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Lucidum

Treatments

Superficial peel

0.02 to 0.06 mm

Epidermis, living epidermis

Loosens the surface so it sheds evenly.

An aesthetician painting a clear peel across a client’s cheek with a soft fan brush
Time
30 min
Downtime
2 to 5 days of flaking
Plan
3 to 6, every 3 weeks
From
$260
Layer
Epidermis
Performed by
Licensed aesthetician

A measured acid (glycolic, lactic or salicylic, chosen for your skin) dissolves the bonds between surface cells. Over the next few days they shed in one even sheet.

Where it works

We stop above the living cells. Staying shallow is what keeps the downtime to some flaking rather than a week indoors.

  1. Stratum corneum0.00
  2. Epidermis0.02Superficial peel
  3. Dermis papillaris0.10
  4. Dermis reticularis0.50
  5. Subcutis2.00
  6. Periosteum6.00
Layers of facial skin, not to scale. Superficial peel reaches 0.02 to 0.06 mm.
A clinician painting a clear solution across a forehead with a soft fan brush

What it cannot do

Deep lines and scars sit far below where a superficial peel reaches. If those are the goal, we will say so at the consultation.

A typical plan: 3 to 6, every 3 weeks. Yours is set at the consultation.

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