Peel - Peeling - Laser peel
The structural aspect of facial ageing has long been addressed with the (mini) facelift. The texture of the skin received less attention in this process. However, the deterioration of skin quality is not remedied with a lift. Yet this poor quality is a concern for many. Hence, many treatments have recently come on the market to improve the skin.
Many of these treatments purport to rejuvenate the skin. Most are performed by non-medical practitioners such as beauticians. However, these treatments lack 'evidence-based medicine'. This means that the result is not established. That the benefit is not proven. Despite pretty before and after marketing pictures that would prove otherwise. Marketing cleverly plays on the placebo effect : the treatment tickles a bit and causes some redness, and the user thinks it works because of this.
The chemical peel and laser peel, on the other hand, are indeed evidence-based medicine, or medicine based on proven facts. This is indispensable to achieve results.
When is a peel interesting?
Filling wrinkles with filler (hyaluronic acid) or fat (lipofilling) is often not possible, for example because there are too many of them. Fine wrinkles run criss-cross, map-shaped. Usually at the mouth and eyes, but also elsewhere. Chemical peeling and laser then bring the solution. Both deliver the same result. We prefer the chemical peel to the laser because of its lower price tag and faster healing. Getting back to work and taking up social activities quickly is important. Moreover, in addition to improvement, the peel also delivers a tightening of the skin. A lifting effect, in other words. And the colour of the skin improves. Ideal against pigmentation.
How does a peel work?
The peel, like the laser, burns the top layer of skin containing the wrinkles. The laser works with heat, the peel with a highly diluted acid. This medically controlled burn does not cause scarring. The peel, or rather its healing, initiates a complex biochemical process, including cell division. This is birth of new skin cells, and production of collagen and elastin. These are important building blocks. Skin cells are the bricks, collagen and elastin the masonry. Ageing is characterised by crumbling of this masonry, and it leads to sagging and wrinkling. A peel remedies this and ultimately rejuvenates by reducing wrinkles and improving skin texture.
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