Micropeel
Achieve Glowing, Youthful Skin with a Micropeel Treatment
A micropeel is a safe, nonsurgical facial treatment that can improve the appearance and health of your skin. At Maloney Plastic Surgery, we use this treatment to smooth and soften the skin, reveal healthy new skin, and address skin concerns like pigmentation, scars, wrinkles, sun damage, rough or uneven skin, discoloration, and large pores.
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What is a Micropeel and when is it recommended?
What is a Micropeel Treatment?
A micropeel is a three-step clinical facial treatment that combines dermaplanning to exfoliate the skin and light acid peel to enhance the natural beauty of the skin. Treatments can be fully customized to your skin type and skin concerns. It is more advanced and stronger than other types of skin care treatments and offers enhanced anti-aging effects. It can exfoliate dull, dead, and dry skin and reveal healthy skin beneath. This treatment can also reduce pore size, address skin imperfections, and leave your face soft, smooth, and radiant.
Who Should Consider Micropeeling?
Because we customize our treatments to your specific skin type and concerns, it is a safe procedure for almost any patient. We would recommend this treatment to patients who want to:
- Remove dead, dull, and dry skin cells
- Reveal healthy, younger looking skin
- Improve the youthfulness and radiance of your skin
- Jumpstart collagen production
- Rejuvenate your face and make it more radiant and glowing
- Complement other skin care treatments
- Reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles
- Minimize pores
- Reduce the appearance of scars
- Diminish hyperpigmentation, discoloration, and sun damage
- Improve skin tone, texture, and hydration
A Micropeel is used as part of maintenance skincare routine to enhance the look, feel and texture of the skin.
Benefits and Risks of a Micropeel
You can expect to see an instant improvement in skin texture and tone after a micropeel treatment. When performed regularly as part of your skin care maintenance, you will see longer-term effects like increased cell turnover, improved collagen and elastin production, more supple skin, and fewer wrinkles and dark spots. Skin care products are able to penetrate the skin more easily, making them more effective. Makeup will go on more smoothly as well. Other benefits include:
- Improved skin tone and texture
- Exfoliation of dead, dry, and dull skin cells
- Reduced appearance of fine lines and wrinkles
- Diminished acne scars
- Minimized pores
- Brighter skin tone
- More supple, youthful looking skin
- Reduced appearance of dark spots, sun damage, and hyperpigmentation
Complications from a micropeel are extremely rare, but could consist of skin infections, cold sores, allergic reactions and undesirable color changes.
What to Expect at Your Micropeel Consultation
At a consultation, you will meet with one of our experienced skin care specialists. We will discuss your skincare goals, your current skincare regimen, and your current skin concerns and goals to determine if a series of micropeel procedures is right for you. We may use Vectra 3D imaging to allow you and your skincare specialist to view any sun damage, broken capillaries and other skin issues and concerns. This imaging also serves as a baseline, and after completing a series of treatments and maintaining a home skin care regimen, we can evaluate the improvements in the quality of your skin.
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How is a Micropeel Performed?
It is a three-step facial treatment:
Step one – Dermaplaning: a manual exfoliation technique that safely and efficiently removes dead cells from the surface of the skin.
Step two – Chemical peel: lactic or glycolic acid resurfaces the skin, improving hyperpigmentation, fine lines and wrinkles, skin tone and texture, and collagen production.
Step three – Cryogenic therapy: an anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and “skin polishing” procedure that cools and refreshes the skin.
Micropeel Procedure
How to Prepare for a Micropeel Treatment
There is no special preparation required for a treatment. However, as with any skin care procedure, we do recommend that you hydrate before your appointment, avoid sun exposure, cleanse your skin thoroughly, avoid using skin care products on the day of your procedure, and avoid smoking or drinking alcohol.
Recovery and Results of a Micropeel
After a micropeel, your skin will look a little red and shiny for a few hours. You may expect to have one or two minutes of stinging or a burning sensation right after the chemical peel has been applied. Most people can resume their normal daily routine immediately after a treatment. We recommend that you moisturize your skin at least twice per day, use sunscreen, and minimize sun exposure for at least a week. You should avoid hot tubs and pools for a few days. Do not wax the treated area or use skin products that contain Retin-A or glycolic acid for at least a week.
Treatments deliver immediate results and make the skin look softer, smoother, brighter, and clearer-looking. Afterward, your skin looks more youthful and refreshed and restoring your confidence and self-esteem.
Schedule a Consultation for a Micropeel
If you’re ready to explore the benefits of a micropeel treatment in Tucson, AZ, our team at Maloney Plastic Surgery can help. Dr. Maloney and his team of skin care specialists have extensive experience helping patients overcome skin concerns and reach their skin and beauty goals. We can design a personalized skin care routine for you, recommend skin treatments and products, and help you improve your confidence and self-esteem. Call us today or contact us online to schedule a skin care consultation and find out if you are a good candidate.