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Smokers tend to have longer wound healing in facial surgeries and that would also be for deep chemical peels such as phenol peels as well. Medium and light chem peels such as most TCA and glycolic peels doesn't seem to be affected by smoking as much. Always be sure to follow your doc's advice and see him or her for your follow-ups to make sure you get a good result with your peel no matter what the strenght of it.
Individuals who smoke tend to have impaired healing. A deeper chemical peel in smoker has a tendency for prolonged healing which may result in a higher tendency for hypertrophic scarring (thick scars) and hyperpigmentation (dark skin).
Smokers can absolutely get Chemical Peels. There's no side effects or interactions that would be of harm to you. Chemical peels can be done at different depths—light, medium, or deep—depending on your desired results. Deeper chemical peels produce more-dramatic results, but also involve longer recovery times.
Absolutely, I do them all the time. Go see 3 experts in peeling to receive advise in your specific case. Remember your healing could be longer. Good Luck!
Smoking increases your risk of infection and poor wound healing in any cosmetic or surgical procedure. That being said, chemical peels would be much safer for smokers than lasers that remove the upper layers of skin. Lastly, there are different types of peels, superficial medium and deep and your risks of complications goes up the deeper you go.
This depends on the chemical peel. There are many different chemical peel for all kind of skin. Your Dermatologist or plastic surgeon can guide you better regarding the best peel for you or offer another treatments like Fraxel.
Our treatments use combination therapy to improve the epidermis and dermis. We see atrophic and hypertrophic scars, as well as scars that have hypo and hyperpigmentation. Our main concern is rebuilding collagen and that is why we use a HIDEF protocol that includes combination therapy. Morpheus...
IT should be safe to proceed with a chemical peel 3 days after botulinum toxin but I would recommend that you wait 2 weeks to allow the wrinkles to settle and for the chemical peel to more effectively treat a flat (rather than a wrinkled) skin surface.
For a first time peel, I would think about using glycolic acid or a TCA peel of 20%. Depending on your response, you can always go stronger. The goal would be a series of peels, each peel stronger than the previous. More importantly is to have the right medical clinic applying your peel that has...
