For over a century, chemical peels have been used to improve the tone and texture of the skin. These peels tighten skin, reduce wrinkling, improve and smooth skin texture, and restore a more youthful appearance by removing the outer layers of skin damaged by the sun, acne, rosacea, or other conditions. There are a variety of chemical peels each having different properties, which may be applied to both face and body.
At the Center for Skin Wellness, our medical aestheticians will administer a peel designed specifically for your skin type. When treated with a chemical peel, most patients feel a warm and/or tingling sensation that lasts for 10 minutes or less and the typical reaction is similar to sunburn: redness followed by possible scaling and flaking of dead skin cells for a few days.
Deeper peels may flake for a longer duration. Following the procedure, you must avoid direct sunlight and apply full-spectrum sunscreen every day for as long as prescribed to protect your new, sensitive skin. Photodynamic Therapy is another option for improving the skin’s tone and texture. It has been effective in reducing fine lines, wrinkles, sun spots, redness, and pore size.
Your aesthetician will also prescribe products to help your skin renew and rejuvenate quickly, and retain its youthful appearance.
Improving Tone & Texture
Microdermabrasion
Microdermabrasion is an exfoliating procedure performed by the medical aesthetician, which removes fine lines, wrinkles and irregular pigmentation. It differs from chemical peels in that it employs fine crystals combined with gentle suction to produce skin with better texture, consistency…
Vitalize Peel
The Vitalize Peel is a noninvasive peel that results in softer, smoother, younger looking skin with no downtime. The unique blend of mild acids combined with cosmeceutical ingredients provide a complete and safe peel, which is gentle enough to use…
Microneedling
Microneedling Skin Rejuvenation, also known as Fractional Collagen Induction Therapy (FCIT), is a minimally invasive treatment to rejuvenate the skin. This revolutionary skin rejuvenation treatment creates healthier, younger looking skin. Microneedling uses fine needles to create tiny punctures in…
Glycolic Peel
Glycolic peels smooth and soften, diminish fine lines, reduce the appearance of brown spots, reduce acne outbreaks, and give a glow to the skin. They are a safe and painless exfoliation process that can be performed on the face, neck,…
Illuminize Peel
Get your skin glowing with our Illumize Peel™ by SkinMedica™. This non-invasive, very superficial peel is a great alternative to more intense chemical peels. Illuminize uses a new generation of alpha-hydroxy acids with Phytic Acid and commonly used peeling…
Lumenis One® Laser
Photodynamic Therapy
Photodynamic Therapy is a leading non-surgical way to improve the appearance of the skin. In addition to it’s medical uses, Photodynamic Therapy has many cosmetic benefits. Aging patients will see a significant reduction in lines, sun damage, and redness.…
