More Skill Is Required With Body Chemical Peels

Can you maybe tell us what your goal is for your legs and arms? What it is that you’d like to work on..is it dis-coloration, skin texture? One of our resident home peelers has done her body parts recently..Spy9doc..and I’m sure she will come along and help you out..The TCA’s combos are actually better for those body parts and difficult to get a “good” peel going..but I’m sure she can give you some good insight as far as what to expect, application..protocol, etc..

What I know is that body chemical peels ie: legs, arms, hands, feet etc..usually consist of a combination of a TCA and glycolic acids. The purpose of a body chemical peel is to penetrate and improve the texture and top appearance of your body skin..and “maybe” some hyperpigmentation.

Also..body chemical peels can be a slightly stronger concentration than chemical peels used for the face, because… body chemical peels are intended to treat areas of skin MORE resistant to treatment.I usually recommend the 20-25% range..for extremeties..hands..feet..etc.. More skill is required with body chemical peels, because the skin treated also tends to scar alot easier and most professionals will administer body chemical peels as a series of treatments, rather than one single treatment at full strength. This is what my derm does..and usually, body chemical peel sessions are spaced a month or two apart, to prevent skin damage and optimize results depending on the strength used.