Chemical Peels in Mason City, IA

Chemical peels in Mason City, IA, should be done at least 2 weeks before a social event. Your treatment may cause initial redness, swelling, and some crusting/flaking. These are temporary and part of the healing process. Also, if you have herpes simplex, you may experience a flare-up after your treatment.

By 14 days after your light to medium chemical peel, your skin should achieve the smoothness, clarity, even tone, and glow that can make you look more youthful and lovely. A deep peel requires a longer recovery time with stronger but still temporary side effects.

Our chemical peels help acne in several ways.

• They cleanse and tighten your pores. Clogged pores provide excellent breeding grounds for the bacteria that cause acne. Tightening stops dirt and debris from entering the pore.
• The chemical solution in your peel works as an antibacterial, leaving you with cleaner skin and much less acne-causing bacteria.
• Because chemical peels in Mason City, IA, remove layers of skin, they also lessen the appearance of acne scarring.

The customized chemical solution for your peel treatment will be formulated to address your skin issues and achieve your aesthetic goals. We offer 3 different depths of peels for different results:

Light Peel

For more simple goals, the light peel removes just the top layer of skin. It helps improve:

• Skin texture
• Skin tone
• Fine lines
• Acne
• Acne scarring

Medium Peel

When you need more dramatic results, a medium peel addresses the same issues as a light peel and also treats:

• Fine lines and wrinkles
• More pronounced acne scars
• Uneven skin tone/hyperpigmentation
• Sun damage/age spots

Deep Peel

Our deepest peels use the strongest ingredients and penetrate down to the dermis. We recommend these deeper peels for patients with more extensive cases of:

• More intense sun damage
• Deeper wrinkles and lines
• Precancerous growths (actinic keratoses)

A deep peel requires the longest downtime, but it also has the longest-lasting results.