Skin
Pigmentation & Melasma
A well-established route to fading pigment, with melasma calmed by keeping pigment production quiet.
Medical peels, matched at assessment
Chemical Peels in London
Summer freckles that stayed, or the marks a breakout left behind: you see them first in the bathroom mirror. A medical-strength peel, chosen for your skin on Wimpole Street, is a well-established route to fading pigment left by acne and sun, leaving tone brighter and more even. From £120.
Quick facts
- Treats Pigmentation, acne, congestion, dullness, texture, fine lines
- Course 4 to 6 sessions, 2 to 4 weeks apart
- Downtime 24 hours to 5 days by depth
- Performed by Skin therapists
- Most skin tones Yes, with the right formulation
Price from
From £120
per treatment
Concerns it addresses
What Chemical Peels treats
A peel is a solution applied to the skin to remove its outer layers in a controlled way, prompting the skin beneath to renew. Acids break the bonds holding dead cells to the surface, and at greater depth they injure the upper dermis so the skin responds by producing new cells and collagen.
Skin
Adult Hormonal Acne
Salicylic formulations are oil-soluble and get into the pore, which is why they suit acne.
Skin
Age Spots & Sun Damage
Uneven tone left by years of sun, lifted across a course rather than one appointment.
Skin
Open Pores & Texture
Often run alongside a resurfacing course, treating the colour while a device treats the texture.
Skin
Dry & Dull Skin
A superficial peel gives brightness within days, with no downtime to plan around.
Before & After Results
Acne
Breakouts and marks cleared
ZO Acne System for two months, followed by a ZO 3-Step Peel once a month for two months. Four months in total. Image courtesy of ZO Skin Health (Zein Obagi, MD). Individual results may vary.
Pigmentation
Melasma patches lightened
ZO Pigment Control System for six months, followed by a ZO 3-Step Peel once a month for three months. Nine months in total. Image courtesy of ZO Skin Health (Zein Obagi, MD). Individual results may vary.
Every peel has its own depth.
Where the acid stops is what separates a treatment you can have at lunchtime from one that needs a quiet week.
Depth, explained
How Deep a Peel Works
Every peel has its own depth. Where the acid stops is what separates a treatment you can have at lunchtime from one that needs a quiet week. Depth is matched to exactly what your skin needs.
Full face
Post-inflammatory marks left by acne, sun damage and uneven tone, congestion and active breakouts, dullness and early fine lines are treated across the whole face.
The upper dermis: pigment and lines
The deepest peels on the menu injure the upper dermis in a controlled way, so it responds by building collagen. This is where pigment and fine lines are treated, and where aftercare matters most.
Treatment areaSelect a point to explore
Beneath the skinIllustrative depth
Strength and aftercare are matched to your skin at assessment. The depths shown are illustrative, not a treatment plan.
- The surface: dead cells lifted
- Salicylic and glycolic acids break the bonds holding dead cells to the surface. Salicylic is oil soluble and gets into the pore, which is why it suits congested and acne prone skin.
- Through the epidermis: renewal
- A medium peel takes the whole outer layer. Flaking begins around day two or three and the skin that replaces it is new. Plan a quiet week around it.
- The upper dermis: pigment and lines
- The deepest peels on the menu injure the upper dermis in a controlled way, so it responds by building collagen. This is where pigment and fine lines are treated, and where aftercare matters most.
Your visit and your results
How Chemical Peels Work, Step by Step
01
2 to 4 weeks before
Skin type, concern and tolerance
Skin type, concern and tolerance assessed, and the system chosen. Preparation skincare is often prescribed for two to four weeks beforehand, particularly on deeper skin tones. Which acid decides what it treats: salicylic is oil-soluble and gets into pores, which is why it suits acne; glycolic works on surface texture and tone; trichloroacetic acid goes deeper for pigment and lines; and combination formulations do more than one thing at once.
What you feel or see A conversation and a close look at your skin.
What to do Start the preparation skincare if prescribed.
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Skin type, concern and tolerance assessed, and the system chosen. Preparation skincare is often prescribed for two to four weeks beforehand, particularly on deeper skin tones. Which acid decides what it treats: salicylic is oil-soluble and gets into pores, which is why it suits acne; glycolic works on surface texture and tone; trichloroacetic acid goes deeper for pigment and lines; and combination formulations do more than one thing at once.
What you feel or see A conversation and a close look at your skin.
What to do Start the preparation skincare if prescribed.
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The solution is applied and left for a set time.
What you feel or see Warmth and stinging that builds and then eases.
What to do Mineral SPF from the moment you leave.
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Tightness, then flaking beginning around day two or three.
What you feel or see Tight skin, then fine flakes.
What to do Let the flakes lift on their own, and wear mineral SPF throughout.
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Flaking completes on a deeper peel. A superficial peel gives brightness within days.
What you feel or see Fresh, brighter skin underneath.
What to do Mineral SPF every day keeps the new skin glowing.
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Four to six sessions two to four weeks apart for pigmentation and acne. Change typically becomes clear by the third session.
What you feel or see Each session repeats the same few days of flaking.
What to do Keep the sessions to the schedule.
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For pigmentation, peels work beautifully as ongoing maintenance, and daily SPF protects every bit of the progress.
What you feel or see Tone stays even for as long as it is protected.
What to do Daily SPF keeps the result looking its best.
Consultation
2 to 4 weeks before
Results
2 to 4 weeks before · Consultation
Skin type, concern and tolerance
Skin type, concern and tolerance assessed, and the system chosen. Preparation skincare is often prescribed for two to four weeks beforehand, particularly on deeper skin tones. Which acid decides what it treats: salicylic is oil-soluble and gets into pores, which is why it suits acne; glycolic works on surface texture and tone; trichloroacetic acid goes deeper for pigment and lines; and combination formulations do more than one thing at once.
What you feel or seeA conversation and a close look at your skin.
What to doStart the preparation skincare if prescribed.
Day 0 · Treatment
Fifteen to thirty minutes
The solution is applied and left for a set time.
What you feel or seeWarmth and stinging that builds and then eases.
What to doMineral SPF from the moment you leave.
Days 1 to 3 · Flaking begins
Tight, then flaking
Tightness, then flaking beginning around day two or three.
What you feel or seeTight skin, then fine flakes.
What to doLet the flakes lift on their own, and wear mineral SPF throughout.
Days 4 to 7 · Flaking completes
On a deeper peel
Flaking completes on a deeper peel. A superficial peel gives brightness within days.
What you feel or seeFresh, brighter skin underneath.
What to doMineral SPF every day keeps the new skin glowing.
Every 2 to 4 weeks · The course
Four to six sessions
Four to six sessions two to four weeks apart for pigmentation and acne. Change typically becomes clear by the third session.
What you feel or seeEach session repeats the same few days of flaking.
What to doKeep the sessions to the schedule.
After the course · Maintenance
Keeping your glow
For pigmentation, peels work beautifully as ongoing maintenance, and daily SPF protects every bit of the progress.
What you feel or seeTone stays even for as long as it is protected.
What to doDaily SPF keeps the result looking its best.
Treatment or session
Milestone
Dotted line: how results build over time, schematic not measured
Key benefits
- A well-established treatment for post-inflammatory pigmentation
- Treats active acne and the marks it leaves in the same course
- Depth chosen to fit the downtime you can take
- Suits most skin tones with the right formulation
- Substantially cheaper than device-based resurfacing
- Combines with microneedling and laser courses
A single peel brings brightness, and a course brings the result.
Four to six sessions two to four weeks apart, with change typically clear by the third session.
Chemical Peels at Regents Park Aesthetics
Meet your practitioners
Every patient is assessed by a qualified clinician, a doctor, nurse or other qualified practitioner, before anything is booked.
Kay Greveson
Lead Practitioner
Award-winning aesthetic nurse practitioner with more than twenty years of specialist NHS nursing and over a decade in advanced aesthetic medicine. Qualified independent prescriber and the clinic’s CQC registered manager.
Dr Grace Adamson
Doctor
MBChB, BSc (Hons), with First-Class degrees in Physiological Sciences and in Medicine and Surgery, and extensive NHS experience across medical and surgical specialties. Trained with DermaMedical.
Spirithoula Koukoufikis
Senior Aesthetician
Known to patients as SK. Over thirteen years’ experience and more than fifty aesthetic lasers and devices, having worked at five-star clinics across London.
Choosing between treatments
How chemical peels compares
The right choice depends on your skin and what you are treating; a consultation settles it.
| Chemical peelsMedical-strength acids | MicroneedlingSkinPen, micro pins only | CO2 laserAblative fractional resurfacing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treats | Pigmentation, acne, congestion, dullness, texture | Acne scarring, texture, fine lines, pores | Acne scarring, deep lines, sun damage, texture |
| Course | 4 to 6 sessions, 2 to 4 weeks apart | 4 to 6 sessions, 4 weeks apart | 1 to 3 sessions |
| Downtime | 24 hours to 5 days by depth | 24 to 48 hours | 5 to 7 days |
| Most skin tones | Yes, with the right formulation | Yes | Assessed case by case |
| See pricing | Explore microneedling | Explore CO2 laser |
Post-inflammatory marks respond to peels, shallow scarring to microneedling, and boxcar and ice pick scars to CO2 laser.
Transparent pricing
Pricing
Planning your treatment
Course4 to 6 sessions, 2 to 4 weeks apart
Downtime24 hours to 5 days by depth
Your plan and the number of sessions are agreed at your consultation, before anything is booked.
Treatment
From
Epionce Lite Refresh peel
£120
Fire and Ice facial, iS Clinical
£175
Epionce Corrective peel
£299
The Perfect Peel with acne booster
£399
The Perfect Peel plus derma booster
£399
PRX-T33 peel with microneedling
£399
Questions patients ask
Frequently asked questions
From £120 for the Epionce Lite Refresh, £299 for the Epionce Corrective, and £399 for the Perfect Peel or PRX-T33 with microneedling.
Peels are the workhorse of pigmentation and acne treatment, and the most under-appreciated thing on any clinic menu. They suit post-inflammatory marks left by acne, sun damage and uneven tone, congestion and active breakouts, dullness, and early fine lines.
Depth is the whole conversation. A superficial peel gives you a glow and a day of flaking. A medium-depth peel does considerably more over a quiet week. Regents Park Aesthetics matches depth to exactly what your skin needs.
Four to six for pigmentation and acne, two to four weeks apart. A single peel brings brightness, and a course brings the result.
A day of light flaking on a superficial peel, up to five days on a medium-depth one. Depth is chosen partly around your diary.
Warmth and stinging that builds and then eases, lasting a few minutes. Deeper peels sting more. A fan is used for comfort.
Yes, with the right formulation and proper preparation. We prepare the skin beforehand and build depth gradually, so deeper skin tones enjoy bright, even results.
Yes, particularly salicylic-based formulations, which are oil-soluble and get into the pore. Peels treat active acne and the marks it leaves, which is why they are often the whole answer for milder cases.
It helps, and your clinician may pair it with home care that keeps pigment production quiet.
Let flaking skin lift on its own, keep out of the sun, pause active skincare for a week, and leave hot workouts for forty eight hours. Mineral SPF every day keeps the new skin at its best.
A superficial peel five to seven days beforehand is fine. Leave at least two weeks between a medium-depth peel and anything important.
One of our skin therapists.
Chemical Peels at Regents Park Aesthetics
Ready when you are.
Every plan starts with a conversation and a close look at your skin, so the treatment you book is the one that suits you.
