The Benefits of Having an Alphahydroxy Acid Chemical Peel
By Jonathan Zizmor | Published on August 9, 2010 | 0 Comments
Patients who come into a dermatologist’s office these days have a handful of options to choose from when it comes to facial peels. Each type of peel offers unique benefits to suit different types of dermatological needs. Among the most popular types of gentle peels, however, is the alphahydroxy acid chemical peel, according to Dr. Jonathan Zizmor.
A noted dermatologist in NYC, Dr. Zizmor explains that the alphahydroxy acid chemical peel is a painless facial solution that happens to be among the lightest and most popular peels he offers at his practice. This acid compound comes from apples and other fruits, and is known for being the most gentle option available for patients who are curious about trying out a facial peel for the very first time.
Unlike more serious types of chemical peels, the alphahydroxy peel requires no recovery time whatsoever. On the downside, however, patients must undergo a number of painless alphahydroxy chemical facial peel sessions before they can expect to achieve their desired outcomes.
In order to give his patients the results they want without requiring them to come in for quite as many sessions, Dr. Zizmor says he offers a higher concentration of the alphahydroxy to his clients than what they can get over-the-counter or elsewhere. If someone wants a more serious change in her appearance with the help of a chemical facial peel, then Dr. Zizmor has a number of options he will offer to the patient as an alternative.
Nonetheless, the alphahydroxy chemical facial peel remains the best painless option for women in NYC with darker skin, because women with deeper skin tone cannot undergo many of the same chemical peels as women with paler skin, according to Dr. Zizmor. Women with darker skin tone will get dark spots if they work with a dermatologist who uses chemicals that are too harsh in their peels. For women who fall into this category, the alphahydroxy chemical facial peel is a fantastic, safe, pain-free option.
Dr. Zizmor emphasizes that the painless chemical facial peel options he offers at his NYC dermatology practice are very different from the facial peels offered at cosmetologist’s offices. The women who come into his office are expecting to leave with actual, visible results, and the over-the-counter facial peels offered at spas and other establishments cannot deliver those types of quantifiable results.
Although Dr. Zizmor says that any chemical peel will help improve the looks of a woman’s face temporarily, the immediate effect that most women notice is simply caused by the swelling of the face. When the face is swollen, the deep lines appear more faint. When the swelling goes down, however, those deep lines will come right back. This is not the case with an alphahydroxy chemical facial peel offered through a dermatologist’s office like Dr. Zizmor’s though. Specifically, the chemical peels Dr. Zizmor provides can improve the lines on a woman’s face even after the initial swelling has gone down. Although chemical peels cannot take out the deepest lines and generally work better on reducing fine lines, they will exfoliate the skin and stimulate collagen. Cell turnover will be increased, and a woman’s skin will begin to look smoother fairly quickly.
In fact, cell turnover is one the key elements to a good chemical peel, according to Dr. Zizmor. He says that the reason that babies and young children have such fresh-looking skin is because of the rapid cell turnover time that humans have when they are first born. As we age, however, cell turnover slows down tremendously. Dr. Zizmor says that having a regular, painless, facial chemical peel once every six months is a great way speed up cell turnover in the face and help the skin look its best. In times where an alphahydroxy chemical facial peel is not the right option for one of his patients, such as if the patient has dark spots because of acne, Dr. Zizmor will adjust the chemicals he is using and try a different peel.
Anyone in the New York City area looking for younger, fresher skin should contact Dr. Zizmor’s office to set up an appointment.
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