Chemical Peels & Dermaplaning

SkinBody Nashville's licensed estheticians — including Lori O'Connor with 16+ years of clinical experience — deliver chemical peels and dermaplaning treatments for skin renewal, tone correction, and texture refinement. Chemical peels apply precisely formulated acids to accelerate exfoliation, stimulate collagen synthesis, and address pigmentation, acne, and dull skin. Dermaplaning uses a surgical-grade blade to remove dead surface cells and vellus hair, revealing smoother skin and enhancing the penetration of subsequent skincare or treatment products. Both treatments are available as standalone services or combined with HydraFacial or other facial protocols.

SkinBody Nashville's skin care programme is led by Lori O'Connor, a licensed esthetician with more than 16 years of professional experience specialising in facials, chemical exfoliation, brow services, waxing, microneedling, and dermaplaning. Her clinical background supports the clinic's approach to chemical peel selection and application — matching peel chemistry, concentration, and exposure time to each client's skin type, Fitzpatrick classification, existing pigmentation, and active skin concerns. Chemical peels at SkinBody Nashville are available across the superficial to medium-depth spectrum. Superficial peels using alpha-hydroxy acids (glycolic, lactic, mandelic) or low-concentration salicylic acid dissolve the bonds between corneocyte cells in the stratum corneum, accelerating the natural desquamation process to reveal fresher skin cells below and improving surface texture, mild pigmentation, and skin luminosity with minimal downtime. Medium-depth peels using trichloroacetic acid (TCA) at concentrations of 20–35% penetrate to the papillary dermis, producing controlled coagulation of damaged collagen and stimulating a more robust healing response that addresses deeper pigmentation such as melasma and solar lentigines, more prominent fine lines, and surface acne scarring. Post-peel skin will typically experience controlled flaking over three to seven days following medium-depth treatments. Salicylic acid peels at SkinBody Nashville are particularly suited to oily and acne-prone skin types: salicylic acid is lipophilic, allowing it to penetrate the sebaceous follicle and directly address the comedonal and inflammatory elements of acne while simultaneously exfoliating the skin surface. Dermaplaning is performed at SkinBody Nashville using a single-use surgical-grade scalpel blade held at a 45-degree angle to the skin surface, manually removing the entire stratum corneum along with vellus facial hair. The procedure produces an immediate smoothing of the skin surface and noticeably brightens the complexion; it also maximises the efficacy of any product applied immediately after. Dermaplaning is safe for most skin types and does not cause increased hair regrowth coarseness — vellus hair has no follicle bulge; the hair shaft structure is unchanged by superficial cutting.