Our chemical peels provide precise exfoliation, unveiling your smooth, radiant skin. With a range of strengths available, we customize each treatment to meet your unique needs. Experience the refreshing transformation and confidence boost that comes with rejuvenated skin.
Before your chemical peel, your specialist may shield your eyes with goggles, tape, or gauze and protect your hair. You typically won't need pain relief for a light peel, but for stronger peels you may have the option of a sedative, pain reliever, or numbing cream.
During the treatment, your Columbia Marvel Cosmetic specialist uses a sponge, brush, gauze, or cotton ball to apply the Glytone chemical solution. As the solution works on your skin, you may notice a mild stinging or tingling sensation.
Once the peel has processed, your Marvel Cosmetic specialist gently removes the solution with a neutralizing wash or solution. Cool compresses and a handheld fan may be used to calm and soothe your skin. After a light peel, most people heal within about one to seven days.
Healing from a medium or deep peel can take about 14 days to several weeks. To reveal a smoother, more radiant complexion with a customized chemical peel, call Marvel Cosmetic MedSpa to book your Columbia chemical peel consultation today.
Chemical peels are non-surgical cosmetic treatments designed to exfoliate and refresh the skin. During treatment, a carefully selected chemical solution, such as alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs), beta hydroxy acids (BHAs), glycolic acid, salicylic acid, lactic acid, trichloroacetic acid (TCA), or phenol, is brushed or swabbed across the skin's surface using a cotton-tipped applicator or soft brush.
This solution loosens the bonds that hold dull, dead skin cells together, allowing the outer layer to shed and reveal smoother, more radiant skin underneath. Your Marvel Cosmetic provider precisely applies the peel solution to remove targeted layers of damaged skin. As fresh skin cells rise to the surface, the complexion appears younger-looking, softer, and noticeably firmer.
Chemical peels can address many common skin concerns, including acne and acne scars, rough or uneven texture, fine lines and wrinkles, age spots, sun damage, enlarged pores, and certain types of discoloration. Peels are typically grouped by depth of penetration:
Marvel Cosmetic in Columbia offers medical-grade chemical and facial peels powered by the advanced Glytone product line for safe, effective skin renewal.
These professional peels can be tailored to address a wide range of skin concerns, including:
Glytone peels are especially effective for softening fine lines and discoloration, particularly around delicate eye and lip areas.
The Glytone Professional by Enerpeel Jessner peel is a powerful choice for targeting hyperpigmentation and sun damage. It is especially suited for addressing early signs of aging and superficial dark spots caused by environmental exposure. By gently resurfacing the skin, this treatment helps lighten discoloration, refine texture, and restore clarity. Patients often notice a brighter, more even tone and a smoother, more radiant complexion after a series of treatments.
When performed by an experienced Marvel Cosmetic specialist, this peel can be tailored to your unique skin concerns, helping reduce the look of stubborn spots while supporting a fresher, more youthful appearance overall.
For anti-aging concerns, Glytone provides advanced peel options such as the Glytone Professional by Enerpeel Glycolic Acid 30. This treatment is formulated to soften the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles while improving overall skin tone and texture. By promoting gentle exfoliation and cell turnover, it can help diminish dullness and reveal smoother, more supple skin.
Whether you are struggling with blemishes, sun damage, redness, or visible signs of aging, your Marvel Cosmetic specialist can recommend a customized Glytone chemical peel plan.
These innovative peels can be safely applied to the hands, face, neck, back, and chest, offering comprehensive rejuvenation for multiple areas of concern.
A professional chemical peel can refresh your natural glow while targeting specific complexion concerns. At Marvel Cosmetic MedSpa, you can select from a variety of advanced, customizable peels designed to improve your skin's health, elasticity, texture, and overall radiance.
By gently removing dull, damaged surface layers, a chemical peel reveals smoother, more vibrant skin beneath. This simple treatment can leave you looking renewed and feeling more confident in your complexion.
Additional benefits include:
Chemical peels are remarkably versatile and can refresh the look and feel of many common skin concerns:
Formulas with salicylic acid or TCA help clear active breakouts, reduce congestion, and soften lingering acne marks.
Targets discoloration from sun exposure, hormones, and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation to reveal a brighter, more even complexion.
Gently dissolves dull, dead surface cells to smooth texture, minimize the look of enlarged pores, and boost overall radiance.
Encourages new collagen formation, softens early wrinkles, and refines shallow scars for a more polished skin surface.
Stronger, deeper peels remove more damaged layers, targeting etched lines and more pronounced textural irregularities.
Medium and deep peels can improve rough, scaly patches and visible sun damage, supporting healthier-looking, more resilient skin.
Chemical peels can be tailored for a wide range of skin types, but the depth and ingredients must be selected with care, especially for individuals with deeper skin tones, reactive or sensitive skin, or ongoing skin conditions.
You may be an ideal candidate if you want to address acne scars, discoloration, uneven tone, or visible signs of aging. Peels should be postponed if you have an active cold sore, a very recent facial procedure, or are currently using retinoids or topical treatments such as benzoyl peroxide.
Your provider may suggest a preventive antiviral medication in some cases to reduce the risk of flare-ups.
Healing time varies based on the strength of your chemical peel:
During this time, avoid sun exposure, heavy sweating, and makeup until your provider approves. Apply broad-spectrum sunscreen daily and carefully follow all aftercare instructions to protect fresh skin and enhance your results.
You may notice smoother texture and a more even tone after just a single chemical peel session.
For more advanced concerns, such as acne scars, deeper wrinkles, or stubborn discoloration, a customized series of peels is often recommended. These treatments are typically scheduled 4–6 weeks apart to allow proper healing and optimal collagen stimulation. As old skin sheds, fresher, healthier tissue is revealed, leaving your complexion brighter, clearer, and more radiant. With consistent skincare and diligent sun protection, your results can last for many months.
At Marvel Cosmetic MedSpa, our skilled providers remove the uncertainty from cosmetic skincare, delivering treatments tailored to your unique complexion.
Each chemical peel is personalized to your skin type, concerns, and lifestyle, helping you achieve noticeable results with minimal downtime. We offer light, medium, and deep peels in a soothing, medical-grade environment. From first-time exfoliation to more advanced correction for discoloration, texture, or fine lines, our team supports you with expert guidance and attentive care through every stage of your treatment journey.
Chemical peels are a customizable way to smooth texture, soften fine lines, and improve discoloration with minimal downtime. Below, you'll find answers to the most common questions patients ask before treatment.
Many patients notice a fresher, brighter complexion after just one session, especially with lighter peels. However, more advanced concerns, such as stubborn acne scarring, deeper wrinkles, or significant sun damage, often respond best to a series of treatments spaced several weeks apart. During your consultation, your provider will evaluate your skin, discuss your goals, and recommend a customized treatment schedule designed to deliver gradual, natural-looking improvement while protecting your skin's barrier.
Makeup should be avoided until your skin's surface has re-formed and any flaking or peeling has subsided. With very light peels, many patients can safely apply non-irritating, mineral-based makeup after about 2–3 days. Medium or deeper peels typically require at least 7–10 days before cosmetics are allowed. Your provider will give you specific guidance based on the depth of your peel, and may recommend gentle, non-comedogenic products to reduce the risk of irritation or clogged pores.
Most patients describe the sensation during a chemical peel as warm, prickly, or mildly stinging rather than truly painful. Light peels usually feel like an intense exfoliation that fades within minutes. Medium and deeper peels can cause stronger tingling or heat while the solution is active, but this is closely monitored. Cooling devices, fans, or numbing options may be used to keep you comfortable. Any post-treatment tightness or sensitivity typically improves over the first few days as the skin begins to peel and renew.
Your skin will be more sensitive to UV rays after a peel, so strict sun protection is essential. Direct sun exposure should be avoided until peeling has stopped and the skin looks and feels intact. When you must be outdoors, apply a broad-spectrum sunscreen of at least SPF 30 every morning, reapply every two hours when exposed, and wear wide-brimmed hats and protective clothing. Ongoing sun protection helps preserve your results and reduces the risk of dark spots, redness, and premature aging.
Facial scrubs rely on small particles or tools to physically buff away surface cells, which can sometimes be too harsh or uneven, especially for sensitive or acne-prone skin. Chemical peels use carefully formulated acid solutions—such as glycolic, lactic, salicylic, or trichloroacetic acid—to dissolve the bonds between dead cells, encouraging controlled shedding and renewal at a deeper level. This method allows for more uniform exfoliation and can be tailored in strength, making it especially effective for improving tone, texture, fine lines, and certain types of scarring.
