Chemical peels dissolves the sticky substances which binds the keratinized cells of your skin for treating wrinkles and exfoliates or sloughs off allowing the new skin to come out. This process reduces the development of age lines or wrinkles and evens out dermal coloration.

To cure acne chemical peels creates the same exfoliation in your skin pores and follicles, which gets clogged by dead keratin cells and causes comedones. Chemical peels are not recommended for those who are looking for a cure to acne lesions. Instead they are quite efficient in treating blackheads and whiteheads.

The best thing about superficial acne peels is that they mainly acts on the outer layer of the skin and hence you need not to worry about any skin complications such as skin discoloration. Occasionally you can use deep-acting peels to get rid of unsightly scars of acne. Superficial peels do not act under the epidermis and may even out the skin pigmentation by whitening acne’s dark spots.

Selection of chemical peels is determined by several factors such as the severity of acne, type of skin, area of scarring, and due to the soaring prices and that not many of the health insurance covers it, your financial capacity to fund it.

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