2nd Edition
Textbook of Chemical Peels Superficial, Medium, and Deep Peels in Cosmetic Practice
Chemical peels have returned to the forefront of the practitioner's armamentarium and are popular because they offer nearly immediate results. The Textbook of Chemical Peels is the definitive guide to all types of chemical peel treatments. It covers the practical application and scientific background for a wide variety of chemical peels.
The book reflects the new classification of peels as a medical, rather than cosmetic, treatment and helps providers by making chemical peel formulas easier, safer, and quicker to use. The book covers the appropriate selection of peels to treat the face, scalp, neck, hands, body, and forearms. It also discusses the use of peels to treat aging skin, stretch marks, scars, melasma, chloasma, acne, postinflammatory hyperpigmentation, and scalp keratoses.
The mechanism of action, indication, application, and results are discussed for a variety of chemical peels including alpha hydroxy acids, trichloroacetic acid, salicylic acid, resorcine, and phenols. Also covered are any contraindications, precautions, and safety issues. This edition includes new material on adjunctive procedures such as microneedling and mesotherapy as well as new information on mosaic peels.
Treatment prior to and following the peel are also discussed in detail, and a full chapter is devoted to discussing complications associated with chemical peels. The book incorporates color clinical photographs throughout as well as descriptive tables summarizing key information. Based on the author’s extensive experience in both research and practice, this updated reference is an invaluable guide to all providers involved with chemical peel treatments.
Definition and Classification of Chemical Peels
Prepeel Care
Postpeel Care
Factors Influencing the Skin’s Reactions to Chemical Peels
Selection of the Right Peel
Alpha Hydroxy Acids: Chemistry, pH and pKa, and Mechanism of Action
Alpha Hydroxy Acids: Histology and Factors Influencing Penetration
Alpha Hydroxy Acids: Indications and Results
Alpha Hydroxy Acids: Application as Cosmetics and as Peels
Alpha Hydroxy Acids: Side Effects of AHAs
Alpha Hydroxy Acids: A New Slow-Release AHA Complex with No Neutralization Required
Trichloroacetic Acid: General Information, Toxicity, Formulations, and Histology
Trichloroacetic Acid: Indications and Contraindications
Trichloroacetic Acid: Classic Semiology
Easy TCA and Easy TCA Pain Control: Description and Basic Protocols
Treating Melasma, Chloasma, and Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation
Treating Acne
Treating Multiple Keratoses on the Scalp
Treating Aging Skin of the Hands and Forearms
Treating the Neck and Décolletage
Stretch Marks, Scars, and Pilar Keratosis: Anterior Chemabrasion
Face and Hands: Actinic Keratoses and Lentigines
Trichloroacetic Acid to the Papillary Dermis: Unideep
Resorcinol: Unna’s Paste/Jessner’s Solution
Phenol: Chemistry, Formulations, and Adjuvants
Phenol: Properties and Histology
Phenol: Skin Penetration and Detoxification
Phenol Toxicity: Causes, Prevention, and Treatment
Phenol: Choice of Peel and Combination Treatments
Phenol: Indications
Phenol: Contraindications, Precautions, and Safety
Phenol: Prepeel Preparation
Full-Face Phenol: Nerve Block Anesthesia and/or Sedation
Full-Face Phenol: Application
Full-Face Phenol: Postpeel Care
Phenol: Chemical Blepharoplasty and Cheiloplasty
Complications of Chemical Peels
Combination Peels
Biography
Philippe Deprez, MD, Clinical Hera, Empuriabrava, Spain
"Excellent practical advice and explanations about how chemical peels work on a cellular level are presented in this book… This is an excellent reference on understanding and performing chemical peels of all types." - Patricia Wong, MD (Private Practice), Doody Book Review Service
