Chemical Peels Reviews
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amy, Orlando, FL
Oct 29th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | ITS COVERED BY MY INSURANCE... Lessoning my active acne. Bottom Line: If you go to a dermatologist to get them done check with your insurance company and send it in yourself. Read below... |
| Cons: | None for me |
| Bottom Line: | I have Aetna and have been on Acne meds for years, I'm 27. Go to [link removed], "Members: Public Information"--> "Health Coverage Information"-->"Clinical Policy Bulletins"--> "Medical"-->and then search Acne. the people that I spoke to at Aetna could not give me a 100% answer that it would/wouldnt be covered. So I took a chance and got one. I sent it in for reimbursmant and have been covered ever since...I still have a co-pay.
IMPORTANT...my doctor's office first sent it in and it kept on getting denied...the reason is because the doctors bill it as a cosmetic procedure. So I have to pay full price and then send it in and get reimbursed by Aetna |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | amy has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 35.00 |
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Cortney, Maryland
Oct 24th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | smooths skin, gets rid of acne scars |
| Cons: | can be expensive, worth it though. 6 peels for about $550-600 all together. With stronger peels your skin peels like a bad sunburn and can look funky, but for only a week or so. |
| Bottom Line: | Lactic and salycilic(spelling?) work so well to get rid of acne scars and marks. My scars weren't deep or real bad. Go to a dermatologist or medical esthetician only. You should get facial in between treatments. Each time you get peels done, the doc should up the % in the solution so it is stroger every time. Your skin will peel real bad for only a week or so. But the results are well worth it. I get this and atlternate with microdermabrasion and the results are amazing. Be careful who you go to, they should have a medical background,not some fancy fifi spa. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Price Paid: | 600.00 |
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Lynn, Northern VA
Oct 21st, 2007 |
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| Pros: | I've had 6 treatments of the SkinMedica Vitalze Peel.
After my 5th peel, I had two good weeks of no break out. I just had my 6th peel yesterday. During the first 4 peels I didn't notice much, except it healed my existing acne faster. |
| Cons: | Expensive! The strong tingling feeling of when the peel is being put on (but that means it's working!) and the flaking that lasted about 3 days. Might not be a long term solution. |
| Bottom Line: | I had a series of 6 peels. the first three peels i got 3 weeks apart then the last 3 pells i got two weeks apart. I should have done it every two weeks from the start. The first 4 peels I didn't notice any difference. Only that it helps my existing acne. I still was getting breakouts. Before my 5th peel I was BAD, now, 2 weeks later, I'm finally getting some compliments that my skin is looking good. I just had my 6th and final peel yesterday so we'll see. I don't see this being a long term solution to my acne though. I have yet to find a good cleanser so we'll see if the peels were worth it as i continue my search for clear skin. I'm clear right now so we'll see how long i can make it last.
I bought 5 peels, get one free. They are $175 a peel! |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Lynn has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 175.00 |
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Anonymous, Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 12th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | Vitalize peel: Fast process, maybe too fast. I am used to some prep time for the skin, not just an alcohol swabbing beforehand. Minimal peeling, I'd define it more accurately as "flaking" than true peeling. |
| Cons: | Not deep enough. I selected the
Vitalize peel because I was told this peel would be deeper than Jessner's(which I had in the past). No burning sensation (which was good led me to believe the peel would not be deep. It was not. |
| Bottom Line: | I was not overly impressed. I had upgraded the peel based upon the information presented that Vitalize would give a much deeper peel than Jessners. I paid extra (upgrade was $30, total reg. cost for this peel was $129, as compared to $99 for Jessner's), extra for what I am not certain. I'd suggest for deeper peels use Jessner's or TCA peel.
The literature tells you you will start peeling on day 2-3. There was no tightening of my skin, no redness as I had experienced in the past with other peels. The peeling amounted to light flaking here and there. The flaking continued up to day 4. I had not done a peel in over 3-4 yrs time, so I was expecting a more aggressive result. I had even informed the clinic that I was looking for a more aggressive peel. I selected the Vitalize at their suggestion, and to compare with what I knew of how my skin reacted with Jessner's in the past. My skin is med-fair, some freckles, some sun damage, few wrinkles. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for a day or two. |
| Price Paid: | 129.00 |
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Anon, Canada
Oct 6th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | Good for management/prevention of breakouts.
Improvement in tone/pigment. |
| Cons: | Multiple procedures required.
Peeling can get annoying.
Won't improve redness/plush, and not the best choice for moderate/severe acne. |
| Bottom Line: | This is specifically for the VitaPeel - which I didn't see anywhere else on this board.
VitaPeel is great. I have seen a huge reduction in breakouts, and great improvement in skin tone, reduction in pigment, and improvement in scars.
I use this combined with the Fraxel (for scars) and V-beam (for redness) - see my reviews on these for more info.
Use: Did 2 in first month initially to clear up the skin, then have done once a month for management/prevention of breakouts. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Anon has used this item for about a year. |
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Meg, Canada
Oct 3rd, 2007 |
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| Pros: | Clearrrr skinnn |
| Cons: | hurtsss |
| Bottom Line: | get it a sap |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Meg has used this item for about a month. |
| Price Paid: | 4,000.00 |
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chris, chattanooga, tn
Sep 1st, 2007 |
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| Pros: | I am 32 and have suffered with acne since I was a teenager. Zenmed is a dietary supplement taken in pill form. Since beginning this regiment my breakouts have ceased. I have even quit taking the antibiotics I began at 15. |
| Cons: | Somewhat large pills. |
| Bottom Line: | Wish I knew about this 15 years ago. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | chris has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 30.00 |
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Tina, Boca Raton
Aug 31st, 2007 |
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| Pros: | I did the EZPEEL from MYTCAPEEL website and i applied it all over my face it completely clean my acne and dry everything up without making me peel, i could lso apply makeup rigth away, it losed my pores and removed the excess oil on my skin. I use it |
| Bottom Line: | I love it, it is great for oily skin as a skin regimen. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Tina has used this item for a day or two. |
| Price Paid: | 50.00 |
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Anonymous, Beijing, China
Aug 20th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | smoother skin, eliminates very shallow scars |
| Cons: | painful! |
| Bottom Line: | I did the medium peel. My skin is 'sensitive' and so the doctor decided on a 25% TCA peel. I went into the procedure, perhaps foolishly, expecting it to be like a tingling sensation when the TCA is applied. Not so. The acid burns like the dickens, and the treatment is roughly equivalent to getting a second-degree burn on your face. Apparently you can have pain medication to ease the pain during the treatment. This might be a good idea to consider, but my main recommendation from the procedure is this: insist that your doctor give you an anti-swelling medication for post-op. My doc gave me two pills. It might have been helpful to have a few more. Secondly: DON'T RUB YOUR EYES. It's a very uncomfortable sensation to have skin peeling around your eyes. However, you will just cause your eyes to burn if you rub them. Plus, they could get infected. Lastly, play videogames to keep your hands off your face. Don't pick at your skin, unless you like having your face burned off. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for a day or two. |
| Price Paid: | 250.00 |
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Anonymous, Lake Mary, FL
Aug 19th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | UMMM, none |
| Cons: | Burns, tightness, excessive peeling that hasn't stopped on day 5. Red sensitive skin. Bad for pickers |
| Bottom Line: | Would never do again. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for about a week. |
| Price Paid: | 125.00 |
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