Would Chemical Peel help with crepey under eye skin?

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A: Chemical Peel can help crepey lower eyelid skin

Darrick E. Antell, MD

Every patient reacts differently and you need to discuss the options with your surgeon.  However, I frequently perform chemical peels on the lower eyelids to tighten the skin.  Most commonly it is a procedure performed in combination with a transconjunctival lower eyelid blepharoplasty.

A: Chemical peels are excellent for crepey eyelid skin

Phillip Langsdon, MD

Chemical peels are an excellent treatment to improve wrinkled eyelid skin. There are several different types of peels, so someone needs to help patients decide what is best in their case. Sometimes, a high quality medical grade skin exfoliation and hydration program is all that is needed. But, no one can... more

A: Lower eyelid skin rejuvenation

Edward D. Buckingham, MD

Skin resurfacing is certainly one of the solutions to crepey lower eyelid skin.  This can be accomplished through chemical peels or laser peels.  The peel needs to be moderate in depth and that would include Jessners and TCA or Phenol.  Laser resurfacing can be performed with CO2 laser or Erbium... more

A: Phenol Chemical Peels are a Really good Alternative to Rejuvenate the Lower Eyelids

S. Randolph Waldman, MD

88% Phenol Peels should be an alternative considered by every surgeon in rejuvenation of the lower eyelids.  We often combine this procedure with the transconjunctival blepharoplasty. 

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mspontiac
3 posts
27 Jul 2009

But I thought I had read that chemical peels shouldn't be used under the eyes, because the skin is so thin in that area? That's the area that I would like to target as well and I am planning on a home-kit glycolic acid peel. Now I'm confused.

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