1-2 depending on the amount of wrinkling, sun damage, pigmentation & importantly your expectations. 90% of patients will require only one Blue Peel as I frequently combine gentle fractional lasers to treat deeper etched wrinkles.

Without doubt this peel is great, however in my practice I do the best to enhance the effects of the Blue Peel. This is how I modify the peel to give great results with only one treatment.

Firstly, I use a primer called modified Jessner. This peel consists of lactic, glycolic acid & resorcinol. Jessner acts as a keratolytic to enable medium depth peels to work harder.

Secondly, I often combine low density lasers such as the CO2 fractional laser. This allows me to stimulate more collagen in key areas such as around the mouth (smokers lines) as well as around the eyes (bags, laxity, crow’s feet). Delivered properly, the laser areas actually heal up faster than the peel itself.

In some cases, I may suggest an even stronger solution of TCA (even stronger than the Blue Peel). I firmly believe that a range of peel concentrations are required to deliver bespoke results.

3-7 years depending on your level of skin care post peel. Resurfacing procedures such as chemical peels & lasers give your skin a second chance. We typically turn back the clock by 5 to 10 years, essentially resetting your time clock.

After the peel my clinical staff will prescribe you a bespoke skin care program consisting of vitamin A, B, and C, antioxidants & mini treatments to keep your skin healthy, preserving your results.

Technically yes, however there are many safer treatments that cost a whole lot less!

TCA & medium depth peels were frequently used to treat melasma in the late 90s & early 2000s. They do give a spectacular before & after photo at week 2, however, the vast majority of patients (>98%) will experience rebound melama.

Specific lasers such as Spectra & pico lasers, along with low-density Thulium lasers offer a safer & cheaper alternative compared to Blue Peels. I also recommend Cosmelan & Dermamelan peels over Blue Peel in the context of melasma treatment.

Lasers, in the correct settings will give a shorter recovery time compared to medium depth peeling. For example, hybrid lasers will typically heal within 6 days, whilst Blue peels/medium depth peels typically take an additional 48 hours to heal.

I prefer peels if there are superficial areas of pigmentation to be treated such as freckling. For deeper wrinkles, smoker’s lines, under-eye wrinkles & photoaging, I prefer a combination of lasers & medium-depth peels. In my practice we are not limited to lasers or peels, hence treatments are individually tailored according to the patient.

I limit this peel to skin types I to III. This means if you have dark skin (like me or darker), I suggest safer treatments like LaseMD, conservtive Fraxel or Pico lasers. Technically darker or ethic skin patients can be treated TCA, however, my level of practice is to find solutions that are equally as efficient but with less risk.

Yes. This peel can be used on the cheek, neck, decolletage & even on the hands & arms. Extra-facial areas take longer to recover (typically 8-14 days). In most cases, I combine fractional laser resurfacing at the same time as peeling. This is done to blend in the areas.

No. Normal makeup should not be worn for the first 5-6 days following the peel as your skin is still healing. You can apply a special colour matched makeup at day 5 (Lycogel).

This patented TCA peel has a good safety profile as it is protocol driven. Side effects are rare, however the following unwanted effects have been reported-

• Prolonged healing
• Redness
• Post peel skin darkening (post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation)
• Milia
• Prolonged redness
• Infection (cold sores)
• Melasma flare-ups (hence why TCA medium to high is not recommended)

No, this peel is designed as a physician-only peel. We conduct all our medium to deep peels in an operating theatre. Superficial peels such as retinoic acid or TCA 8% can be performed at home.