1.What is Neostrata Skin Treatment?
Neostrata is a highly effective and safe superficial peeling medical aesthetic treatment developed by renowned dermatology professors Dr. Eugene J. Van Scott and Dr. Reuy J. Yu, and provided exclusively to and operated by physicians.
2. Why should I choose Fruit Acid Revitalization treatment?
Fruit acid peel is a medical aesthetic treatment that can help you solve a variety of skin troubles, both as a means of skin disease treatment and as a specialized daily skin care method. Because it is so effective and safe to use, while not interfering with daily life and work, it has become one of the most widely used cosmetic skin treatments in the United States and around the world.
Fruit acid revitalization treatments can help you with a variety of skin problems including
Overall improvement of skin texture, counteracting and delaying skin aging.
Treatment of acne (pimples) – including pimples and acne.
Lightening of pigmentation, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, etc.
Improving uneven skin tone.
Improving fine lines/wrinkles.
Refinement of pores.
Improvement of skin roughness.
Improvement of skin keratinization – including the removal of seborrheic keratinization and solar keratinization.
3. The general procedure of Neostrata Fruit Acid Revitalization Treatment.
Neostrata Fruit Acid Revitalization Treatment is carried out exclusively by professional dermatologists or cosmetic dermatologists. The operation is standardized and safe, and the doctor will choose a most suitable program according to your skin type and skin condition.
Skin preparation: Two weeks prior to the treatment, skin preparation is required to achieve the best results.
Skin cleansing: On the day of the peel, cleanse the skin of the peeled area and do not wear makeup. The doctor will further cleanse the surface of the skin of oil and debris from dead skin cells with a special Neostrata Peel Cleansing Solution before starting the peel in the office.
The doctor will apply the appropriate concentration of Neostrata Skin Revitalizing Solution to the skin, observe the skin’s reaction, and communicate with you continuously if you feel anything. lasting approximately 2 to 7 minutes.
Skin neutralization: the doctor will neutralize the fruit acids on the skin with Neostrata Skin Revitalizing Solution, after which the skin will be given ice packs or cold sprays etc. until the pain or itchiness disappears, followed by the application of Neostrata Active Cream and sunscreen.
Maintenance treatment: Depending on your skin type and problems, the doctor will choose the appropriate complementary fruit acid home treatment products to help repair the skin and enhance the effects of the fruit acid revitalization treatment. After two weeks, the skin is prepared before the next Fruit Acid Revitalization treatment.
Post-Fruit Acid Revitalization Treatment Skin Care.
Very important! Please be sure to use the medical skin care products recommended by your doctor for a special period of skin repair and care, and to protect your skin from the sun so that you can go to work normally. Multiple treatments (5 treatments/procedure) are generally required to achieve the best results. The interval between two treatments is four weeks.
4. How do I prepare for the treatment?
After discussing with your doctor and deciding on a treatment date, avoid exposing your skin to the sun as much as possible. If you have to, you must use sunscreen products before and during sun exposure, which should be neutral with an SPF of 15 or more. Two weeks prior to the treatment, prepare the skin with a home skincare product called Peso Face Cream.
On the day you receive the treatment, wash your face clean and do not wear makeup, shave or use perfume or cologne, etc. If in doubt, please discuss with your doctor or caregiver.
5.What are the purposes and benefits of using fruit acid products before surgery?
To adjust the PH value of the skin, to increase the adaptability of the skin to the fruit acids and to increase the fruit acid revitalization treatment.
To make the response of each site of the skin to fruit acids consistent, so that the doctor can accurately estimate the degree of discomfort reaction you may experience and the degree of skin irritation, and can best control and achieve the desired results.
Allows you to determine if you are allergic to AHA before performing the revitalization, although such allergies are quite rare.
6. The following should be discontinued one week prior to fruit acid skin revitalization treatment.
Facials
Use of scrubs
Perms and hair coloring
Use of retinoic acid products on the face
Shaving and waxing with a razor blade
Sunburn on the face
7. Before fruit acid revitalization, please tell your doctor if you have any history of the following symptoms or diseases.
Immune or allergic skin diseasesl
Injuries to the face
Facial skin conditions such as eczema, atopic dermatitis
Viral infections (e.g. herpes, etc.)
Excessive sensitivity to sunlight
Allergy to alcohol l
Scarring (e.g. hypertrophic scars, etc.)
Whether taking medications (such as birth control pills, hormones, or oral retinoids, etc.)
Whether you have had laser treatment, radiation treatment or facelift surgery, etc. l
whether or not you smoke
Whether you are pregnant or breastfeeding
8.How do I take care of my skin after the treatment? What should I pay attention to?
It will take approximately one week for the skin to return to normal after the treatment. During this skin repair period, the following symptoms may occur: mild irritation, itching, burning, tightness, flaking or slight crusting, which will gradually disappear and return to normal within a week. If swelling is present, ice should be applied within 24 hours and please note the following.
Apply Neostrata Corestrata Active Cream/Lotion immediately after treatment and later, to promote the healing process, once a day in the morning and once a day in the evening for two weeks to make the skin feel comfortable and look fine and smooth.
Purpose and benefits of post-operative use of fruit acid products.
To help repair and rebuild the barrier function of the skin
Promotes the healing process, shortens recovery time and reduces side effects
Provide strong moisturizing effect to quickly relieve skin dehydration and dryness
Reduce post-operative skin damage from free radicals²
Maintains and enhances the effects of fruit acid skin revitalization treatmentsl
Avoid the use of topical products containing salicylic acid, retinoic acid or other products that may irritate.
If skin is sensitive, apply cosmetics after 24 hours on the revitalized area
Wash the face gently, avoiding the use of sponges or hard scrubbing. l
Avoid sun exposure, artificial tanning and direct contact with heat sources. l
If you must go out, use a broad-spectrum neutral sunscreen NeoStrata Daily Protection Sunscreen SPF 29 to protect your skin from improper sun exposure that can cause hyperpigmentation
Please avoid.
Rubbing the skin
Picking your skin
Scratching the skin
Scratching the skin²
Exposure to sunlight or lights that simulate sunlight
Using a mask
Wearing very tight hair bands or hats, etc. in the treatment areal
Care products and cosmetics that you normally use must be started after your skin has returned to normal.
If you have any other abnormal conditions or problems, please contact your doctor or caregiver.
During the treatment, you may feel a slight tingling or itching sensation, a slight redness or swelling 1-2 days after the procedure, and a slight peeling or flaking of the skin 2-7 days after the procedure, all of which are normal. If you cooperate with the doctor’s instructions, these phenomena will disappear soon.
Maintenance precautions after fruit acid skin resurfacing
Fruit acid resurfacing can help to keep pores clear, avoid acne and pimples, promote exfoliation of aging skin, improve skin aging and lighten pigmentation. Remember to remind the practitioner to be gentle and slow when performing fruit acid resurfacing to reduce the pressure of exfoliation and the possibility of minor burns. For post-operative maintenance, if you do not have acne-prone oily skin, remember to use more hydrating moisturizers and comprehensive sun protection. One week after the peel is the key period for maintenance. There are some precautions to take, such as never scratching when itching or scabbing, using cold towels repeatedly on the face when uncomfortable, and using only your hands when washing the face.
Three to five days after the peel, for those with low concentration of fruit acids or mild reactions, the epidermis of the skin will be slightly red and flaky, and may feel itching or burning and tightness; for those with high concentration of fruit acids or strong reactions, in addition to the above-mentioned symptoms, there may also be local crusting. No matter how uncomfortable your skin is during this period, you must keep your hands to yourself and never scratch or peel off the crusts. When the skin is uncomfortable, you can use a cold towel on your face repeatedly.
The concentration of fruit acids in cosmetic products should not exceed 6 percent
The full name of fruit acid is Alpha Hydroxy Acid, and its abbreviation is AHA, because it mainly comes from fruits, so it is abbreviated as fruit acid. Fruit acids are widely found in apples, lemons, sugar cane, yogurt, and they are natural organic acids. The common ones are citric acid, lactic acid, malic acid, glycolic acid, tartaric acid, glucuronic acid, ethyl pyruvic acid, hydroxyglycolic acid, 3hydroxybutyric acid, methyl pyruvic acid, ethylhydroxyisobutyric acid, pyruvic acid and hydroxymalonic acid.
What is the mechanism of action of fruit acid skin care products?
A:The low concentration of fruit acids (concentration below 6%) has the following effects.
(1) It can make the keratin-forming cells less adherent. Ichthyosis or dry skin is due to the increased adhesion of keratin layer, so that the dead keratinocytes cannot be shed in time and accumulate on the skin, making the skin appear gray, dry and lose luster. Itching occurs because the skin is dry and loses its moisturization. Topical fruit acid preparations can weaken the adhesion of the stratum corneum and make the stratum corneum accumulated on the skin fall off, making the skin shiny and moist, so it belongs to the category of “dead skin” as it is called in the beauty industry. The onset of acne is also due to the increased adhesion of keratin-forming cells in the neck of the hair follicle (funnel). This leads to the accumulation of keratinized material, resulting in the blockage of the hair follicle opening and the inability of the cortex to secrete the usual discharge, resulting in the formation of so-called whiteheads, blackheads, inflammatory papules, thick blisters, and cysts. Topical application of fruit acid preparations can weaken the adhesion of the stratum corneum, clear the blockage of the follicle neck, and unblock the passage, and acne can be expected to be weakened or even cured.
(2) Fruit acids have the effect of making the skin youthful and rosy. Fruit acid preparations can make the keratin layer fall off and the superficial capillaries expand, overcoming the disadvantages of gray and lusterless skin after aging, making the skin rosy and lustrous and showing youthful vitality, so it has the effect of rejuvenating the skin.
(3) Fruit acid preparation is a good moisturizer. Fruit acid can make the cells in all layers of the epidermis contain sufficient amount of water, making the skin appear hydrated, delicate and supple.
(4) Fruit acid preparations have anti-photoaging effects. Fruit acid preparations can help eliminate photoaging (photodamage). Due to long-term sun exposure, the epidermis can be thinned, the dermal nodal tissue thickened, wrinkles and pigment patches appear, as well as dry skin, topical application of fruit acid preparations can thicken the epidermis, the dermal nodal tissue thinned, pigment reduction, skin moisturization, which can remove early wrinkles and age spots, and can also correct mild skin atrophy.
(5) Improving skin texture. Topical fruit acid preparations can make the mast cells in the skin degranulation, mast cell degranulation release medium has to stimulate the dermal fibroblasts, so that the number of collagen and elastic fibers increase, so that the skin again full of elasticity.
Special reminder: The above five articles are the theoretical basis for the use of fruit acids as cosmetic products, but the condition is that the concentration of fruit acids should be controlled at less than 6%.
In the early 1970s, it was found that low concentrations of fruit acids (3-6%) could have the effect of reducing the adhesion of keratin-forming cells. Fruit acids are not toxic to the whole body when applied topically to the skin. High concentrations of fruit acids (70~80%) have a dissociative effect on the epidermis (epidermal peeling). People take advantage of his special function and widely used in skin diseases that hinder beauty (such as ichthyosis) and actinic keratosis. In terms of epidermal peeling for pigmentation spots, age spots, etc.
Within one week after fruit acid peeling, that is, before the above discomfort disappears completely, in addition to using mild makeup remover and cleaning products, you must be gentle when washing your face, and you must not rub your skin back and forth with towels or sponges, these tools are too irritating, it is best to use your hands directly.
Q:Why is it necessary to control the concentration of cosmetics in life beauty at 6% and below?
A: This is because the concentration of fruit acids is not well controlled, especially at high concentrations, and burns can occur, and even if the use is stopped immediately, the burn damage is not likely to stop immediately. Fruit acids are antigenic and may cause allergic reactions after absorption into the skin.
1. Burning damage. Burning damage is undoubtedly directly related to the concentration of fruit acids, but it is controversial what the standard concentration of fruit acids is.
Direct burns are caused by high titers of fruit acids and are characterized by skin congestion, flushing, edema, running water, flaking, and self-induced burning pain, and if these symptoms are not effectively controlled, infection and even pus formation and scarring can occur.
Indirect burns mainly refer to the irritation of sunlight on the skin of the treatment area. The use of fruit acid skin care products will increase the absorption of ultraviolet light by the skin, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) research shows that if you continuously receive skin care products with a fruit acid content of 10% and a pH value of 3 5, the skin’s ability to resist ultraviolet light will be reduced by 18% after 4 weeks.
2. Allergic reactions. As mentioned earlier, fruit acid is actually a collective name for several chemicals. Such as citric acid present in citrus, malic acid in apples, tartaric acid in wine, and sugar cane to refine glycolic acid. The vast majority of commercially available fruit acid products are different combinations of glycolic acid or other fruit acids, but often do not indicate precisely which fruit acid is being used, thus creating problems for doctors and patients who cannot know exactly which fruit acid is causing the allergy and cannot prevent it.
The skin manifestations of allergic reactions are well-defined, single lesions, edema, sometimes papules, blisters and vesicles, and self-induced itching.
Q:What are the unique features of fruit acid skin care products compared to other skin care products?
A:According to the above introduction, fruit acid preparations as skin care products are used in anti-aging, spot removal, moisturizing, wrinkle removal, dead skin removal, and keratolytic acid because of the advantages of reducing keratin adhesion, and making skin depigmentation, moisturizing, making skin rosy, anti-aging, and improving skin texture. It is used for the frontal nasal area of aged skin, oily skin, mixed skin, as well as for wrinkle removal, anti-aging and acne treatment, and has the advantages that other cosmetics cannot compare to doubt.
However, because it has the possibility of chemical burns and allergic reactions, care should be taken in its use to avoid allergic reactions and chemical burns, and to avoid photosensitive dermatitis in people with allergic reflections and those with light dermatitis. Therefore, its widespread use is limited.
Q:Can fruit acid products for skin care make the skin sensitive?
A:Yes, as high concentrations of fruit acids can cause chemical burns, fruit acids can also cause light dermatitis; in addition, fruit acids can cause skin allergies, so avoid using fruit acid inhibitors for allergic skin, skin with a history of photosensitivity, and facial skin of people with mixed skin.