PEELING

Facial peeling

Definition: You are a technique where uses chemical solution to soften the skin texture, removing the damaged outer layers.

Kinds of Peelings

• There are several kind of Peeling who can be classified in:
• Chemical: When the desquamation is promoted by one substantiates chemical ( phenol, acido tricloro-acetic, glicólico, etc. )
• Mechanic: When the desquamation is promoted by a derma heraldry
• Laser: When the desquamation is provoked by the laser use ( Argon, ruby, neodímio-YAG, Carbon Dioxide, Érbio, etc.
• Radiofrequência: When the desquamation is given by radiofrequency devices use.


Indications

• Several factors should be carried in consideration, in the patient's initial exam:
• Skin irregularity and its cause: Spines sequel, smallpox, light scars, personal computer-furrows, etc.
• Ethnic kind of the patient: The skin brunette people are more propitious to the complications, kind "stains". Thence, for minor incidence of his indication in tropical countries (Brazil, etc.).
• Kind of professional activity of the patient.
• Presence of local factors that contraindicate the act (irritable beard, active spines, irregularity in the cutaneous very accentuated surface, presence of discromias in other areas, scars inestéticas, etc.).
• Patient's Motivation.

Treatment: Peeling can be accomplished in the side, in the neck, in hands, inclusive in the legs and arms. It can be accomplished in the own surgery or in Hospitable environment. Peeling will be able to be nominated in one or more sessions. When nominees more than one session, it recommends certain interval between one and another, depending on the characteristics of skin, as well as the employed technique. Usually should be followed by a treatment domiciliate.

Kind of Anesthesia: The anesthesia usually is for location could also be accomplished with sedation, but can be employed the general anesthesia. It stays for surgeon's criterion and of the patient decide which is in excess nominee for each case.

Postoperative Recommendations:

• During the first phases (erythema period) is prohibited the exhibition in the sun, in order to if avoid the stains appearance in the skin.
• This conduct will be able to be made simultaneously in specific areas (peri-buccal, chicken feet, perioral personal computer-furrows), or in the total side.
• Generally, the more profound be peeling, more lasting will be its recovery.
• A peeling soft provokes a skin blush with discreet desquamation, peeling average or profound can cause a swelling and bubbles that are opened forming crusts. This comes accompanied with an intense desquamation that can last weeks.

Result: Being conduct that demands the details clearing on the result the offered being, usually we ask of the patients who expose all their doubts during the first consultation. The relativity of the result should be taken over, for intervention decision ends, by the patient, together with your surgeon.