Body peeling

Peels are not indicated for hypertrophic scars. Some fine facial scars (from a face-Kft, for example) improve vastly after local application of some phenol peels others are improved by a combination of abrasion and peeling. Body peels produce fewer results and more problems that facial peels. 

The basic ETCA protocol (basic protocol to achieve scattered pinpoint frosting) is repeated four times," at weekly intervals for a facial peel and at 2-weekly intervals for a body peel. This repetition is in fact one of the peel s built-in safety features applying just one ETCA peel may not be enough and may cause complications. 

Difference between a facial peel and a body peel... 

Cook W, Cook K. Skin resurfadng and body peeling. In Manual of tumescent liposuction and laser cosmetic surgery. Philadelphia lippincott Williams and Wilkins 1999. p. 173-81. 

Cox SE. Rapid development of keratoacanthomas after a body peel. Dermatol Surg. 2003 29 201-3. 

All skin types may undergo body peeling but extra caution should be employed in darker skin (111-Vl types since there is increased risk of unwanted pigmentation changes. Skin types I and II can easily undergo medium-depth peels with little risk of untoward effects. Appropriate patient expectations should be established from the start. 

While medium-depth peels on the face can be considered one-stage procedures, this is often not the case on the body. Due to increased potential for adverse events such as scarring off the face, similar peels are done in a series and at lower concentrations. Results are seen after a few sessions and should be accompanied by a regular topical maintenance program to prolong the benefits. Additionally, for specific indications, body peels can be combined with other minimally invasive procedures including lasers, light sources, electrodessication, cryosur-... 

While all superficial peels are virtually pain-free, a few patients may opt for a sedative (like diazepam) prior to a medium-depth body peel. Overall, the skin on the body is much less sensitive than the face. Even our most anxious patients find the nonfacial medium-depth chemical peeling experience to be easy and quick and prefer to avoid an anxiolytic so that they can drive themselves to and from the procedure. 

---