How Many Sittings Needed with Salicylic Acid for Reducing Acne?

Salicylic acid is an excellent keratolytic and exfoliant. It should stimulate collagen and reduce pore size. Raffy Karamanoukian, Los Angeles

Salicylic acid is a beta hydroxy acid and works well for patients with oily and/or acne-prone skin.  Most patients begin to peel around 48 hours after the treatment.  Depending on the strength of acid used, it can vary from mild flaking to more aggressive...

Salicylic acid peels up to 30%, in general, are safely used in people of all skin pigmentation types.  From what I can see in your pictures, you have a very normal amount of red/brown color that I would expect to see 24 hours after your peel.  Any dark spots you had to begin with tend...

Salicylic Acid is great for helping manage breakouts.  There are many chemical peels that are blends of acids, which may be beneficial for your skin.  If you are experiencing regular breakouts, but only getting treatments on occasion, you may want to consider getting on a routine...

A 20% Salicylic peel should only be in the hands of a licensed esthetician. The peel is superficial, but alot of pretreatment factors need to be considered before any peel is done.  Asian skin can be very fragile in terms of developing post inflammatory hyperpigmentation.  The darker...

All chemical peels have potential risks.  As chemical peels go, a 20% salicylic acid peel is a low risk peel.  One has to decide if the risk out weighs the benefit.  Salicylic acid peels are great for acne, fine lines, blemishes, sun damage, melasma, razor bumps or to just achieve...