Question for Dr. T re: Deep Peels

[freckleface]

Hi Dr. Todorov,
What happens to the epidermis with a deep Jesner's peel? Does the peel go all the way down to the dermis?
How is new eipidermis created?
I thought prevailing wisdom says to leave the skin's barrier in tact.

[drtodorov]

Jessner peel is a variant of superficial peel. You can read about those here: smartskincare.com/treatments/noninvasive/chemicalpeels.html

Indeed, if you have good skin, then generally is is best not to disrupt skin barrier too often. However, to correct certain skin defects, you sometimes may want to induce skin remodeling (e.g. via a peel or laser), which may involve disruption skin barrier as a temporary side effect.