Question:
What type of skin most benefits from a chemical peel?
Answer:
Chemical peels or most useful for patients with skin of European descent. Patients with darker skin types cannot tolerate heavy chemical peels because of pigmentation problems. Darker skin types also tend to have thicker skin and have less wrinkling. Chemical peels are very useful to treat pigmentation abnormalities as well as wrinkles.
Posted by Dr. Buckingham
