The Blue Peel is an in-office procedure designed to significantly improve the appearance and health of your skin by reducing blemishes, acne scars, wrinkles, uneven pigmentation and sun damage.

The Blue Peel consists of a low concentration of the chemical trichloroacetic acid (TCA) mixed with a special blue base that slows penetration. The Blue Peel allows Dr Rosenbaum to monitor the appropriate depth of penetration and the number of coats applied to effectively remove the thin surface layers of aged and damaged skin from the face and other parts of the body. Healthier skin cells replace these dead skin cells, allowing the skin's own clarity and tightness to resurface.

Dr Rosenbaum will be able to tell you how many peels are necessary to give you the desired result. In most cases, just one Blue Peel can achieve dramatic results in many skin problems, but where needed, the peels can be repeated in 6 to 8 week intervals until your desired goals are reached.

The Blue Peel can be combined with other procedures such as a facelift to achieve even more dramatic results in the same time period.

The Blue Peel Procedure

The Blue Peel is a quick, relatively simple and highly tolerable procedure that in most cases does not require sedation.

Application of the Blue Peel takes about 20 minutes, depending on the number of coats are determined necessary to achieve your goals. You will experience a mild burning that lasts two to three minutes. Immediately after the procedure, a bluish tint remains on your skin, which will usually wash off in 24 to 48 hours.

After the Blue Peel Procedure

You will experience light swelling, and your skin will begin to peel within 2 to 3 days. This peeling will continue over the next several days and should be healed in an average of 7 to 10 days. If you are having a lighter, exfoliative Blue Peel, healing is completed in 3 to 6 days. In either case, this peeling should not disrupt your regular lifestyle for long, although you may want to limit your normal activity.

When your skin has completely finished healing, you will immediately notice the dramatic result of your newly improved complexion. Your skin's appearance will continue to improve for the next 4 to 6 weeks, becoming firmer, clearer, smoother, healthier and more youthful looking.

Maintaining the Benefits of the Blue Peel

Keeping your skin's new healthy glow and youthful appearance is an ongoing process. The importance of using an effective skin care program cannot be emphasized enough, and Dr Rosenbaum with his aesthetician will advise you on the best at-home program designed to promote long-term overall skin health which works safely and effectively in conjunction with the Blue Peel.

The Blue Peel has proven to be safe and effective over the years, yet because all patients are individuals, results can vary from case to case, and there can be unexpected outcomes.

Comprehensive patient information and more before and after images will be shown to you by Dr Rosenbaum at the Clinic during your consultation.