Facial Peel

Your first appointment

Your skincare journey begins when you meet your friendly and knowledgeable surgeon assistant. You’ll be able to talk to them about why you’re considering facial peeling treatment, whether it’s right for you, the likely chemical peel cost and finance options, and when you’d like to have the treatment. If you feel ready, we’ll then book you in for your free consultation with one of our professional practitioners or nurses.

Your treatment consultation

At your free consultation, your professional practitioner or nurse will ask you about the results you want to achieve. They’ll guide you through your skin peel treatment options and create a personal plan to ensure you achieve the best results. Your treatment plan will depend on the issues that you’d like to address, whether that’s congested, dull, tired skin, fine wrinkles, skin ageing, liver spots, acne scars or sun damage.

We provide a range of medical formulation chemical peel treatments of varying strengths. Each is designed to penetrate and exfoliate to a particular depth. You can discuss every aspect of your treatment with us, with no obligation to go ahead. Our aesthetic practitioners and nurses are extremely knowledgeable and happy to answer any questions you have. If you feel ready to proceed, we can book your treatment in for a date and time that suits you.

The treatment

On the day of your chemical peel treatment, you’ll be able to go through any last-minute questions with your practitioner or nurse. Each chemical skin peel has a different strength of active ingredients, and therefore the treatment itself varies.

Generally, the procedure involves preparing the area to be treated and then carefully applying the chemical skin peel. It will be removed after a specific time and, depending on the type of peel, a cream may then be applied. The chemical peel works by bringing the pH of the skin to an optimum acidity level. This chemically loosens the glue that binds the dead and damaged cells, causing exfoliation and promoting new cell growth. The treatment usually takes around 30 minutes and will be carried out in one of our Care Quality Commission-registered facilities.

Recovery

You’ll be able to leave the clinic as soon as your chemical peel treatment has been completed. Some chemical peels are single skin peeling treatments, and you should be fine to go about your normal day-to-day activities with no downtime. Other types of treatment may require a chemical peel course, some of which have little or no downtime, and others with a maximum of 7 to 10 days recovery period. Your skin will be sensitive after your chemical peel, so you should always use sunblock post-treatment.

Aftercare

High quality aftercare is at the heart of what we do, so we’re here to support you. If you have any questions or concerns at all, you can contact our 24/7 helpline. During your consultation, our fully qualified practitioners will assess your skin and provide chemical peel aftercare advice and recommendations for ongoing treatments where needed.