become one of the most sought-after treatments in aesthetic clinics . Each year , the American Society of Plastic Surgeons ( ASPS ) releases a comprehensive estimate of surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures performed . Year after year , chemical peels remain in the top five minimally invasive procedures with over one million chemical peels being performed annually . 2 This number topped out at 1.387 million in 2019 and likely only dropped below 1 million in 2020 due to the pandemic where practices were closed for several months .
The Mechanism of Chemical Peel Work .
While there are many different types of chemical peels , they all involve a chemical solution that is applied to the skin . This solution causes an intentional , controlled exfoliation of the treated area . For some patients , this exfoliation can be microscopic . The cell bonds are broken but peeling is not seen by the naked eye . For other patients , the skin may peel off in large sheets of cells . Within days , as the cells are sloughed off , the skin reveals a smoother and less wrinkled surface .
Chemical peels vary by depth and can treat superficially in the epidermis to the dermis , and into the reticular dermis . The depth of the peel is determined by peel ingredients and their concentration as well as the number of treatment layers applied . Chemoexfoliation is dose dependent .
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