How a peel can improve your sun spots

 

Chemical peels act as a fundamental tool to erase the “map” that the sun has left on your skin.

 

Sunspots (lentigines, melasma or diffuse hyperpigmentation) are accumulations of melanin in the epidermis and dermis. A peeling is not simply “cleaning your face”; It is a skin remodeling procedure that attacks the blemish from two fronts: physical and chemical.

 

1. The Mechanism: How to remove a sunspot?

 

To understand how the stain improves, you have to understand how the acid works on the skin. The peeling works through chemoexfoliation in two simultaneous ways:

 

1. La Vía Exfoliativa (El “Borrado Físico”)

The stain you see in the mirror is, in large part, a deposit of keratinocytes loaded with oxidized melanin on the most superficial layer of the skin.

 Action: The acid dissolves the “cement” that unites these dead and pigmented cells.

 Result: When these layers come off (naked), you physically remove the accumulated pigment. It's like gently sanding stained wood until it appears on the clean wood below.

 

1. La Vía Depigmentante (The “Chemical Frene”)

Modern peelings on exfoliant soil; treat. Includes ingredients that penetrate the melanocyte (the pigment factory).

 Action: Inhibits the tyrosinase enzyme, which is responsible for manufacturing new melanin.

 Result: The existing stain is smudged onto the ground, but it says to the skin: “Stop sending pigment to this area”. This is vital to avoid the rebound effect.

 

2. Los Best Acids for Solar Damage

 

Not all peelings are good for blemishes. A salicylic acid peel (for acne) will last a little over a solar lentigo. Specific acids required for photoaging:

 

1. Glycolic Acid (El Estándar de Oro)

 What happens: When the molecule is smaller, it penetrates very quickly and deeply. It causes accelerated cellular renewal.

 For what spots: Diffuse solar lentigines and “cetrina” skin or erased by the sun.

 

2. Tranexámico Acid (La Revolución)

 What does it do: Acts on the vascular and hormonal component of the stain.

 For what stains: Es el rey para el Melasma (pano del embarazo o sol). Melasma suele has a base of inflammation that other acids irritate; the tranexámico calms and clarifies.

 

3. Kojic and Phytic Acid

 What happens: They are powerful inhibitors of tyrosine (suppressing color production).

 For any blemishes: Used in combined peels to “whiten” the skin globally.

 

4. Retinoic Acid (Yellow Peel)

 What happens: It's not an acid that burns, but it turns into vitamin A inside the cell, reprogramming its DNA so that it functions like a young cell.

 What are the stains for: Severe and deep sun damage. Causes intense peeling (visible peeling) after 3 days.

 

3. The Process: Before, During and After

 

 During the consultation

The doctor applies the acid solution.

 Sensation: You will notice stinging, heat or intense “hormigue”. This is the sign that the pH of your skin is falling and the acid is breaking the cellular bonds.

 “Frost”: In stronger peels (such as TCA for spot spots), a white crust (frosting) may appear. It means that the protein has coagulated and the stain will be safe.

 

 La Semana Posterior (El Pelado)

Aquí ocurre la magia.

 Days 1-2: The skin is tight and the spots are getting darker. Don't be alarmed: this is the pigment rising to the surface to be expelled.

 Days 3-7: Start peeling. It could be a thin “octopus” or skin strip, depending on the power.

 Result: Pink skin appears, new and without the previous pigment load.

 

4. Additional Benefits (The “Collateral Effect”)

 

When you apply a peeling for blemishes, you will get three extra benefits:

1. Luminosity: When removing the opaque layer of dead cells, the skin reflects light (mirror effect).
2. Texture: The sun restores rough skin (keratosis). The peeling is gentle.
3. Collagen Induction: Controlled acid aggression awakens fibroblasts, improving fine wrinkles.

 

5. Critical Warnings: El Sol y el Rebote

 

In Spain, where the sun is strong, there is a lot of respect for depigmenting peeling.

 

 The Season: It is recommended to do it from October to April. Do a strong depigmenting peeling in July and buy slips to get rid of bad spots.

 Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation (HPI): If you tear off dead skin or sunbathe it with new, red skin, the stain will become darker.

 Photoprotection: After peeling, SPF 50+ is not optional; It's medicine. You must renew it every 2 hours, even in the workshop (the blue light and the UVA on the windows also stain the sensitized skin).

 

A well-regulated medical peeling is capable of resetting your skin's solar damage counter. Eliminates old pigment deposits and educates the skin so that it does not produce new spots, returning that uniform “porcelain” tone that the sun gives us summer after summer.

 

Doctor G Medical Excellence: Health, Bienestar and Longevidad

4243 W Hillsboro blvd Coconut Creek, 33073, FL

Phone: +1 (954) 638-1515

How a peel can improve your sun spots