Median peeling

This procedure is unmatched when the skin needs to get rid of serious cosmetic defects or marks left by time. We talk about the varieties of median peeling, its advantages and pitfalls.

What is a medium peel

Median peeling is a rather serious procedure. It affects not only the stratum corneum of the epidermis, but also the granular, and even the basal. That is, a sufficiently deep effect is exerted on the skin (up to the papillary layer of the dermis), in which living cells are damaged. As a rule, acids, as well as a laser, are the main figurants of a median peel.

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Mechanism of action

Acid or a laser beam damages several layers of the epidermis, causing rapid skin peeling and cell renewal. A person literally sheds old skin, and a new, young one appears in its place.

Показания

Medium peeling is used for persistent skin changes, when more superficial exfoliation is not as effective. These include:

  • deep and multiple wrinkles;

  • post-acne scars;

  • signs of photoaging, hyperpigmentation.

Efficiency

The skin is severely damaged, which triggers cell regeneration and skin renewal. The result of median peeling is really impressive. Moreover, sometimes one session is enough to achieve the effect. However, three procedures may be needed, which are prescribed at intervals of several months.

  • Small wrinkles disappear, and large ones become less pronounced.

  • Post-acne scars are smoothed out.

  • The skin becomes more even.

  • Reduces the visibility of pores.

  • A healthy glow appears.

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Varieties of median peeling

Median peels are distinguished by the method of exposure.

Chemical

Most effective acid for medium peeling trichloroacetic (TCA). Its peculiarity is that it quickly penetrates the epidermis. This is also the problem: it is quite difficult to control the uniformity of its penetration.

Cosmetologists are guided by the so-called frost – a characteristic whitish coating that appears on the skin as a result of protein coagulation. This means that the acid has overcome the stratum corneum and has already affected living cells, which means that it is time to neutralize it.

There is a “blue” TCA peel – the acid in its composition is mixed with a blue base to visualize the depth of penetration of the drug. In any case, median peeling is done only in medical institutions and only by qualified specialists.

Hardware

Fractional thermolysis

Here, a fractional laser acts as a skin-damaging agent, which “pierces” the skin with thousands of laser “needles” at a given depth, thus starting the process of cell renewal. Just like with an acid peel, the skin needs time to recover, which is accompanied by redness and flaking. The result is comparable to a TCA peel.

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Preparatory stage

The cosmetologist prepares the skin, prescribing home care products based on AHA acids so that the TCA acts more evenly. With laser thermolysis, no special preparation is required. Apart from moral and financial.

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Carrying out a median peel

  • TCA. A solution is applied to the skin, which is neutralized after the appearance of frost. In this case, there is a palpable burning sensation, the skin seems to bake. Not particularly pleasant, although quite tolerable. This feeling disappears after the drug is neutralized and a soothing cream is applied.

  • Laser. The face is treated with a nozzle through which a beam of laser energy is delivered, divided into many beams. The procedure lasts longer than an acid peel, so it requires patience.

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Recovery period

The most difficult thing in median peeling is not the procedure itself, but the recovery period:

  1. at first the skin turns red;

  2. then pulls it together;

  3. after peeling begins, the skin comes off in layers.

No one forbids going out during the period of redness and peeling, but it will not be possible to hide the redness, peeling scales and crusts by any means – this must be taken into account.
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Funds overview

For obvious reasons, there are no home remedies for medial peels. Therefore, we give an example of quite worthy cosmetic peels that are perfectly integrated into the beauty routine and help the skin gradually “shed” dead cells and renew itself – without stress.

Night two-phase peeling for face Visionnaire Crescendo, Lancôme

The skin transformation course is designed for four weeks: for two weeks the skin is prepared with Hepes and quinoa husk extract, and then the actual peeling is done. That is, they exfoliate old cells with glycolic (at a concentration of 10%) and salicylic acids.

Serum for the correction of imperfections and age-related changes Blemish & Age Defense, SkinCeuticals

It fights both acne and post-acne, evens out the texture of the skin thanks to a set of acids (salicylic, glycolic and citric) in a verified concentration.

Peeling mask Re-Plasty High Definition Peel, Helena Rubinstein

A transparent dense jelly is applied to the face for five minutes and washed off with water. The product exfoliates and moisturizes the skin thanks to components such as Hepes and urea. Fruit acids even out the skin texture.

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Safety measures

Do not try to do the median peel procedure yourself at home. We hope that after this article, such an idea will not even occur to you.

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Tips and reviews of cosmetologists

“After a mid-peel, before each exit to the street, it is necessary to apply a sunscreen with SPF 50+ to the skin, — says Elena Eliseeva, Vich medical experty. “This is the only way to prevent UV-induced hyperpigmentation, because even dense clouds let through 90% of UVA rays. It is important in no case to “peel off” the flaky skin, even if it comes off in layers and the hands themselves reach out to tear off the scales. You can’t also use scrubs: the epidermis is already thinned and injured.”

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