Chemical Skin Peeling

Please note that the prices are a guideline only. It includes consultation, and depending on the area treated may vary

Chemical peels are a great way to address the following issues:

In general the superficial peels have minimal downtime.

Peels are differentiated into types based on the depth in the skin.

Skin has the outside epidermis. This has 4 basic layers from bottom to top are:

The superficial peels are the main ones used with little downtime or adverse events. These address different levels of the epidermis.

For example a very light peel will go to the stratum corneum.

These include:

Very light peels:

Light peels:

- 20-50% Glycolyic acid
- 20% Salicyclic acid
- Sensitive skin Peel with Mandeleic acid

Generally its better to start peels in winter where your sun exposure is less.

You can start in Summer with vigilance in application of SPF 50 and wearing protective clothing and headwear.

The treatment usually takes about 30 minutes.

Its best to initially undertake 3 treatments separated by 2 weeks.

Generally the skin re epithelialisation occurs in 7-10 days.

Most peels are left on the skin for about 5 minutes.

While the peel is on, it may feel a bit tingly and itchy.

They are then washed off with water, or a neutraliser is applied.

There is very little downtime, aside from a bit of redness for a few hours.