Treatment of Penile Melanosis with Timedsurgical Mixed Peeling 0.5: Case Report

Abstract

We developed the 0.5 mixed peeling technique to remove facial and body blemishes and it has now been used to treat penile melanosis. Mixed peels include three standardized physicochemical techniques using specific diathermic currents and resorcinol. Resorcinol in aqueous solution is effective only on de-epithelialized, microperforated or permeabilized skin, not intact skin.

Timedsurgical de-epitelialization is used for extensive and deep hyperpigmentation, depigments normal pigmented skin in two treatments and eliminates lip wrinkles, roughness and festoons of the lower eyelids in a single treatment. Micro perforation or Electroporo Cosmesis is used for extensive superficial pigmentations, melasma, erythrosis and roughness of the face and body. The 0.5 mixed peel with permeabilization treats individual blemishes that lighten while decreasing the number of melanocytes without the risk of permanent hypopigmentation.