Should You Moisturize After a Chemical Peel or Not?

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I heard that moisturizing may delay the peeling process Oh I have one more question too, how are chemical peels on the body different than they are on the face.

Francis X. Fleming, MD · Answer

Yes, using moisturizer after having a chemical peel is recommended. It will nourish your skin and help with the peeling.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

Our office specializes in chemical peels. The effects of chemical peels on the skin take effect right away. Moisturizing the skin after a chemical peel will not detract from the results. After a chemical peel, we have patients apply a ceramide based cream known as Elevase Moisture Booster. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian

David Hansen, MD · Answer

Moisturizing after peels is very helpful except if you are doing it as an acne treatment.  Acne skin is very oily and the excess moisturizer can worsen acne in many cases.  Sincerely,

	David Hansen,MD

Hratch Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

It is highly recommended to moisturize the skin and to use products that maintain deep moisturization. An Opti-Ceramide cream is ideal for this purpose especially after a chemical peel. See link below for information about Elevase Moisture Booster that we recommend to all of our patients after a chemical peel.

Dennis Gross, MD · Answer

Yes, I most definitely recommend moisturizing after a chemical peel. My aestheticians in my office will apply moisturizer on after they do the chemical peel treatment on you. If you are doing it for acne reason or have oily skin we can use an oil free moisturizer. We customize every treatment to the patients skin needs. Depending on the strength of the peel you may have peeling. In this case you want to avoid picking the skin off and always use SPF!

Should You Moisturize After a Chemical Peel or Not?

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