In 3500 B.C., a papyrus manuscript promoted the benefits of abrasive pastes; the Egyptians used a solution of milk and honey with alabaster particles. In other words, men and women have always wanted to eliminate certain superficial skin imperfections (lines, scars, keratosis, dark spots) by smoothing the skin\u2019s surface and so trying to improve or preserve its freshness and rejuvenate it.
\nThis smoothing corresponds to abrasion, and today\u2019s abrasion techniques can be:
\n\u2022 Mechanical: Dermabrasion
\n\u2022 Chemical: Peels
\n\u2022 Thermal: Laser abrasion.<\/p>\n
Peels make use of vegetable or chemical substances that, according to the strength of the active ingredient or concentration, or according to the length of application time, will destroy the superficial layer of the skin, that is, all or part of the epidermis, and may go down to the upper dermis depending on the result sought.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Fruit acid peels (glycolic, lactic, mandelic, etc.)
\n\u2022 Peels with so-called weak acids (lactic, salicylic), the action of which stops at the granular layer, with a significant but moderate exfoliating effect
\n\u2022 Resorcinol peels like Unna\u2019s paste, the active principle of which is 50% resorcinol.
\n\u2022 Peels with phenol (hydroxybenzene) and croton oil, the concentration of which allows a light, medium or deep peel to be done depending on the area to be treated, the extent of the defect to be corrected, the quality of the skin and the purpose. The toxicity of phenol, especially cardiac, hepatic and renal, is well known by your practitioner and necessitates a well-standardised application protocol.
\n\u2022 Trichloroacetic acid (TCA) peel, the concentration of which also allows a light, medium or deep peel to be done.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Fruit acid peels improve the skin\u2019s radiance.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Light and superficial peels make the skin peel, causing exfoliation, and have a refreshing effect on the complexion. They involve only one part of the epidermis.
\n-A scrub involves only the superficial corneal layer of the epidermis.
\n-Exfoliation involves the granular layer of the epidermis.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Medium or deep peels, on the other hand, perform real abrasion that can destroy the epidermis and the superficial portion of the dermis, the papillary dermis; they are a controlled chemical burn. Your surgeon controls this through the choice of the type of peel, its concentration and its application time. This depends on the extent of the defect to be corrected, the area to be treated, the quality of the skin and the aim.
\nThis destroyed epidermal or dermo-epidermal layer will then restore itself naturally from the elements of the dermo-epidermal basal membrane and the pilosebaceous annexes; this involves a healing time in which the skin remains fragile and needs attentive care.<\/p>\n
This restoration of the skin\u2019s surface creates a smoother look by eliminating to a greater or lesser degree the imperfections that one desires to treat.
\nMoreover, the dermal-epidermal healing will cause a certain retraction of the skin, producing a real \u201cfirming\u201d effect on the skin, variable and more or less significant according to the case.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Depigmenting Peels
\nThe existence of pigmented spots resistant to standard treatments, especially hormonal spots in young women (melasma, chloasma), has led to development of a rapid treatment causing very little peeling.
\n(=Largely symmetric hormonal spots in women)
\nDark skin responds well to this treatment.
\nThis type of peel can only be performed in a doctor\u2019s surgery.
\nIt is very important to stress that although the result is obtained rapidly, maintenance treatment will always be necessary, as the pigment cells (melanocytes) have a long memory. They must be monitored and \u201csilenced\u201d for months at a time.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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