Chemical Peeling: A Useful Tool in the Office

Actas Dermosifiliogr. 2017 May;108(4):315-322. doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2016.09.014. Epub 2016 Dec 5.
[Article in English, Spanish]

Abstract

Chemical peeling is a common treatment in cosmetic dermatology. A peel that has been used for many years is trichloroacetic acid. Its adverse effects have for a long time been a major limitation. We present a practical review of the characteristics, mechanisms of action, indications, and complications of superficial chemical peels and of peeling with trichloroacetic acid.

Keywords: Fotoenvejecimiento; Melasma; Peeling; Photoaging; Trichloroacetic acid; Ácido tricloroacético.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acids / adverse effects
  • Acids / therapeutic use
  • Animals
  • Chemexfoliation* / adverse effects
  • Chemexfoliation* / methods
  • Collagen Type I / biosynthesis
  • Drug Combinations
  • Elastin / biosynthesis
  • Epidermis / drug effects
  • Epidermis / metabolism
  • Ethanol / adverse effects
  • Ethanol / therapeutic use
  • Facial Dermatoses / therapy
  • Humans
  • Hyperpigmentation / therapy
  • Keratolytic Agents / adverse effects
  • Keratolytic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Lactic Acid / adverse effects
  • Lactic Acid / therapeutic use
  • Mice
  • Pigmentation Disorders / chemically induced
  • Precancerous Conditions / therapy
  • Resorcinols / adverse effects
  • Resorcinols / therapeutic use
  • Salicylates / adverse effects
  • Salicylates / therapeutic use
  • Skin Aging
  • Skin Neoplasms / prevention & control
  • Trichloroacetic Acid / adverse effects
  • Trichloroacetic Acid / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Acids
  • Collagen Type I
  • Drug Combinations
  • Jessner's solution
  • Keratolytic Agents
  • Resorcinols
  • Salicylates
  • Lactic Acid
  • Ethanol
  • Trichloroacetic Acid
  • Elastin