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Chemical Skin Peel – TCA Peeling
Some
changes will arise in our face with external factors like
sunlight, smoking, drinking alcohol, stress, wind and with
genetic factors as the internal factors. Wrinkles, blotchy
pigmentation with aging, freckling, post acne scarring are
some of these changes.
It is
possible to treat such undesired changes with chemical
peeling. I’ve been doing the chemical peeling with Turkish
Health Ministry and FDA approved TCA (Trichloroacetic acid)
in my office. The procedure begins with cleansing the skin
with a special solution. After applying a local anesthesic
pomade, I apply the TCA solution that I prepared the needed
percent, to the problematic skin area. After waiting 3-5
minutes, I let the patient rinse the treated area with cool
water and apply cool compresses. Patient do not feel any
pain or burning. I finish the procedure by applying a
protective ointment. The skin will have a pinkish color for
following several days. There will be no wound or crust
formation. I tell the patient to apply a sunscreen of factor
25 or higher before going outdoors. If the patient needs, I
reapply the TCA with one month intervals.
As the result, the appearance of the skin will improve,
which will have less wrinkles, blemishes and pigmentation
problems. Also the skin will appear radiant and shining as a
baby skin.
There are lots of scientific evidence that the TCA peels
produce improvement in collagen and elastin amount in the
skin that produce reduction of fine wrinkles, acne scars and
dark spots in the face.
Compared to the laser aplications, TCA peeling is cheaper
and less risky. So I always prefer and propose the TCA
peeling.
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