Facial surgery · Guide
Mr Karri Amongst Only Plastic Surgeons in the UK to Perform Phenol Peels
Mr Karri is one of the few plastic surgeons in the UK who performs phenol peels. This type of chemical peel is widely regarded as the best method to treat deep facial wrinkles. Phenol peels can also be used to treat, acne scars, brown spots, pigment irregularities, malar festoons and lower eyelid wrinkles. Mr Karri also uses phenol peels in combination with facial fat grafting and facelift to comprehensively rejuvenate the face, and the results can be truly stunning!
- Medically reviewed by
- Medically reviewed by Mr Vasu Karri, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, FRCS(Plast), GMC 4631035
- Written by
- Mr Vasu Karri
- First published
- Last reviewed
- Next review due
- 27 September 2027
- Reading time
- 2 min
At a glance
- Anaesthetic
- Oral sedation and local
- Stay
- Day case
- Healing
- 7–10 days
Summary
- Mr Karri is one of the few plastic surgeons in the UK who performs phenol peels.
- Phenol peels treat deep wrinkles, acne scars, brown spots and lower eyelid wrinkles, and are particularly effective around the mouth.
- They are done as a day case under mild oral sedation and local anaesthetic, and skin usually heals in 7–10 days.
- Mr Karri uses a different strength of peel on each part of the face.
In this article (3 sections)
About phenol peels
There are a number of ways to treat facial wrinkles but phenol peels are widely considered the gold-standard. The healing time and post-treatment redness is often shorter with phenol peel compared to laser treatment. Phenol peels are particularly effective in treating wrinkles around the mouth (perioral rhytids).
Procedure and recovery
Phenol peels are performed under mild oral sedation and local anaesthetic as a daycase procedure at The Karri Clinic. Post-operative pain is minimal and skin healing is usually complete by 7-10 days, revealing new, smooth, clear skin. As skin thickness varies on the face, Mr Karri has devised a unique approach in which a different strength phenol peel is used on each part of the face.
Phenol peels and skin whitening
Patients often worry about the possibility of skin whitening following phenol peels, but this effect is directly related to the depth of the peel and not the specific peeling agent. The depth of the peel is directly related to the small but highly significant amount of Croton oil used in the formula.
When properly applied in the correctly chosen patient, phenol peel has proven to be better than any other resurfacing method, both for its capacity to eliminate wrinkles in a uniform manner and relatively low cost.
If you would like to discuss the possibility of a phenol peel, or any other chemical peel, please get in touch via the website or by calling the clinic directly on 01709 464 200.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
The Karri Clinic team
About the author
Mr Vasu Karri
BSc(Hons), MBBS, MRCS, MSc, FRCS(Plast)
Mr Vasu Karri is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon in full time private practice at Kinvara Private Hospital, Rotherham. He is on the General Medical Council (GMC) specialist register for plastic surgery, certified by the Royal College of Surgeons of England in plastic surgery.
- GMC 4631035
- FRCS(Plast)
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