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No. 02 · Skin & Facials

Chemical Peels

Controlled resurfacing, matched to your skin and your calendar. Tone, texture, and post-summer repair without guesswork about downtime.

Visit
45 min
Downtime
2 to 5 days of flaking
Result window
Best in a seasonal series
Pricing
from $220 (illustrative)
What it is

The treatment, plainly.

A chemical peel is resurfacing you can schedule: a measured acid solution lifts the dull outer layers, and the skin that replaces them is brighter, more even, and better at holding light. Depth is a dial, not a gamble, and we set it together based on your skin and the week ahead of you.

Dallas sun writes on skin, and peels are how we edit. Most clients run a series in the cooler months: two to four peels spaced a month apart, each one planned around real life, with the flake window mapped on an actual calendar before you commit.

Who it serves

Consider it for

  • Sun damage, dark spots, and post-inflammatory pigmentation
  • Dull tone and rough texture
  • Fine lines around the eyes and mouth
  • Breakout-prone skin that needs decongesting, assessed by your aesthetician
$220 starting point Light to medium depth, matched to your calendar. Illustrative demo pricing.
The appointment

How it unfolds.

01

Skin reading

Your aesthetician maps pigment, texture, and sensitivity, and picks a depth with you: refresh-grade with near-zero downtime, or medium depth with a real flake window.

02

The peel

Cleanse, degrease, application in timed layers. You will feel warmth and tingling that peaks in a few minutes and settles fast.

03

The flake window

Days two to five is where the magic looks unglamorous. Skin lifts, you moisturize and leave it alone, and the fresh surface arrives underneath.

What to expect after

Plan for two to five days of visible flaking on medium peels; refresh peels often shed invisibly. Sunscreen every morning is a condition of treatment, not a suggestion. Brightness shows as soon as flaking ends and compounds over a series.

A peel is a scheduled edit. We pick the depth off your calendar as much as your skin, so the downtime never surprises you.
Priya Devi, LME, lead aesthetician · Fictional provider, demo quote
Asked at the consult

Chemical peels, questioned.

The three questions every consult for this treatment includes, answered the way we answer them in the room.

Will I peel like in the movies?

Only if we plan it that way. Depth is a choice we make together; refresh peels often flake so finely nobody notices.

When should I book around an event?

Give a medium peel two weeks of runway before photographs. The week after the flake window is when skin looks its best.

Can darker skin tones peel safely?

Yes, with the right chemistry and an aesthetician trained for it. We test-patch and prep melanin-rich skin properly rather than turning the depth down blindly.

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Begin your first chapter.

A complimentary consult, a written plan with real numbers, and not one ounce of pressure. That is the whole pitch.