Chemical peels remove the dead are on the surface and the non-viable skin cells, releasing the new young cells and thus rejuvenating the skin. Chemical peels can be of different types and affect the skin at different depths. All treatments have their indications and contraindications.

What is peeling, and its species

Peeling is the removal, exfoliation of the upper stratum corneum of the skin. This is necessary to improve the appearance of skin, under the dead skin cells opens the surface of the skin young and healthy. Peeling the skin causes an injury, but modern cosmetology learned how to make the process manageable, stimulating the regeneration of the skin, in which the body produces elastin and collagen, forming the young tissue. As a result, skin is firmer, smoother, rejuvenated.

With peeling can be made invisible scars on the skin (eg after acne), remove ingrown hairs Hair: structure, characteristics of growth and development , Age spots, make less visible wrinkles.

Today it is considered that the main cause of skin aging is its constant exposure of sunlight, especially dangerous ultraviolet rays that can cause not only premature aging of the skin, but also the appearance of her age spots, areas of increased cornification (hyperkeratosis), rosacea (spider veins and spider veins ). Many of these problems are eliminated by using a peeling.

Peeling can be mechanical (manual peeling preparations include granules or microcrystal), hardware (ultrasonic, laser peeling) and chemically (by exposure of the skin of various substances, often acids). Peeling is also divided into very soft surface (exfoliation - just peel off dead skin cells), superficial (epidermal), middle and deep. All kinds of peels are the indications and contraindications.

Types of chemical peels

Chemical peeling - a complete or partial removal of the surface layer of the skin with cosmetics containing organic acids. This kind of peeling leads to a smooth peeling of old dead skin cells and the appearance of smooth, flawless youthful skin. For chemical peeling the surface most often used organic acids such as glycolic, lactic, pyruvic. These organic acids are used for superficial peeling. For the middle and deep peeling TCA.

Superficial glycolic peel is carried out for the prevention and correction of age-related skin changes. It is a safe peeling that is easily tolerated by women and gives good results. For surface glycolic peel Glycolic peels: improves skin condition   use of alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA), found in many fruits, so they are often called fruit acids (lactic, malic, citric, glycolic). Glycolic acid is readily penetrates the skin, however, in most cases it is preferred. Cosmetic preparations are well aligned with the AHA skin at various irregularities, remove age spots Brown spots: whether they can be removed completely? Make less visible fine lines, improve skin turgor, moisturizes it starts the process of regeneration of the skin, improves its barrier function (prevention of acne).

Surface retinoic peels (yellow peel) is carried out using cosmetics made on the basis of plants urukum (a yellow) .  It consists of retinoic acid (vitamin A analogue), azelaic acid, phytic acid, kojic acid, vitamin C .  Retinoic peeling stimulates proliferation (growth) of the cellular elements of the surface and middle layers of the skin triggers the synthesis of the extracellular matrix fibers and hyaluronic acid moisturizes the skin, stimulates the formation of blood vessels (angiogenesis) .  Surface retinoic peeling copes with the removal of age spots, it is used in aging skin, acne and its consequences in the form of small scars .  This procedure is contraindicated during pregnancy and breastfeeding, the presence of herpes sores on the skin, with severe diseases of the internal organs and in case of hypersensitivity to the components of cosmetic products .

Median peeling TCA (TCA - peel). Can significantly damage the skin. In modern cosmetics except TCA contains gelling agents, allowing to achieve a uniform distribution of funds to the skin surface. Application of TCA peeling significantly improves skin tone, eliminates dark spots, smoothes wrinkles, smoothes and makes the invisible scars of acne. Skin retains redness and swelling for three days, then peel off dead skin cells and the skin becomes smooth.

The indications for the use of TCA peel are seborrhea, acne scars, age spots, skin with increased orogovevaniem. Contraindications presence on the skin of active inflammatory process, violation of the integrity of the skin, sunburn, hypersensitive to any ingredient of cosmetic products.

Deep peeling is carried out with phenol. It is used for the correction of wrinkles and scars, pigmentation and hyperkeratosis. Carry it only in a hospital.

Which type of chemical peel choose prompt beautician.

Galina Romanenko

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