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Emerging Technologies: Chemical Peels

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Chemical peels represent a time-tested and cost-effective tool to use either solo or as an adjunct to surgery in the eternal quest for facial rejuvenation. Chemical peels are agents that induce a controlled caustic injury to the epidermis and/or dermis with resulting exfoliation that renders the underlying and reepithelialized skin refreshed with respect to texture and appearance. Indications for the application of chemical peels are relatively similar to those presented for laser resurfacing and include: photoaging, rhytids, actinic keratoses, pigmentary dyschromias, postinflammatory hyperpigmentation, superficial scarring, and acne vulgaris. The techniques as well as the possible complications are described.

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  1. Elixir Institute of Regenerative Medicine, 5941 Optical Court, Suite 218A2, San Jose, CA, 95138, USA

    Basil M. Hantash

  2. Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, 257 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA, 94305-5148, USA

    Basil M. Hantash

  3. Reviance Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Center, San Mateo, CA, USA

    Vishal Banthia

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    Peter M. Prendergast

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Hantash, B.M., Banthia, V. (2012). Emerging Technologies: Chemical Peels. In: Prendergast, P., Shiffman, M. (eds) Aesthetic Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20113-4_44

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