+971 4 554 8091
 Book your consultation
Book

Chemical Peel to Rejuvenate Your Skin

Did you know your skin is the largest organ in the human body?

Yet it is often overlooked.

At My London Skin Clinic we take a professional and results-driven approach to skincare, offering treatments like chemical peels that help support healthier-looking skin..

Our Chemical Peel treatment helps reduce visible signs of ageing such as fine lines and dullness – refreshing your skin with a smoother, brighter and more youthful appearance.

Book your consultation

Why Us?

“With years of experience in Aesthetic Medicine, our team ensures you receive the best treatment designed for your skin.”

Book your consultation

Your Skin, Our Goals

Epidermis

The outermost layer, consisting of five layers

  • Stratum Corneum: Made up of dead skin cells, which are usually shed and replaced. This is what often causes the dullness of the skin.
  • Stratum Lucidum: Usually found in the palms and soles of the feet, and offers an extra layer of thickness and protection.
  • Stratum Granulosum: Where cell apoptosis occurs and the cells start to die.
  • Stratum Spinosum: The strength and flexibility centre of the skin, housing a lot of keratinocytes.
  • Stratum Basale: The deepest layer of the epidermis, where skin cell production and regeneration occur.

Dermis

Found below the epidermis and packed with vital structures

  • Papillary Dermis: The upper layer, containing blood vessels and nerve endings, supplies the nutrients and sensation to the epidermal layers and also supports the structures above.
  • Reticular Dermis: This layer contains collagen, elastin, hair follicles and sebaceous glands – considered one of the most important layers of the skin.

Hypodermis

The deepest layer of the skin consists of fat and connective tissue. It stores heat and regulates the body from extreme temperature changes.

Skin Cycle

What is the role of chemical peels?

The skin is a factory, where the deepest layers contain stem cells, which turn into skin cells. As they mature, they go higher up in the layers, where they eventually shed ‘dead skin’.

The process takes around 28 days, but as we age, this starts to slow down, increasing to 50 days for a 50-year-old and even up to 90 days, especially in women after menopause.

This is why it’s important to use chemical peels to speed up the cycle again, to restore skin quality.

Think of this as the gym for your face…you have to look after it for it to look after you.

Book your consultation

Chemical Skin Peels

What Are They and How Do They Help?

Cleopatra used to have ‘milk baths’ to exfoliate her skin. This is probably one of the earliest documented uses of chemical peels for skin exfoliation – because milk, when it goes off, becomes lactic acid – a type of chemical used in skin peeling.

As the name suggests, chemical peels are a pH exfoliator applied to the skin causing controlled epidermal reaction, resulting in the outermost layers of the skin to shed or ‘peel’.

Therefore the role of a chemical peel is to remove old skin, and replace it with the layers of ‘new skin’ which arise to the surface.

Possible Side Effects from Chemical Peels

The usual side effects can include peeling ( as the name suggests), redness, itching and very rarely a burn. These last a day, sometimes longer.

At My London Skin Clinic, our doctors ensure that the skin is assessed before any treatment. Never buy a chemical peel treatment without a full consultation, after which the doctor suggests the correct peel for you.

Book your consultation

Chemical peel process: What to expect

A soothing collagen mask is applied first, followed by an LED phototherapy mask tuned to your skin type.

Ask your clinician about our Skin-Glow IV nutrient therapy, which can sometimes be scheduled on the same day as a peel (subject to medical clearance).

After treatment

There can be minimal peeling the day after treatment, but this is usually limited.

Book your consultation

Pre-treatment

Your skin is analysed and assessed for the right type of treatment and to determine whether or not a chemical peel is the treatment for you. Your face is cleansed of any makeup and oils, and pre-treatment pictures are taken.

During treatment

Depending on your skin, a controlled acid is gently applied to the skin using a feather brush, layer by layer as needed. The acid then starts to work on your skin, where you may experience a tingling sensation.

After up to 10 minutes, the solution is neutralised and removed, and many patients notice a fresher glow right away; individual results vary.

How long do the results last?

The chemical peel has done its job to peel the skin – now it’s about how your ‘new skin’ is looked after.

For example if you’re keeping hydrated, using sunblock and topical skincare, then results will last longer than someone who doesn’t take much care, smokes, sits in the sun and uses zero products.

In Dubai, we recommend once a month, whether its chemical peel, hydrafacial MD or stem cell facials, as the turnover of skin should be every 28 days, ideally.

Book your consultation

Chemical Peel Before and After

Load More Photos

Book your consultation

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Chemical peels are designed to remove the outermost layer of skin cells, which are often dead, dry, and cause dullness. Removing these cells allows the newer healthier skin to progress to the surface – leaving you with rejuvenated, brighter and clearer skin.

If you look after your skin – use sun protection and stay hydrated, then the results can last up to three months. However, if you smoke, use poor sun protection and are not keeping hydrated then the effect can last as little as two weeks.

Most clients describe only mild tingling or warmth; comfort levels differ for each person. “Deep chemical peels can be painful; however, we avoid these as advances in technology and science mean we have better treatments for deeper skin issues than a deep chemical peel. It’s better to use chemical peels for superficial skin ageing and concerns.

Common side effects include erythema (redness), mild itching and swelling, and, of course, peeling. It is generally well tolerated if after-care advice is followed.

This is dependent on age, genetics, pre-treatment skin condition, etc. On average we suggest that in the heat of Dubai, a skincare treatment should be carried out once a month, whether it’s a skin peel, HydraFacial MD or a stem cell facial.

The price for chemical peels depends on the type of chemical peel you are getting.

Chemical peels can reveal brighter skin by removing dull surface cells. So, removing the dull skin will naturally result in brighter, glowing skin, giving it the appearance of being ‘whiter’. However, this is not a bleaching agent and therefore will not artificially make you ‘whiter’. It simply brings out your natural skin brightness, which has been hidden under the dead skin layers.

0