History of Cosmetic Skin Peeling
asked 1 year ago by seattle8565 in seattle
Latest answer by Emily Altman, MD
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i only wanted to know when skin peeling was first used for cosmetic reasons and who had the first treatments? i also wanted to know how long its effect lasts after 4 sessions. thanks.
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History of chemical peels
Chemical peels have been used at least two millenia, probably longer. According to some sources Cleopatra used sour goat's mild baths to beautify her skin. Sour milk contains lactic acid, Lactic acid is an alpha hydroxy acid, slightly weaker than glycolic acid, which is regularly used in superficial chemical peels today.
As for modern use of chemical peels, that started with at the turn of the 20th century, when a dermatologist, George Miller MacKee, started using phenol peels...
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History of Cosmetic Skin Peeling
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i only wanted to know when skin peeling was first used for cosmetic reasons and who had the first treatments? i also wanted to know how long its effect lasts after 4 sessions. thanks."
Skin peeling goes back thousands of years. It is known that Cleopatra bathed in milk to get smoother skin realizing that an acid found in milk (lactic acid) could rejuvenate skin. "Modern" skin peeling goes back to the dates after WWII...
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