35% TCA peel or IPL Laser for wrinkles on male face?

Which one of these 2 procedures would you recommend for facial wrinkles for males? Especially under the eyes? I have a fair/light skin, age 37.

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A: 35% TCA and IPL will not help wrinkles around the eye.

Pamela Carr, MD

Wrinkles around the eye are often muscle lines created by squinting into the sun.  Neither 35% TCA nor IPL will have an impact on muscle deep lines.  A combination of Botox followed by CO2 laser resurfacing is an outstanding treatment for the improvement of wrinkles around the eye!

A: TCA better than IPL for wrinkles in eye area

Jennifer Parker Porter, MD

IPL is a light based treatment that does not effectively address wrinkles.  IPL works great for pigmentary issues, such as dark spots, or redness.  TCA will address the dark spots as well as soften wrinkles around the eyes.  Unless the wrinkles are very fine, it will not remove them... more

A: TCA peel is better than IPL for wrinkles

Stephen Prendiville, MD

Technically speaking, IPL is not a laser but a light based treatment using a broad spectrum of scattered light to address brown spots and broken blood vessels.  TCA 35% would be more appropriate for wrinkles because it is a medium depth chemical peel, designed to regenerate your skin.

A: Peels vs lasers

Theodore Katz, MD

For facial wrinkles (including the eyelid skin) the technique for improvement would be dependent on the depth of the wrinkles and the amount of sun damage to the skin (discolorations, sun spots, enlarged pores, acne scarring, etc).  Although a peel may be good for finer wrinkles I have depended heavily in... more

A: Neither TCA Peel or IPL will work for wrinkles

Anne Marie McNeill, MD

I don't think a 35% TCA peel would likely give a noticeable improvement for eye wrinkles. IPL mostly just helps pigment spots and redness, it doesn't do much for wrinkles. For wrinkles around the eyes, you may want to consider Botox. It is very simple, safe and effective. If you want a more dramatic... more

A: A few 35% TCA peels around the eyes do great

David Hansen, MD

IPLs don't do much for wrinkles around the eyes but the 35% TCA peels do great and usually need 3 peels at 2 weeks apart @ $350 each.  Be sure to use a prescription cortisone cream and a good sunscreen as well.

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