Can Deep Chemical Peels Reveal the Lighter Skin Underneath?

Sometimes when you get a scab, it will stay there for a while. Then, when it lifts, the skin is lighter and never returns to original color. If you want to achieve a lighter skin tone, can this be done with Chemical peels?

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4 Doctor Answers | Asked by zoozoo34 in paris

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Not exactly

Deep chemical peels can act that way. They do tend to cause depigmentation. That is, the part of the skin that creates brown pigment is decreased causing the skin to become lighter. This would depend on many factors.

Chemical peels

Ideally chemical peels are used to bring out even skin complexion. The goal is not to lighten the skin. However, it does not mean that this can not be achieved. The deeper the peel depth the more likely hyper-pigmentation will occur early on. This will likely go on to become hypo-pigmented.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Lighter Skin with Chemical Peels

yes, it can be done with Phenol peels. However, you have to remember it is going to be permanent and there is risk of uneven lightening. You should first try lightening creams like Triluma to see if that helps you enough. If it is not enough then you can inquire about chemical peels for lightening. Regards

Chemical peels don't exactly reveal lighter skin

Dear Zoozoo A scab forms on the skin after a full thickness injury to the skin. When the scab falls off the exposed skin has been largely replaced by new collagen that forms a scar and it is white because there are no pigment cells in the scar. Scars tend to stay white for ever. This is precisely the result that we are looking to prevent with a chemical peel or a laser skin resurfacing. The goal is to injure the skin to stimulate the repair process. However, the depth of injury is... more