Review of chemical peeling in photoaging skin

Abstract

corded chemical peeling treatment was performed by Von Hebra, who treated freckles, Addison's disease, and melasma with chemical peels [2]. Eller and Wolff [3] treated scars with carbon dioxide, salicylic acid, resorcinol, and phenol, whereas Kligman et al. [4] treated post-acne scars with phenol.Newer chemical peels, such as lipohydroxy acid, Jessners solution, alpha-hydroxy acids (AHA), and trichloroacetic acid (TCA), were later developed. Jessner's solution contains ethyl alcohol, resorcinol, salicylic acid, and lactic acid, whereas AHA include tartaric, citric, malic, lactic, and glycolic acids, which