Peels & Dermabrasion

What are chemical peels?

Chemical peels are designed to be mild enough to require minimal downtime, but strong enough to give results. Chemical peels are an excellent method of overall skin texture improvement and rejuvenation. A series of peels are typically recommended for best results. Peels minimize fine lines, superficial scarring, diminishes pore size, and puts your best face forward!

How are chemical peels used?

Chemical peels are topically applied chemical solutions that improve, smooth and aid in the restoration, texture and rejuvenation of the skin by removing damaged out layers of skin. There are many different peels ranging from light, medium and deep that all produce a different desired result. When applied they create an even and controlled shedding of skin exposing younger and healthier skin. Chemical peels are helpful for those individuals with facial blemishes wrinkles and uneven skin pigmentation.

When are chemical peels used?

Chemical peels restore wrinkled, blemished, unevenly pigmented spots or sun-damaged facial skin using a chemical solution to peel away the skin's top layers.

Superficial epidermal peels exfoliate the upper layer of the epidermis. The deeper peels are used for deep wrinkles in the skin.

Chemical peels are most commonly performed for cosmetic reasons, to enhance your appearance and self confidence. Chemical peels may also remove pre-cancerous skin growths, soften acne facial scars and control acne.

Illuminize

Recommended uses: Sun damaged skin treatment, anti aging skin treatment.

This non-invasive very superficial chemical peel utilizes a novel approach to chemical peeling with a newer generation of alpha-hydroxy acids (mandelic acid and malic acid) in combination with phytic acid and commonly used peeling agents (salicylic acid and resorcinol) to maximize skin rejuvenating effects with low irritation.

Benefits:

• Enhancement of skin appearance with minimal downtime and discomfort
• Tightens the skin and restores a more youthful appearance
• Improves clarity, color and skin texture
• Non-invasive peel with little or no visible peeling
• Superficial peel suitable for all skin types

What skin type is this procedure best for?

Illuminize Peel is appropriate for all skin types.

What is special about this procedure?

Hours after just one Illuminize Peel you will notice more vibrant, radiant looking skin.

Vitalize Peel

Recommended uses: Anti aging skin treatment, sun damaged skin treatment, acne prone skin.

Vitalize Peel helps fight the effects of time, sun damage, and environmental assaults. This powerful yet non-damaging peel can take years off aging skin.

Vitalize Peel is a powerful chemical peel that assists in the fight against the effects of time, sun damage, and environmental damage. In a mere matter of minutes it can appear you have taken years off of aging skin. Vitalize Peel is the only superficial peel available for all skin tones and complexions. The Vitalize Peel includes a unique blend of peeling agents: alpha-hydroxy acids, beta-hydroxy acids, resorcinol, and retinoic acid. While results are noticeable after just one treatment, dramatic results are seen after a series of peels. This is a highly effective rejuvenation procedure with no downtime.

How does Vitalize Peel work?

Vitalize Peel uses a unique blend of safe but effective acids to cause chemical exfoliation of the outer layer of the skin (epidermis). Results from this skin rejuvenation are a fresh, organized, healthy epidermis. The end result is an improvement in pigment changes as well as a smoother and more even complexion.

What is Vitalize Peel used for?

The Vitalize Peel improves your skin's overall appearance by decreasing fine line wrinkles, even out acne scarring and restoring even skin tones to your complexion. Vitalize Peel is effective for pigment changes caused by acne scarring, photodamage (sun damage), "age spots", freckles, melasma, and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. Vitalize Peel improves skin texture, tightens pores and smoothes imperfections in your complexion.

Rejuvenize Peel

Recommended uses: Anti aging skin treatment, Sun damaged skin treatment, Acne prone skin.

Rejuvenize Peel is an advanced formulation of peeling agents, with a built-in anti-irritant and penetration enhancer that provides controlled exfoliation of the uppermost damaged layers of the skin to reveal fresher and healthier skin. Provides predictable results with minimal down time.

Benefits:

• Non-invasive
• Minimal downtime
• Produces a moderate amount of peeling lasting for 2-5 days
• Can be repeated every 4-6 weeks
• Patients achieve noticeable improvement after 1 peel and significant results after 3 to 6 treatments
• Deeper than Vitalize Peel (slightly more erythema, burning, expected "frosting")

Microdermabrasion

Our specially trained technicians use the most advanced Microdermabrasion techniques to safely exfoliate the skin with the latest technology available to provide an exceptional skin care regimen. We use the latest innovative methods to safely exfoliate the outer epidermal layer of the skin removing dead skin cells to reveal the fresh, younger, healthier looking skin beneath.

Facial peels are available at Britannia Dermedics' Calgary clinic.