Abstract
Chemical peels for skin rejuvenation preceded laser skin resurfacing. Various kinds of chemical peels are available. They reach various levels of skin depth from the epidermis to reticular dermis. The Baker-Gordon phenol peel, the gold standard since the early 1960s, provided the deepest and most extensive treatments with dramatic results (Plast Reconstr Surg 29:199–207, 1962). A “waxy” appearance and hypopigmentation after chemical peel may render these side effects “undesirable.” Fractional CO2 laser resurfacing has now become, in our opinion, the new standard of care for skin resurfacing. However, the cost of the laser delivery unit makes it financially burdensome on small cosmetic practices. Laser resurfacing is also associated with problems such as prolonged recovery from erythema and problematic long-term hypopigmentation.
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