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Chemical Peel for Men
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The chemical peel is one of the most sought after face treatments that helps men get rid of acne scars, sun damage, freckles, fine lines, rough skin and hyper-pigmentation.
This treatment improves the skin's surface by removing the damaged outer layers using a chemical solution. The types of formula to the solution includes phenol, trichloroacetic acid and alphahydroxic acids, but the final composition of the formula must be determined depending on the person's own requirements.
When deciding if you should have a chemical peel treatment, you'll find it is always for cosmetic reasons. This treatment has no major incidence in health. but it also helps remove pre-cancerous skin growths, and it helps control acne to some extent.
Types of Chemical Peel Formulas
Alphahydroxic Acids - These mildest of the formulas is used for light peels. This us used to treat fine lines, fine wrinkles, dryness, hyper pigmentation and acne. Alphahydroxic acids include glycolic acid, lactic acid, and fruit acids, all of them varying in concentration depending on the patient. Always seek a good professional that will know the amount of concentration proper for you.
Trichloroacetic Acid - This formula is used for medium depth peeling. Helps to treat wrinkles, blemishes and pigmentation issues. This type of peeling would be the medium size and different variations of the trichloroacetic acid may be used along the treatment, after seeing the condition of the skin. This peel is the recommended one for people with dark skin, and the healing is usually quick.
Phenol - The strongest solution of all peels, Phenol is used mostly on the face and is not not recommended for people with dark skin. Phenol is used to treat coarse wrinkles, remove pre-cancerous growths and correct blotches.
Chemical Peel Recommendations
With peeling, itis recommended that you use sun protection after treatment.
After the treatment you may notice that your skin is flaking/scaling and show redness and dryness. Don't worry, this is completely normal and it will fade away as the skin adjusts to the treatment. It also can cause swelling depending on the peel used. In these cases, specially after a treatment with phenol, you will need someone to assist you and a liquid diet during your first days of recover.
After all is finished you will notice the results. If you've used Alphahydroxic acid, these may seem small at first, but as days pass you will feel the difference. On the other hand peels with phenol show dramatic change and can give a huge boost to you confidence and look. Now it's time to enjoy your newly improved skin!
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