Exposure to sun and aging can have damaging effects on your skin. A blue peel is a chemical cosmetic procedure that can help you defy aging spots and acne. The peel is effective on face, neck, cleavage, arms and the back.
Advantages of Blue Peel
The blue peel is chosen by a lot of people due to the numerous advantages of the technique:
- Erases or diminishes age spots
- Diminishes acne
- Diminishes scars
- Removes dead and damaged skin cells
- Revitalizes skin
- Improves the skin texture
- Straightens wrinkles
- Give extra elasticity to the skin
- Has a lower price than a deeper skin peel
Disadvantages of Blue Peel
The disadvantages of the blue peel procedure include:
- Discomfort 7 to 10 days after the procedure
- Blue skin for 2 to 3 days post blue peel
- Redness and swelling up to 10 days after the procedure
- Skin flaking for a few days post surgery
- Discoloration
- Inability to wear makeup for 2 weeks after the surgery
- Increased sensitivity after procedure; you may get serious sun burns if you fail to wear sunscreen.
- The need to repeat the procedure several times to get maximal results
- The price being higher than a traditional skin peel (i.e. between $350 to $500 for a blue peel)
