Chemical Peel vs Microneedling
Skin concerns, such as wrinkles, fine lines, and discoloration, tend to lower your self-esteem. However, you can get rid of them and feel confident about your looks by getting advanced treatments, such as chemical peel and microneedling. Chemical peels can be of different strengths involving the application of chemicals such as phenol, trichloroacetic acid, and alpha-hydroxy acid to remove the damaged and dead skin. Microneedling involves using a dermal roller on the skin to start a healing response and boost collagen production to tighten the skin.
Chemical peel and microneedling fix your dull and damaged skin and make it look healthy and youthful. Both these aesthetic treatments reduce the appearance of acne scars and sun damage spots by increasing collagen production and giving you smoother, youthful, and healthier skin. If you want to get either of these two treatments, you should learn how they work and differ from each other.
How Does Chemical Peel Work?
A chemical peel can reduce the appearance of acne scars, aging signs, and hyperpigmentation marks. The exfoliation involved in the treatment removes the top skin layer, which reveals a smoother, clearer, and even complexion. The peeling treatment helps in controlling and preventing acne by killing bacteria, clearing pores, and breaking clogged hair follicles. Exfoliation removes extra collagen that reduces the appearance of hyperpigmentation and acne scars. It also helps the skincare products to deeply penetrate your skin. As a chemical peel breaks extra collagen, it increases elastin and collagen production, which reduces the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines.
Here are the ways the three depths of chemical peel work:
1. Superficial Peel
Superficial peel, also called a “lunchtime peel”, involves the application of mild acid to penetrate your skin’s outer layer. The peel lightly exfoliates your skin to reduce the appearance of acne, little discoloration, and roughness.
2. Medium Peel
The medium peel treats the middle and exterior ski layers with trichloroacetic or glycolic acid. It smooths rough skin, treats precancerous growths, and reduces the appearance of wrinkles, fine lines, freckles, age spots, and mild discoloration.
3. Deep Peel
A deep peel involves applying phenol or trichloroacetic acid to penetrate the skin’s middle layer. It reduces the appearance of fine lines, age spots, acne scars, and freckles. A deep peel should be performed one time even though the skin enhances significantly.
How Does Microneedling Work?
Microneedling is a treatment performed to treat various skin concerns, such as wrinkles, acne, scars, stretch marks, rosacea, alopecia, pigmentation, and loose skin. This process involves using mini and sterile needles to puncture skin and cause trauma which rebuilds the deeper skin layer. Microneedling boosts the collagen production and healing factors that cause injuries to your skin.
Collagen is a vital protein that keeps your skin looking tight, smooth, stretchy, and youthful. The amount of collagen decreases in your skin as you grow older, which develops wrinkles and aging signs on the face. The collagen in your skin decreases because of injuries, such as acne scars and stretch marks. Microneedling increases collagen production and doesn’t deliver quick results as it grows new skin. A person needs to wait for many months to get the best results after the treatment
Chemical Peel vs Microneedling – Comparison
The table below shows the key differences between chemical peel and microneedling depending on different parameters
Parameters | Chemical Peel | Microneedling |
Process | Apply chemical solution on the skin to remove the damaged topmost layer and increase cell turnover | Use mini needles to make controlled tiny injuries on your skin and trigger the production of elastin and collagen |
Targeted skin concerns | Wrinkles, fine lines, hyperpigmentation, acne scars and uneven tone | Deeper wrinkles, stretch marks, acne scars, and enlarged pores |
Penetration depth | Usually affects the outer skin layer | Penetrates deeper inside the skin and reaches the layer where collagen is produced |
Suited skin types | Suits various types of skin, however, may not suit darker or sensitive skin tones because of the risks of hyperpigmentation | Suits most types of skin, such as darker and sensitive skin tones |
Discomfort and pain | May cause a burning or stinging sensation during the treatment depending on the strength of the peel | Causes mild pain or discomfort depending on the depth of needles |
Results | Delivers immediate enhancement in skin tone and texture with long-term results depending on the depth of the peel | Delivers gradual results with enhancement in skin tone, texture, and elasticity getting noticeable over many weeks |
Recovery Time | Shorter downtime, mild peeling and redness | The recovery time is short which may include more swelling and redness |
Cost | Costs less than microneedling | Costs more than chemical peel because of the expertise and equipment used |
How Does CNF Help in Choosing a Custom Treatment As Per Your Skin Type?
Chemical peel and microneedling treat almost all the same skin concerns. However, the same treatment won’t deliver the similar desired results. The chemical peel reduces the appearance of wrinkles, fine lines, scars, rough texture, and damaged spots. Microneedling treats skin conditions such as hyperpigmentation, sagging skin, and rosacea. Chemical peel removes the damaged skin layer and microneedling promotes healing to fix the skin damage by increasing collagen production. At CNF in Bengaluru, our doctor checks your skin concerns and condition and suggests a custom treatment accordingly. Sign up for a free consultation at our clinic now so we customize the right treatment to fulfill your aesthetic goals.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Chemical peel rejuvenates and restores the topmost skin layer. TCA peel, the aggressive peel, targets the deeper skin layer. Glycolic acid peel and microneedling together can address concerns at the superficial layer. The combined treatment targets multiple layers of your dermis and epidermis
Chemical peels and microneedling, when combined, don’t peel the skin more. Patients tend to experience redness in the skin for less than 4 days and recover fully in a day. You are likely to experience skin peeling after getting chemical peel and microneedling in a few days. Microneedling makes numerous little wounds on your skin.
The glycolic acid peel can be the best chemical peel to be used with microneedling for fixing superficial skin concerns. This type of peel helps in treating mild acne scars, sun damage spots, and fine lines surrounding your mouth and eyes. When combined with microneedling, it delivers the best results because of targeting multiple dermis and epidermis layers.
Yes, using both chemical peel and microneedling significantly increases collagen production. The microneedling device creates microchannels, which help the chemical peel solution to deeply penetrate your skin, where it can produce more collagen.
Chemical peels and Microneedling reduce the appearance of acne scars, irrespective of their intensity. Chemical peels remove the damaged skin layer and reduce the appearance of acne scars. Microneedling increases collagen production and helps your skin heal, which reduces the number and appearance of acne scars.
Getting 3 to 5 sessions of chemical peel at an interval of 2 to 5 weeks can deliver the best results.
You can get multiple micro-needling sessions at an interval of approximately 3 to 8 weeks. The best results are visible in 3 to 6 months. A yearly maintenance session helps to maintain the results
Yes, chemical peels can help you to get rid of pigmentation by removing dead cells and renewing natural skin.
Microneedling also helps to get rid of hyperpigmentation by increasing collagen production and repairing and rejuvenating skin.
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