Chemical Peels

Robbins Plastic Surgery's Nashville medical spa offers VI Peel and other chemical peel treatments for skin resurfacing, addressing uneven skin tone, hyperpigmentation, fine lines, acne, and dull texture. VI Peel is a medium-depth peel using a blend of trichloroacetic acid, retinoic acid, salicylic acid, phenol, and vitamin C to achieve more significant resurfacing than superficial glycolic peels without the extended downtime of deep phenol peels. Dermaplaning is available as a complementary treatment. Peels are offered as standalone skin treatments or as part of a pre- or post-surgical skin preparation programme.

Chemical peel treatments at Robbins Plastic Surgery in Nashville are offered through the practice's integrated medical spa, providing skin resurfacing options that complement the surgical and injectable services available at the same practice. The VI Peel — a medium-depth chemical resurfacing peel developed by Vitality Institute Medical Products — uses a synergistic blend of five active agents: trichloroacetic acid (TCA) as the primary resurfacing agent causing controlled protein coagulation within the epidermis and superficial dermis; retinoic acid (a vitamin A derivative) to accelerate cellular turnover and collagen synthesis; salicylic acid for anti-inflammatory and comedolytic action, particularly beneficial in acne-prone skin; phenol to potentiate the penetration depth; and vitamin C as an antioxidant to support healing and reduce post-inflammatory pigment changes. This combination allows VI Peel to achieve greater depth of resurfacing than superficial glycolic or lactic acid peels — addressing fine surface lines, mild to moderate photodamage, melasma, acne scarring, and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation — while remaining more tolerable and requiring less downtime than a traditional deep phenol peel. Following application, the peel solution remains on the skin for a specified dwell period before being neutralised, and patients undergo a controlled peeling process over the following three to seven days as the treated skin sheds. Multiple sessions spaced four to six weeks apart are typically recommended for optimal outcomes. Dermaplaning — the manual exfoliation of the stratum corneum and vellus hair using a fine scalpel at a 45-degree angle — is frequently combined with chemical peels as a preparatory step to enhance peel penetration and as a standalone brightening treatment between peel sessions. Nashville patients can access these treatments as part of a comprehensive approach to skin health that integrates non-surgical skin resurfacing with the injectable and surgical offerings of Dr Robbins' practice.