During the treatment your skin may feel a tingly sensation or a mild burning sensation. Your skin care professional will place numbing cream on before, if needed. A superficial peel can produce redness and feel like a light sunburn for a few days. Deeper peels may cause redness, swelling, blisters, and peeling. These side effects may last a week to two weeks. Each person’s skin is unique and may react differently.

Chemical peels are usually done in a series of 3-6 treatments depending on the depth of the peel and the desired outcome. Superficial peels may require more treatments in a series than deeper peels.

Once your skin starts regenerating and creating new skin the dead skin will begin to flake. it is best not pick at or peel the dead skin prematurely, this may cause discoloration. Let the dead skin flake off naturally. It is very important to protect your skin during this time by staying out of the sun as much as possible and wearing sunscreen.