title: The Blue Peel: how to do it less expensively and faster.
abstract: One well accepted and popular method worldwide for trichloroacetic acid peels is the Obagi Blue Peel technique (Obagi Medical Products, Long Beach, CA). The peel solution is prepared by mixing a fixed volume of 30% trichloroacetic acid with the commercially available Blue Peel base. The authors suggest modifications for performing the peeling faster and less expensively: 1) preparing a larger volume of peel solution from each tube of Blue Peel base; 2) using higher concentrations of peel solution to reduce the number of coats necessary for reaching the desired depth of peel; and 3) storing the solution, as there is no need to adhere to the manufacturer's instructions to prepare the solution immediately before conducting the peel procedure to ensure homogeneity of the solution. The prepared solution can be stored at least 1 year.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Unit, Kaplan Medical Center, Rechovot, Israel. wolf_r@netvision.net.il
authors.forename: Ronni
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: Batsheva
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marcos
authors.forename: Edith
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Orion
authors.forename: Hagit
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matz
mesh_terms: D002424:Caustics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D012996:Solutions; D014238:Trichloroacetic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D002424:Caustics; D012996:Solutions; D014238:Trichloroacetic Acid