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    From Allure Magazine, October 1998
     

    There's yet another facial peel making news - but this one, commonly called the "lunch hour peel", is being touted as a way to remove fine lines, diminish stretch marks, and clear up acne with virtually no healing time. The Derma Peel, Power Peel, or Parisian Peel (depending on which machine is used) involves a device resembling a mini sandblaster, which is passed across the skin bombarding it with microscopic, abrasive crystals. Unlike deep chemical or laser peels, which remove the upper layer of skin in one treatment, a single peel removes only the topmost dead skin cells. Repeated treatments - sometimes as many as 15 - are required to diminish lines and remove superficial brown spots. Because the dermis remains intact, there's no pain, bleeding or recovery time. According to Los Angeles plastic surgeon Richard Ellenbogen, patients undergoing a peel experience a slight tingling during the 45 minute procedure, and afterward the skin is slightly red.

     
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