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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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| From laser to chemical peels, every kind of option is surveyed. The company also defends its safety practices, saying that only doctors perform injections such as Botox or collagen, while technicians perform procedures such as microdermabrasion and chemical peels in which only the surface of the skin is treated. Silkcoat[R] Balm from PCA SKIN[R] Clinical Care Products acts as a "biosphere" for skin damaged by excessive dryness or recovering from resurfacing treatments, such as laser, chemical peels, or dermabrasion. |
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