35% TCA Peel or IPL Laser for Wrinkles on Male Face?

asked 2 years ago by clint in australia
Latest answer by Pamela Carr, MD
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Tags: age 35-44, face, under eyes, wrinkles, male, fair

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.

6 answers to 35% TCA Peel or IPL Laser for Wrinkles on Male Face?

A few 35% TCA peels around the eyes do great

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.

David Hansen, MD
Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

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

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!

Pamela Carr, MD
Sugar Land Dermatologist

TCA better than IPL for wrinkles in eye area

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 completely. A follow up peel may be necessary to get to the desired result.

Jennifer Parker Porter, MD
Chevy Chase Facial Plastic Surgeon

TCA peel is better than IPL for wrinkles

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.

Stephen Prendiville, MD
Fort Myers Facial Plastic Surgeon

Neither TCA Peel or IPL will work for wrinkles

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 result, you could also opt for a fractionated CO2 treatment; since you are fair you are likely a good candidate for that.

Anne Marie McNeill, MD
Newport Beach Dermatologist

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