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Chemical peel is a process whereby the surface of the skin is wounded by a chemical agent with the goal of removing a controlled thickness of damaged skin. After the treated skin regenerates, there is a decrease in fine wrinkling, a more even skin tone, and an improvement in skin quality.
Skin Types (Based on Fitzpatrick Classification):
Type I - Never tans, always burns
(extremely fair skin, blonde hair, blue/green eyes)
Type II - Occasionally tans, usually burns
(fair skin, sandy to brown hair, green/brown eyes)
Type III - Tans on average, sometimes burns
(medium skin, brown hair, brown eyes)
Type IV - Usually tans, rarely burns
(olive skin, brown/black hair, dark brown/black eyes)
Type V - Mostly tans, almost never burns
(dark brown skin, black hair, black eyes)
Type VI - Never burns
(black skin, black hair, black eyes)
Indications: Eyelid chemical peeling is indicated in any patient whose eyelid skin may benefit from reduction in fine wrinkling, softening of deep creases, and smoother texture. While some loss of pigmentation is inevitable, it presents little or no problem for light-to-average skin tones (skin types I, II, III). Patients with olive or darker skin (skin types IV, V, VI) or with previously fair skin that has been permanently darkened by long-term sun exposure are at far more risk for unacceptable . . . |
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