TCA peeling is a medial chemical peel, which is carried out with trichloroacetic acid. Reviews about it are very good. But in which cases is it necessary to use this particular procedure, and when should pay attention to other types of peeling?
Advantages of TCA peeling
This type of skin cleansing has a lifting, antioxidant and antiseptic effect. It removes the upper layers of the epidermis, eliminates blockages of the ducts of the sebaceous glands, whitens the skin and smooths the pores.
Chemical TCA peeling is prescribed when:
- uneven skin;
- hyperkeratosis ;
- postgreous scars;
- fine wrinkles;
- hyperpigmentation;
- freckles;
- flat birthmarks;
- oily skin ;
- dull complexion;
- expanded pores.
Compared with other peelings, TCA has many advantages:
- First, it is safe and does not have a heavy toxic effect.
- Secondly, you can control the degree of exposure to the skin. For example, TCA peeling, carried out with the help of 15% trichloroacetic acid, will be superficial, and a 25% acid solution is used for median TCA peeling.
In addition, this procedure gives quick and noticeably visible results and requires minimal preparation. Also, the benefits of TCA peeling are that it can be made at home.
Contraindications to TCA peeling
After TCA-peeling, the skin must be carefully looked after, since its upper layers are severely damaged. The face needs to be constantly treated with special compounds, which contain phytic and mandelic acid, moisturizing substances and synthetic vitamin A.
Because of the strongest corrosive effect on the skin, this procedure can not be performed if the face has any fresh injuries or skin lesions in the treated area, with pronounced cuperose, fresh sunburn, dermatosis, and also if during the last 8 weeks you conducted a deep grinding.
Do not follow TSA peeling if available:
- ARVI;
- pregnancy;
- propensity to form hypertrophic scars;
- hypertensive disease;
- photodermatitis;
- propensity to papillomas and warts.
TCA is a gentle peeling, but the skin after it is always strongly stretched, there are pronounced swelling on it, so there are also relative contraindications for performing this procedure. It:
- sensitive skin;
- hypertrichosis;
- multiple nevi;
- hirsutism.