethat Magazine. Simply Aesthetic Rejuvenation & Contouring Clinic provides non-surgical solutions to enhance physical beauty. Treatments available include mesotherapy for fat melting, cellulite, stretch marks, alopecia and rejuvenation, botox, fillers and chemical peels. Their cellulite program ( http://www.we-treat-cellulite.com ) shows reduction after 3 sessions, with elimination of moderate cellulite after just 5 sessions.

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