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Chemical Skin Peel

This is a procedure undertaken by Skin Specialist in Vaishali to resurface the skin, mostly the face using a chemical solution produced using natural ingredients. Resurfacing removes the damaged outer skin and gives visibility to inner younger looking new skin. This is a useful treatment to get rid of wrinkles, scars, or discolored skin may be due to sun burn.

Chemical Skin Peel could be done at any 3 depths: mild, medium or deep, depending on the expected outcome using 3 different chemical solutions.

This article focuses specifically on expected results of chemical skin peel and aftercare.

Results

This treatment leads to many benefits as,

Aftercare

Regardless of the type of skin peel, few aftercare activities as recommended by the doctor are important in order to ensure the expected results and reduce side effects. Skin Specialist in Vaishali are concerned on their patients a lot and assist you in any doubts even after the treatment.

After a mild peel

The treatment might bring in slight irritation and dryness on the treated area. You would be prescribed a protective ointment to relieve the discomforts. New skin appears in about 4-7 days.

After a medium peel

This treatment would result in swollen and irritating face. A protective ointment is useful in this instance as well. Pain killers might be recommended by the doctor. In addition, a cooler surrounding or ice packs would reduce the discomfort. New skin appears in about 5-7 days.

After a deep peel

This treatment results in severe burning and swelling. The doctor will apply a watertight dressing to reduce the discomfort.A painkiller is recommended for few days. Semi reclined sleeping position is comfortable to avoid further swelling. New skin appears in about 2 weeks.

At all instances, exposure to sun should be avoided.

Side Effects

At rare instances Chemical Skin Peel results in negative results, which include:

• Scars – At times unavoidably, this treatment would leave few scars in lower part of the face. The doctor would prescribe antibiotics or steroids to recover from scars and soften the skin.
• Redness – Just after the treatment, especially medium or deep treatments, the redness in skin would persist for several months. However, this would disappear with recovery and settlement.
• Skin discoloration – The skin peel would result in color difference between the old and new skin. The new skin could turn to be darker (hyper pigmentation) or lighter (hypo pigmentation) and it could be permanent.
• Infection – The new skin is prone to virus infection and become sore. However, it is said bacterial or fungal infections are reported rare.
• Damage to heart, liver or kidney – The chemicals used during a deep skin peel at times results in severe damages to the walls of important organs.

Choosing the right specialist is important to achieve the expected results. Skin Specialist in Vaishali guarantee to treat you with the best advice and treatment method.