Are you hoping to get bright, clear skin? Both microdermabrasion and a chemical peel can be good ways to get it, so how do you determine which treatment is right?
Microdermabrasion is a good choice if you have little time or when you’re anticipating an important event. The depth of exfoliation is very precise with microdermabrasion, so you’re less likely to experience side effects like redness or swelling. Typical healing time is about 3 days at the most.
Healing time for most chemical peels will require about 1 week. However, with all the choices available in chemical peels, we can design a treatment that is very gentle if needed.
Can I choose both treatments?
Sometimes an aesthetician will recommend doing both. If done carefully, a light chemical peel such as AHA or salicylic acid can work in combination with microdermabrasion. Just make sure you work with an aesthetician or surgeon that has experience combining these treatments.
During uncertain, sometimes frantic times, physicians get busy caring for patients who come in with stress-related skin problems. Pimples appear out of nowhere, dry skin in desperate need of hydration appears overnight, folds around the nose and deep lines in the brow and around the eyes become more pronounced. If you had problems with your skin before, stress just makes it worse. Patients notice it too, and frequently report differences in their skin when they’re stressed out. If you don’t take some time to address these issues, they can persist for weeks and months, even years.
People call it the ultimate “acid test” – or rather, the chemical peel. I know what you’re thinking; remember the Sex In The City episode with Samantha getting a chemical peel and looking like raw meat? That was really scary, but chemical peels aren’t exactly like that, especially now.
