A deep peel changes your calendar before it changes your skin. This guide looks at recovery time first, then at what belongs in the quote.
Plan for the downtime
ASPS quotes one clinician, "I tell my patients to plan for two weeks of social downtime."
Two weeks of social downtime belongs in the conversation about a deep peel quote. For a milder depth to compare against, see the American Society of Plastic Surgeons page on the medium chemical peel.
Repeat visits and the plan behind them
DermNet says peels can be repeated as necessary, and some people have superficial peels every few weeks. Ask whether a quote covers one visit or a plan of repeated visits.
DermNet's overview of chemical peels is the longer DermNet reference on peels.
Why recovery belongs in the quote
A quote that ignores recovery is incomplete. Ask what the practice expects of you at home and what it does if healing is slow.
Readers who want a clinical paper on peels can read the consensus review of chemical peels in melasma on PMC, published by the Indian Pigmentary Expert Group.
A deep peel figure that covers the weeks after
A ballpark is a number offered before an exam. A firm figure names the peel depth and covers the weeks after it.
In Jacksonville Beach, as anywhere, the Cleveland Clinic page on chemical peels is a fair reference to hold that figure against.