A nurse at Ideal Body Clinic applies a chemical peel to a reclined patient's forehead with a soft fan brush in Montreal.
Facials & skin care

Chemical peels in Montreal

Your skin replaces its outer layer every few weeks, and it gets slower at it with age, sun and everything else. When shedding falls behind, dead cells stay stacked unevenly on the surface, and that uneven surface is what reads as dull. A peel loosens what holds those cells together so the layer lets go on time, and the even skin underneath comes up.

  • Monkland · Sherbrooke · Châteauguay
  • Consultations in French and English
Treatment time
20 to 30min
Downtime
None
Results appear
3 to 7days
Results last
4 to 6weeks
Price
$599
How it works

What does a chemical peel do?

It helps your skin shed dull cells so it looks brighter.

Your skin replaces its top layer every few weeks. With age and sun, it gets slower, and old cells pile up and make skin look dull. A peel loosens those old cells so they let go on time. Your skin looks brighter in 3 to 7 days, and a course of 3 helps it stay that way.

  1. 01

    Old skin cells pile up

  2. 02

    The practitioner applies a timed peel

  3. 03

    Brighter skin in 3 to 7 days

Results

Your results, step by step

3 peels. Brighter skin within a week of each one.

  1. Your visit · 20 to 30 min

    The peel is applied and timed

    Your skin is cleaned, then the peel goes on. It tingles and builds to a warm prickle. The practitioner neutralises it and puts on a calming layer and sunscreen.

  2. Same day

    Pink and a little tight

    Light redness settles within hours. You can wear make-up and go back to your day.

  3. 2 to 4 days

    The old layer lets go

    Some peels flake a little and some barely at all. Either way, the old, finished layer is leaving.

  4. 5 to 7 days

    Your skin looks brighter

    The fresh, even layer is now on top and reflects light. Make-up sits differently, and that is often the first thing people notice.

  5. After 3 peels

    Your skin renews faster

    After a course, your skin renews itself faster on its own. That is why the glow lasts longer after the third peel than after the first.

The same patient at a later visit, with calmer, more even skin and faded marks.
Patient photographed before treatment, facing the camera against a white clinic wall, with redness and uneven texture on the cheeks.
BeforeAfter
Calmer, more even skin

These photos (or videos) are published for informational purposes to illustrate the nature of the procedure. They do not constitute any guarantee of results. Results vary from person to person.

7 areas

Where peels are used

Where this treatment is used. Your plan is confirmed at the consultation.

  1. 01

    Full face

  2. 02

    Forehead and T-zone

  3. 03

    Cheeks

  4. 04

    Neck

  5. 05

    Décolleté

  6. 06

    Backs of the hands

  7. 07

    Back and shoulders

Reviews

Google reviews that mention this treatment

  • ★★★★★

    Had a chemical peel on my décolleté, which I had ignored for twenty years while doing my face religiously. Three sessions and the crêping is noticeably better. Should have started a decade ago.

    Monique Deschamps · October 2026 · Google

  • ★★★★★

    Came for acne on my jaw. They picked a different peel from the one I had read about online and explained why mine needed that one. Three sessions and my skin is calmer than it has been in years.

    Laurence Girard · September 2026 · Google

  • ★★★★★

    Did the three chemical peels over two months. My skin has not looked this even since my twenties and the best part is that nobody could tell I had had anything done, just that I looked better.

    Stéphanie Leduc · August 2026 · Google

  • ★★★★★

    J’ai la peau olivâtre et les peelings m’ont toujours inquiétée à cause de la pigmentation. On y est allé doucement, avec un temps de pose court, et on m’a dit que la crème solaire n’était pas négociable. Aucune tache foncée.

    Sofia Mancini · July 2026 · Google

  • ★★★★★

    Je m’attendais à ce que mon visage tombe en morceaux, et absolument pas. Une légère rougeur un après-midi et un peu de desquamation autour du nez au troisième jour. De retour au travail l’après-midi même du peeling.

    Annie Castonguay · June 2026 · Google

  • ★★★★★

    J’ai commencé par le peeling laser léger parce que je ne pouvais pas prendre une semaine. Bon résultat pour ce que c’était, et je suis allée plus profond à la deuxième série, une fois organisée.

    Chantal B. · October 2026 · Google

  • ★★★★★

    I had been fighting the dark spots on my cheeks with creams for three years. Two peels and two laser sessions and they are gone. Nobody had ever explained to me that half the pigment was too deep for anything I was putting on my face.

    Isabelle Charpentier · July 2026 · Google

Compare

Renew the surface, or remove it

Both work on the outer layer of the skin and they are not the same scale of thing. A peel ends a delay; a resurfacing laser removes tissue and rebuilds it.

Compare with
Chemical peelsThis treatmentSecret PRO™ CO2 laser and RF microneedlingView treatment →
How it worksA solution dissolves what holds the finished cells togetherMicroscopic columns of skin are removed and rebuilt
DowntimeNone: light redness, minimal flakingFive to seven days of visible healing
Best forDullness, uneven tone, congestion, surface pigmentDeep scarring, heavy sun damage, real texture change
The courseThree peels, $599Often one session, sometimes two
Treatment time—30 to 90 minutes, depending on the area and the depth
Downtime—Depends on the depth chosen. Confirmed at your consultation.
Price3 peels for $599From $150 for a light peel, up to $2,000 for a full resurfacing series

Each treatment’s facts come from its own page. Prices and timings are confirmed at your consultation.

Your visit

Cleansed, applied, timed, neutralised

Performed by trained practitioners, who choose the peel for your skin type, skin tone and concern.

  1. At the consultation

    Your skin is assessed and the peel is chosen

    Skin type, skin tone and what you want changed all narrow the choice. Recent sun, active retinoid use and any history of pigment problems narrow it further.

  2. 10 to 15 minutes

    The skin is cleansed, then the peel is applied

    Everything comes off and the skin is degreased so the solution works evenly rather than in patches. It then tingles, building to a warm prickle, while your practitioner watches your skin rather than the clock.

  3. 5 minutes

    It is neutralised and the skin is soothed

    The solution is stopped deliberately rather than left to wear off, then a calming layer and sunscreen go on before you leave.

  4. As your plan sets

    You come back for the next one

    The spacing is set by your practitioner and depends on how your skin handled the first. Too close together is how a light peel stops being light.

  • Stop retinoids five to seven days before

    They have already thinned the layer the peel is about to work on

  • No waxing or hair removal in the area for a week

    Freshly waxed skin takes a peel unevenly and reacts more

  • No sun, sunbeds or self-tanner for a week

    A tan changes what the peel is working on, and raises the risk of pigment afterwards

  • Mention any history of cold sores

    A peel around the mouth can trigger an outbreak, and that is preventable

Safety

Side effects, and who it is not for

A light peel works on a layer that has already finished its life, which is why there is so little to recover from. The risks that exist come from a peel that was too strong for the skin it was put on, which is why the choice is made for your skin tone, not only your concern.

  • The peel is chosen for your skin tone, not just your concern
  • Your practitioner stays with you and watches the skin, not the clock
  • The solution is neutralised deliberately at the end

Common and temporary

  • Light redness for a few hours
  • A tight, dry feeling for a day or two
  • Fine flaking around the nose and mouth, more than elsewhere

Less common

  • A breakout in the first week, as congestion already present comes to the surface
  • Darkening of the treated skin, more likely on deeper skin tones and after recent sun
  • A cold sore outbreak when the area around the mouth is treated

Wait, or choose another option, if

  • You are pregnant or breastfeeding
  • You have an active infection, cold sore, eczema flare or open skin in the area
  • You are tanned or have used a sunbed in the last week
  • You have used a retinoid in the last five to seven days
  • You have taken oral isotretinoin in the last six months
  • You have waxed or had hair removed in the area in the last week

Call the clinic or seek care right away if

The skin blisters, weeps or breaks; the area becomes hot, swollen and increasingly painful after the first day; or a blistering, tingling rash appears around the mouth.

Right for me

Best for a surface that has stopped renewing on time

Run a finger across your cheek and look at your skin in daylight. Which of these is closest?

This treatment

You see

Dull, uneven skin that looks tired however much you sleep

Areas

Full face · Cheeks · Décolleté

Not this one

You see

Defined brown spots or melasma rather than a general dullness

Consider instead

Not sure which one you are looking at? A consultation settles it in a few minutes.

8 questions

Frequently asked questions about chemical peels

If yours is not here, ask us at your consultation, or send it to the clinic before you book.

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Longer pieces from the clinic on how this treatment works, who it suits, and what a full course looks like.

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Available at all three clinics

  1. 01

    Monkland

    6000 Avenue Monkland, Montreal

  2. 02

    Sherbrooke

    5500 Rue Sherbrooke Est, Montreal

  3. 03

    Châteauguay

    50 Boulevard d'Anjou, Châteauguay

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