Manhattan Jessner Peel doctors
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Jordana Gilman, MD
New York Dermatologic Surgeon
328 East 75th Street Suite A, New York |
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Ran Y. Rubinstein, MD
Manhattan Facial Plastic Surgeon
200 Stony Brook Court Suite 2, Newburgh |
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Joshua L. Fox, MD
Long Island Dermatologic Surgeon
165 Roslyn Road, Roslyn Heights |
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Robert M. Freund, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon
170 East End Avenue Suite CS, New York |
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Adam Hamawy, MD
Westchester Plastic Surgeon
1 Theall Road , Rye |
Recent Answers
It was recommended to me that I do a series of 6 Jessner peels every 2 weeks over a period of 12 weeks. I am new to Cosmedix and am concerned that a total of 6 treatments may be a form of a sales thing and that many not be entirely necessary.
If they are, will the down time I experience be consistent from Peel to peel, or do you expect that it would decrease the more peels I have?
The downtime from a Jessner peel varies from person to person. The average amount is 5-7 days. The downtime you experience after each peel may vary to some degree but not a drastic amount.
It would be helpful to know what you are looking to treat. This approach seems to offer quite a bit of downtime.
An aesthetician told me i needed a jessners peel for sun damage i have on my cheeks. From what research i've done, i can only gather that a jessner peel is a blend of chemical peel types. what is the jessner and when is it used on the face?
Chemical peels differ according to their strength, or how deep they go in the skin. Jessner's solution is a combination of three chemicals: resorcinol, lactic acid, and salicylic acid. Jessner's peels and glycolic peels are both superficial peels, meaning that they are lighter peels and will not penetrate very deeply into the skin. This is good because it means there is less risk of scarring. However, there will be some peeling and flaking, and if your skin is darker there may be some of discoloration. Some studies have shown that there is more peeling after a Jessner's peel than a glycolic peel. Glycolic peels come in different strengths, and Jessner's solution comes in one strength. Jessner's peels are often used as a "pre-treatment" to remove the top layers of skin before performing deeper peels using TCA.
In my office I most often use glycolic acid peels. I find them the most versatile chemical peels to treat sun damage, acne, or just for an overall refreshing for the skin.