Chemical Peels in Pottsville & Hazleton, PA

Salicylic Peel

Skin cell turnover is enhanced utilizing medical strength 30% Salicylic Acid Peels to help with acne prone skin types.  These peels exfoliate the skin’s surface by eliminating dead cells and opening pores.  This helps to visibly reduce the appearance of pore size, improve tone and texture and give an overall glow to the skin. Great for those with acne prone, oily skin and larger pores.

Mandelic Peel

Mandelic acid helps to minimize the signs of intermittent to persistent skin redness.  This gentle, yet high performance peel is appropriate for all patients and is designed to enhance the appearance of those with sensitive and persistently red complexions.

With little to no downtime, Mandelic Acid peels can be used to reduce occasional or permanent skin redness, minimize mild photo-aging and hyperpigmentation and provide superficial exfoliation.  This formula is also ideally suited to patients experiencing skin sensitivity and can be used year-round.

Because Mandelic acid peels are so gentle, anyone can benefit from the peels to help brighten the skin without downtime.  Looking for a quick fix, this peel will exfoliate chemically to reveal your natural glowing complexion!

Glycolic Peels

Glycolic acid is a mild AHA (alpha hydroxy acid) used to help with many skin conditions.  Glycolic acid is found in many skin care products such as cleansers, serums and varies in strengths ranging from 30-70%. It gently exfoliates layers of skin to help stimulate collagen and elastin to reduce fine lines and wrinkles over time and helps with mild sun damage (dark spots, hyperpigmentation, freckles).

Triple Bright Peel

This medium depth peel includes a combination of 20% Trichloroacetic Acid (TCA), 10% Lactic Acid, 0.5% Kojic Acid and can be used on multiple body areas.   It’s formulated to minimize the appearance of fine lines and dark spots on your face, neck, decollete and hands! Perfect in reducing sun damage after the summer, this peel helps give you a brighter, more even toned, younger-looking appearance.

TCA 25% Peel

25% TCA peels are used to decrease moderate- deep age (dark) spots, fine lines, acne scars and coarse wrinkles.  Providing medium-depth exfoliation, 25% TCA peels are formulated to minimize the inconveniences caused by higher percentage TCA peels, including pain and downtime.  This TCA peel works best for patients experiencing moderate hyperpigmentation and more pronounced visible signs of aging. One of the best anti-aging peels to help reduce the signs of aging.

Micro-Peels

Want to enhance your chemical peel treatment? Remove unwanted dead skin cells with a round of Microdermabrasion before the chemical peel is applied. Microdermabrasion treatment creates a gentle exfoliation resulting in a vibrant, healthy appearance and allows for a 15% better product (peel) penetration.

It’s recommended that following a chemical peel (2-3 weeks after) to have an exfoliation treatment such as microdermabrasion to remove the dead skin cells that are shedding from the skin’s surface. This will allow a brighter, healthy looking complexion weeks after your chemical peel.

We are proud to serve patients from Scranton, Allentown, and Harrisburg.

Chemical Peels – Before and After Photos

For more details on this procedure or to schedule a consultation, please call Robert M. Kimmel, MD, FACS, PC at (570) 622-2900, (570) 455-4252 or contact us via email.