What a Jessner Chemical Peel Is – And Why It’s Amazing
Jessner Chemical Peels have been around for quite some time – and we have been offering them in our Shelby Township area, MI area med spa for years – they are suddenly becoming all the rage with celebrities. In fact searches and social media posts for Jessner peels have skyrocketed in the last year!
As the Shelby Township area’s experts on skin care and chemical peels, we explain what a Jessner Chemical Peel is – and why they are so amazing.
History of the Jessner Chemical Peel
The Jessner chemical peel has a rich history dating back over a century. Named after its creator, German-American dermatologist Dr. Max Jessner, the Jessner peel was first introduced in the late 19th century as a solution for various skin conditions, including acne, hyperpigmentation, and aging skin.
Dr. Jessner developed the formula for the peel by combining three key ingredients: salicylic acid, lactic acid, and resorcinol. Each of these ingredients plays a unique role in exfoliating and rejuvenating the skin, making the Jessner peel a versatile treatment for a wide range of skin concerns.
The Jessner peel gained popularity in the medical community due to its ability to deliver dramatic results with minimal downtime and side effects. Dermatologists and skincare professionals began incorporating the peel into their treatment protocols, using it to address acne scars, sun damage, fine lines, and uneven skin tone.
Over the years, the Jessner peel has evolved and been refined to optimize its effectiveness and safety. Today, it remains one of the most popular skincare treatments with actors, influencers and everyday people, because it offers patients an effective solution for achieving smoother, brighter, and more youthful-looking skin, with minimal downtime.
How a Jessner Chemical Peel Works
There are actually three different classes of chemical peels: superficial chemical peels with no downtime; deep chemical peels with weeks of downtime; and medium chemical peels like the Jessner Peel. Chemical peels in the medium class peel remove the upper layer of the dermis – which means it is much more effective than a superficial peel – but they do not have the extensive downtime of a deep peel.
The Jessner Peel is in this just right “Goldilocks” zone of chemical peels: not too severe and not too mild. Jessner Chemical Peels are a safe, highly effective way of treating lines and wrinkles, pigmentation, acne, and even crepey or loose skin, on the face, neck, back and more – with only minimal downtime.
What’s In a Jessner Chemical Peel?
A true Jessner Chemical Peel contains medical grade ingredients – and so it requires specific clinical application methods. For this reason, over-the-counter, drugstore and online DIY Jessner Peel “kits” are not going to be as strong or as effective as the clinical strength Jessner Peel you will get at our Shelby Township, MI area med spa.
The classic Jessner peel contains a mix of alpha- and beta-hydroxy acids in a specific ratio—14% of trichloroacetic acid (TCA), salicylic, and lactic acid in an ethanol base. The pH of the solution is also formulated to be maintained at 1.9 – which makes it a pretty strong acid that is effective at removing the upper layer of skin.
Because the Jessner Chemical Peel is so acidic, it is essential to have it applied by a skin care professional, like the aestheticians at Advanced Laser Skin Care in the Shelby Township, MI area.
How a Jessner Chemical Peels Works
The Jessner chemical peel works to rejuvenate and repair the skin through a combination of exfoliation, cellular turnover, and collagen stimulation, operating on a technical and biological level. The peel contains a carefully balanced blend of three key ingredients: salicylic acid, lactic acid, and resorcinol, each of which plays a distinct role in the skin rejuvenation process.
Additionally, the Jessner peel penetrates deep into the epidermis, stimulating the skin’s natural healing response and triggering the production of new, healthy skin cells. Over time, the peel helps to improve skin tone and texture, reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and enhance the overall radiance and vitality of the skin.
The first ingredient, Salicylic acid, a beta hydroxy acid (BHA), penetrates deep into the pores to dissolve excess oil, debris, and dead skin cells. By exfoliating the skin’s surface and unclogging pores, salicylic acid helps to prevent acne breakouts, minimize pore size, and improve overall skin texture and clarity.
Lactic acid, an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA), is the second ingredient in a Jessner Peel. It works to gently exfoliate the outermost layer of the skin, known as the stratum corneum. By breaking down the bonds between dead skin cells, lactic acid promotes cellular turnover, revealing fresh, new skin underneath. This process helps to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, fade hyperpigmentation and sun damage, and improve skin tone and texture.
Finally, Resorcinol, a phenol derivative, enhances the exfoliating and peeling effects of the Jessner peel by further loosening and removing dead skin cells. Resorcinol also has antiseptic and antibacterial properties, making it effective for treating acne and preventing bacterial infections. For some patients, we may also add retinol, the miracle molecule that absorbs into skin and stimulates the skin cells to produce new, healthier, younger cells.
Together, these three ingredients work synergistically to stimulate collagen production, increase skin firmness and elasticity, and promote overall skin rejuvenation.
Jessner Chemical Peel Results
The Jessner Chemical Peel takes a few to several days to complete the peeling process – but not several weeks like deeper more aggressive peels. The Jessner solution essentially dissolves the top-most layer of the skin, oil, debris and dead skin cells. This then triggers an inflammatory response that causes the skin to start healing itself by building new skin cells. And the healing process improves sun damage, hyperpigmentation, scarring, wrinkles, acne and acne scars, and increases tone and elasticity.
Jessner Chemical Peel – Shelby Township, MI Area
The Jessner Chemical Peel is a safe and effective way to dramatically reduce wrinkles, scars and pigmentation – and improve skin tone, clarity and texture – with only minimal downtime. Jessner chemical peels are among the most popular treatments among celebrities and A-listers – and with our patients at Advanced Laser Skin Care & Spa in the Shelby Township, MI area.
Call us today for a free consultation to see if a Jessner Chemical Peel – or one of our many other chemical peels – is right for you. Then relax in our Shelby Township, MI area Med Spa, while we make your skin smoother, tighter and younger looking!
Jessner Chemical Peels – Shelby Township, MI Area: 586.286.4508
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