Nowadays, it seems that people, both men and women, would do anything to get a couple of years off their face. If you get a consultation at a skin specialist’s office, chances are that physicians or aesthetician (skin specialists trained to perform some of the less-involved procedures such as laser hair removal or light chemical peels) may recommend that you have a chemical peel, which comes in many forms. Glycolic acid, trichloracetic acid (TCA), salicylic acid, and phenol peels are applied to the face and perhaps the neck, chest, and hands for a brief period of time, which will help skin resurfacing and make disappear wrinkles and improve its overall appearance. Fans, ice packs, and sometimes local anesthesia will be used to reduce the immediate irritation that can follow such treatments.