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chemical peel, a therapy to reduce or improve wrinkles, blemishes, pigment spots, and sun-damaged areas of the skin. Using a chemical solution of phenol, trichloroacetic acid, or alpha hydroxy fruit acid, the top skin layers are peeled away, allowing new, smoother skin with tighter cells to occupy the surface. Immediately after the peel, there may be considerable swelling, which subsides after 7 to 10 days as new skin begins to form. Other chemical solutions used include glycolic acid, retinol, Jessner's solution, beta hydroxy acid, and combinations thereof. Also called chemexfoliation, chemoexfoliation. chemical peel Chemexfoliation Dermatology A technique in which phenol or trichloroacetic acid–TCA is 'painted' on elderly sun-exposed skin covered by extensive premalignant actinic keratosis. See Actinic keratosis. Cf Laser
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| Pollard offers a number of procedures, including
liposuction; breast augmentation, reduction, and reconstruction; full
face-lifts; Botox Cosmetic and fat injections, as well as skincare
procedures such as acid peels. 1998 - Fake tanning is commonplace; beauty creams now contain
vitamins C and E, and Dead Sea salt; everyday housewives are going for
monthly fruit acid peels at their dermatologist's office and
collagen injections twice a year. A safe and simple device, the
SmoothPeel provides a precise and predictable superficial peel without
the uncertainty and side effects associated with mid-level acid peels. |
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