2 months ago
Most chemical peels sting for a few minutes. It all depends on how deep the peel is, and most peels performed these days are mild or superficial chemical peels which cause little or no pain.
Pain of Chemical peels
Benjamin Barankin, MD answers: Chemical peel pain
I've heard that most chemical peels are really painful. are some peels more painful than others?
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