| Both men and women are lining up in droves willing to | | | | conditions than any other skin peel and are easier to |
| pay hundreds, if not thousands, for a good, deep skin | | | | use. Deep skin peels can treat all stages of acne, |
| peel. Is it true that wrinkles can be cured, precancerous | | | | reduce symptoms, kill acne causing bacteria better |
| legions and spots treated, acne cured along with its | | | | than any other product, and even treat scars that |
| resultant scars, removal of years of sun damage, | | | | have resulted from acne. More dermatologists use |
| freckles, etc? Yes, with a deep skin peels all this and | | | | TCA deep skin peels than any other treatment for |
| more is possible and thousands are done every day. | | | | acne for these same reasons. It is just as effective as |
| There are four different types of skin peels: | | | | Accutane without any of the real serious side effects. |
| 1) AHA peels - Glycolic, lactic, malic, etc... These are | | | | The best thing is you only need to do 1 or 2 deep |
| more superficial and minimally effective. They are | | | | TCA peels per year for maximum results. And you |
| good for reduction in oilyness and are effective in | | | | can now even purchase these TCA peels for in home |
| treating minor pimples. AHA peels must be redone | | | | use. |
| every 2-3 weeks for maximum effect. | | | | 4) Phenol. Phenol peels are rarely used as they often |
| 2) BHA peels- Salicylic acid. This is, like AHA peels, a | | | | result in permanent skin bleaching and pigmentation |
| weaker acid, but it has one major difference. It is oil or | | | | problems. Phenol is toxic and requires anesthesia and |
| lipid soluble. Unlike AHA peels, salicylic will actually go | | | | heart monitoring. Almost no one uses this peel any |
| right into all the pores and clean them out. It is | | | | more. |
| therefore more effective for minor acne than glycolic | | | | Deep skin peels can be very effective and the TCA |
| and the other AHA's. This is why Murad salicylic acid) | | | | peel is regarded by dermatologists to be the best one. |
| is so much more effective than Proactive (benzoyl | | | | It has been touted as the fountain of youth in a bottle |
| peroxide) | | | | and is now available for home use. It is the easiest to |
| 3) TCA peels - trichloroacetic acid. TCA peels are a | | | | use, the most effective, and safest. |
| deep skin peel. They treat more skin ailments and | | | | |