AHA Peels

Part 3: AHA Peels

Alphahydroxy acids (AHAs), such as lactic or fruit acids are the mildest of the peel formulas and produce light peels. These types of peels can provide smoother, brighter-looking skin for people who can't spare the time to recover from a medium or deep peel.

AHA peels may be used to treat fine lines, areas of roughness or dryness, and uneven pigmentation (by being mixed with a bleaching agent.) Various concentrations of alphahydroxy acids may be applied weekly or at longer intervals to obtain the best result. Your doctor will make this decision during your consultation and as the treatment proceeds.

AHA's are also widely available over-the-counter, working very slowly over a long period of time to speed up the exfoliation process. They range in strength from 5% up to 20% generally.

The stronger ranges (20% and higher) are reserved for more intensive peeling perform by a doctor or certified esthetician. AHA peels may cause stinging, redness, irritation, and crusting.Temporary flaking or scaling may also occur. Eventually your skin should adjust to the treatment regimen and these symptoms will subside. If not, please consult a physician immediately.

As with glycolic peels, these types of peels are only able to remove the two outermost layers of the skin - depending on the strength used. AHA peels can leave the skin softer and more even toned, but usually take many treatments over a period of three to six months to have any noticeable improvement.

Please keep in mind alphahydroxy acid peels will not be able to do anything for moderate to severe acne scarring, age spots, photo-aging, sun damage, or deep lines and wrinkles. Even higher strengths will have minimal impact on an individual's appearance when it comes to these types of skin problems.

AHA peels are usually priced by the peel or individual session. Cost ranges anywhere from $75 (lower strength) up to $200 (higherstrength) per peel or session. You can also find them over-the-counter at even lower concentrations and pricing.

Although at first glance AHA peels seem to be a fairly inexpensive option, the ongoing costs and very limited results they achieve can cause them to be much more expensive in the long run. If you have one of the skin problems mentioned previously, you are better off going with a different skin rejuvenating option.

Recommendations

If your skin problem is very mild, then AHA peels might work wonders for your skin. Please consult with your general practitioner or dermatologist about them, and they should be able to help you or point you in the right direction.

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