Part of our GLOW philosophy- focused on long-term skin health, cellular renewal, and lasting radiance.
You’ve carried so much—the weight of leading, nurturing, performing, giving. Years of Florida sun that felt glorious in the moment but now whispers its damage across your complexion. Melasma that appeared seemingly overnight and refuses to fade. Texture that makeup can no longer camouflage. A dullness that belies the vibrancy you feel inside.
You’ve invested in serums, facials, even prescription creams. Yet your skin still looks tired. Not because you’ve failed, but because surface solutions cannot reach the depth where true transformation lives. The ZO® 3-Step Chemical Peel is different. It is a medical-grade resurfacing treatment that penetrates to the cellular level, triggering authentic renewal through controlled exfoliation, high-dose retinol stimulation, and barrier restoration. This is not a quick fix or a spa indulgence. This is medicine—elegant, precise, transformational medicine delivered by a provider whose credentials, intuition, and artistry are unmatched in Jupiter.
At EK Glow Wellness & Aesthetics, Dr. Tamara Langley brings 20 years of clinical excellence, board certification, and ZO® Skin Health Expert training to every treatment. She understands that your face is not just skin—it is your introduction to the world, the canvas of your confidence, the reflection of your inner radiance. She treats it with the reverence, precision, and medical oversight it deserves. When you choose the ZO 3-Step Peel here, you are choosing safety, authenticity, clinical excellence, and a provider who sees you completely.
The ZO 3-Step Peel is a clinician-only, medium-depth resurfacing treatment created by world-renowned dermatologist Dr. Zein Obagi, the pioneer who revolutionized medical skincare. This is not a single-acid peel you might find at a spa. It is a synergistic three-phase system that combines controlled injury with immediate repair and long-term cellular transformation.
Step one applies a precisely calibrated blend of 17% salicylic acid, 10% trichloroacetic acid (TCA), and 5% lactic acid—each working in concert to penetrate different layers of skin. TCA coagulates damaged epidermal proteins. Lactic acid dissolves the bonds between old, dull keratinocytes. Salicylic acid penetrates lipophilically into congested pores. The result is controlled exfoliation that reaches the upper dermis, the zone where collagen lives and melanocytes misbehave.
Step two delivers a 6% retinol crème complex—one of the highest concentrations available in professional treatments. This isn’t applied days later at home. It is layered onto your freshly exfoliated skin immediately, driving active vitamin A deep into the lower epidermis and upper dermis where it stimulates fibroblast activity, normalizes melanocyte function, and triggers new collagen and elastin formation. The retinol is fortified with ZO-RRS2® meristem cell technology, coenzyme Q10, and beta-glucan to protect DNA, reduce inflammation, and accelerate cellular renewal.
Step three seals everything with a hydrating barrier-restoration crème containing peptides, antioxidants, and botanical extracts that calm inflammation, upregulate hyaluronic acid production, and support your skin’s natural repair processes while you heal.
This is not exfoliation followed by moisturizer. This is cellular reprogramming—medicine delivered in three scientifically sequenced steps designed to create lasting change, not temporary brightness.
Most chemical peels use a single acid at high concentration—35% TCA alone, 70% glycolic acid, or similar one-note formulas that create dramatic peeling but limited transformation. The ZO 3-Step Peel is fundamentally different because it leverages synergistic chemistry to achieve medium-depth results with lower individual acid concentrations and significantly reduced risk.
Published dermatology research confirms that ZO’s combination of TCA with hydroxy acids performs like a traditional 35% TCA peel but with better tolerance and faster healing. The acids work together, each unlocking different layers and addressing different concerns simultaneously—pigment, texture, pores, collagen degradation—in a single treatment.
But the real distinction is what happens after the acids are applied. The immediate application of 6% retinol extends the treatment benefits far beyond the peeling phase. While traditional peels stop at exfoliation, the ZO system continues working at the cellular level for weeks, stimulating collagen synthesis, stabilizing melanocytes, and strengthening your skin’s barrier function. Research using advanced imaging has documented visible collagen remodeling—a more fibrous network of long, healthy collagen fibers—by day nine post-treatment.
The ZO 3-Step Peel also includes built-in safety mechanisms: saponins to minimize inflammatory reactions, glycerin for hydration during exfoliation, and proprietary antioxidant complexes (ZO-RRS2® and ZOX12®) that provide DNA protection and free radical defense throughout your healing process.
This is precision medicine. This is what separates medical aesthetics from spa treatments. And this is why the ZO 3-Step Peel can only be performed by licensed physicians or properly trained specialists under physician supervision—providers who understand skin physiology, recognize complications, and can deliver results safely.
Let’s be direct about something few providers will tell you: the aesthetic industry has a counterfeit problem, and Florida’s market is saturated with dangerous shortcuts.
In July 2024, the FDA issued an official warning against chemical peel products sold for at-home use or by unauthorized providers. The agency documented cases of severe chemical burns, permanent scarring, skin color changes, and disfigurement requiring emergency care. Products containing high-concentration TCA, glycolic acid, and lactic acid were being sold with no medical oversight, no safety protocols, and no regard for the devastating consequences.
But the problem extends beyond at-home kits. Counterfeit professional-grade chemical peels are circulating in the aesthetic market—diluted formulas, expired products, improperly stored acids, and outright fakes produced in unsanitary conditions with unknown ingredients. These may be offered at suspiciously low prices by providers who lack proper training, credentials, or medical oversight.
This is not fear-mongering. This is medical reality. And it’s why where you go and who treats you is more important than the price you pay.
Dr. Tamara Langley is a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with Doctor of Nursing Practice credentials—an autonomous provider in Florida authorized to diagnose, treat, and prescribe. She has completed rigorous ZO Skin Health Expert certification, which requires extensive training in Dr. Obagi’s protocols, contraindications, complication management, and patient assessment. She purchases ZO products exclusively through authorized channels, stores them according to pharmaceutical-grade standards, and follows exacting safety protocols for every treatment.
When Dr. Langley applies the ZO 3-Step Peel, she evaluates your skin’s Fitzpatrick type, medical history, medication list, and risk factors. She can recognize contraindications that untrained providers miss. She can read the “frosting” pattern during application to determine optimal depth. She can manage complications immediately if they arise and she has 20 years of clinical experience to guide her medical judgment—experience that began when she started college at age 15 and has been honed through national training, continuous education, and thousands of patient encounters.
This is not a med spa. This is a medical practice. And your face deserves nothing less than authentic products, proper credentials, and a provider who treats your safety as sacred.
You deserve to know your treatment is real, properly administered, and medically supervised. You deserve a provider whose training, certification, and clinical judgment are unquestionable. Cheap chemical peels in Florida are cheap for a reason—and that reason should terrify you.
he ZO 3-Step Peel is FDA-recognized and clinically validated to treat multiple skin concerns simultaneously, making it one of the most versatile medical-grade resurfacing treatments available.
Sun damage and photoaging. Years of Florida sun create cumulative damage—DNA mutations, collagen breakdown, elastosis, and irregular pigmentation. The ZO peel removes the damaged epidermal layer while stimulating fibroblast activity in the dermis, triggering your skin to produce fresh, healthy collagen. Published research confirms that the TCA-lactic acid combination inhibits enzymes responsible for collagen degradation and supports recovery of UV-damaged collagen networks.
Melasma and stubborn hyperpigmentation. This is where the ZO peel truly shines. The combination of controlled exfoliation plus high-dose retinol normalizes melanocyte function, breaking the cycle of overactive pigment production. Unlike surface treatments that temporarily lighten pigment, the ZO system addresses the cellular dysfunction driving your melasma—making it one of the few peels safe and effective for all skin tones, including darker Fitzpatrick types when properly administered.
Uneven tone and texture. The acids dissolve the bonds between rough, dull keratinocytes while the retinol increases epidermal thickness and glycosaminoglycan concentration. The result is smoother, more refined skin with improved light reflection—what we recognize as radiance.
Large pores and congestion. Salicylic acid’s lipophilic properties allow it to penetrate into pores, dissolving sebum and cellular debris. As your skin heals and collagen remodels, pore walls tighten, creating a visibly refined complexion.
Fine lines and early aging. The retinol’s direct stimulation of collagen-1 synthesis, combined with the peel’s triggering of fibroblast activation, creates both immediate plumping (from controlled inflammation and increased hydration) and long-term structural improvement as new collagen matures over the following months.
Acne scarring and post-inflammatory marks. By promoting cellular turnover and triggering dermal remodeling, the ZO peel gradually softens shallow acne scars and significantly improves post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation that topical products cannot reach.
This is what medical-grade means—one treatment addressing multiple concerns at the cellular level, creating change that compounds over time as your skin continues repairing and regenerating.
You didn’t achieve what you’ve achieved by accepting mediocrity. You recognize excellence. You understand that true value isn’t measured in the lowest price—it’s measured in expertise, results, safety, and experience.
The women who choose EK Glow for their ZO 3-Step Peel aren’t looking for a deal. They’re looking for clinical transformation delivered in an environment that honors their time, privacy, and discernment. They want to be treated by someone whose credentials are unimpeachable, whose aesthetic eye is refined, and whose intuition understands the emotional weight carried by women who lead, nurture, and perform at the highest levels.
These women understand that their face is an asset—professionally, socially, personally. They’ve watched cheaper treatments fail or, worse, cause harm. They’ve seen friends scarred by inexperienced injectors and burned by improperly administered peels. They refuse to take that risk with their own faces.
They choose Dr. Langley because she is rare. A Black woman achieving excellence in a physician-led industry. A provider who started college at 15 and graduated with honors. A woman who lost 130 pounds and rebuilt her identity, understanding transformation from the inside out. A clinician who blends medical precision with aesthetic artistry and emotional intelligence.
They choose the ZO 3-Step Peel because they want real clinical change, not temporary placation. They understand that medical-grade treatments require proper preconditioning, medical oversight, and patient compliance. They’re willing to experience three to five days of peeling because they value the months of improved skin that follow.
And they choose EK Glow because this is not a med spa—it is a medical wellness sanctuary where luxury, privacy, clinical excellence, and soulful care converge. Where appointments are never rushed. Where you are seen, heard, and valued. Where your provider doesn’t just treat your skin—she understands the woman beneath it.
The ZO 3-Step Peel is suitable for all skin types and tones—Fitzpatrick I through VI—when administered by a properly trained medical provider who understands pigmentation risk and proper technique.
You are an excellent candidate if you:
● Notice sun damage, melasma, hyperpigmentation, or uneven tone that topical products haven’t resolved
● Have realistic expectations and understand this is a medical procedure requiring several days of healing
● Are willing to precondition your skin with retinoid products for four to six weeks before treatment
● Can avoid direct sun exposure and follow post-treatment protocols meticulously
● Desire real cellular transformation, not just temporary brightness
● Value medical expertise, authentic products, and proper safety protocols
● Are not currently pregnant or breastfeeding
● Have no active skin infections, open wounds, or inflammatory dermatoses in the treatment area
If you have a history of cold sores, Dr. Langley will prescribe prophylactic antiviral medication (valacyclovir) to prevent an outbreak, as chemical peels can trigger herpes simplex reactivation. This is standard medical protocol—and exactly the kind of preventive care thatuntrained providers often miss.
You may not be an ideal candidate if you:
● Have active herpes simplex, warts, or bacterial/fungal infections in the treatment area
● Are allergic to salicylates (aspirin) or any components of the peel system
● Have a history of keloid scarring or abnormal wound healing
● Have used isotretinoin (Accutane) within the past six months
● Cannot commit to sun protection and proper aftercare
● Have recently undergone radiation therapy in the treatment area
● Are currently pregnant, breastfeeding, or trying to conceive
Dr. Langley evaluates every patient individually. During your consultation, she will assess your skin health, medical history, goals, and lifestyle to determine if the ZO 3-Step Peel is right for you—or if another treatment would serve you better. This is clinical judgment, not sales pressure. Your safety and results matter more than any single treatment.
One of the most powerful aspects of the ZO 3-Step Peel is how it enhances and optimizes your other aesthetic investments.
With neuromodulators like Xeomin. Many patients schedule their ZO peel two to four weeks after Xeomin treatments. The peel addresses textural concerns, pigmentation, and collagen stimulation while Xeomin relaxes the dynamic wrinkles that contribute to aging. Together, they create comprehensive facial rejuvenation—smooth motion plus refined skin quality.
With medical-grade skincare protocols. After your peel fully heals, your skin’s absorption capacity increases dramatically. The active ingredients in your ZO Daily Skincare Program, prescription tretinoin, or corrective serums penetrate more effectively, amplifying their benefits. This is why the ZO 3-Step Peel is often used as a “reset” before starting aggressive corrective protocols.
With GLP-1 weight loss journeys. If you’re using semaglutide or tirzepatide for weight management, you’ve likely noticed changes in your facial volume and skin quality as your body composition shifts. The ZO peel can address textural concerns, tighten skin, and stimulate collagen during your transformation journey, helping your skin adapt more gracefully to your new contours.
With comprehensive corrective programs. For patients with significant sun damage or melasma, Dr. Langley often recommends a series of three ZO peels spaced at monthly intervals, integrated with targeted home care protocols. This creates progressive, compounding improvement—each treatment building on the cellular changes initiated by the previous one.
Timing matters. Dr. Langley will guide you on optimal scheduling to ensure treatments complement rather than compromise each other. For example, you should avoid facial waxing, laser hair removal, and other aggressive treatments for at least one week before and after your peel. This is medical planning—coordinating your treatments for maximum safety and efficacy.
Understanding what happens after your ZO 3-Step Peel helps you plan appropriately and embrace the process with confidence rather than anxiety.
Treatment day (Day 0). The peel application takes approximately 30 minutes. You’ll feel warmth, tingling, or a sunburn-like sensation during application—this is normal and typically subsides within 10 minutes. Dr. Langley may observe “frosting” on your skin—a whitish appearance that indicates proper acid penetration. Your skin will appear pink to red immediately after treatment. You cannot wash the treated area for at least five hours, preferably until the following morning. You’ll go home with your second retinol packet and hydrating crème, along with detailed aftercare instructions.
Day 1. You’ll apply the second retinol packet followed by the hydrating crème. Your skin may feel tight and appear slightly darker or bronzed—this is the beginning of the cellular turnover process. No visible peeling yet.
Days 2-3. This is when exfoliation typically begins. You may notice tightness, flaking around your mouth and nose, or sheet-like peeling starting at the edges of your face. Your skin may look darker before it peels—this is completely normal and expected.
Days 3-5. These are usually the peak peeling days. The degree of visible peeling varies by individual—some patients experience dramatic sheet peeling, while others have more subtle flaking with twice-daily gentle cleansing. Both are normal. Your skin may look and feel dry, tight, and temporarily uneven as layers shed. Resist the urge to pick or pull at peeling skin—this can cause scarring and pigmentation issues.
Days 5-7. Peeling typically completes. Your new skin emerges pink, smooth, and noticeably refined. Redness subsides over the next few days.
Day 28. This is when you see full results—one complete skin cycle after your treatment. Your skin should appear brighter, more even-toned, smoother, and more radiant. Pores look refined. Fine lines are softer. Sun damage is diminished.
Long-term (Months 1-3). Your results continue improving as collagen remodeling progresses. The true transformation becomes visible around month three, which is why many patients schedule their series of peels over consecutive months during fall and winter when sun exposure is naturally lower.
Critical aftercare requirements:
● No direct sun exposure for 7-10 days minimum. Wear broad-spectrum SPF 50+ daily and reapply every two hours if outdoors. New skin is exquisitely photosensitive—even brief sun exposure can trigger hyperpigmentation that undermines your results.
● Gentle cleansing only. Use the mild cleanser Dr. Langley recommends. No scrubbing, exfoliating, or aggressive rubbing.
● Hydration and barrier support. Apply the moisturizers and healing ointments prescribed. Keep your skin comfortable but don’t over-moisturize to “force” peeling.
● No makeup for at least 24 hours, preferably 48-72 hours, depending on your healing.
● No exercise or excessive sweating until fully healed—sweat can irritate compromised skin.
● No other facial treatments (microneedling, lasers, waxing, facials) until Dr. Langley clears you.
This is medical treatment. Your compliance with aftercare directly impacts your results and safety. Dr. Langley provides detailed written protocols and is available to answer questions throughout your healing process—because proper medical oversight doesn’t end when you leave the treatment room.
This is where medical precision meets aesthetic artistry meets emotional intelligence. This is where you stop settling for mediocre results from providers with questionable credentials. This is where transformation begins—cellular, visible, lasting transformation that restores the alignment between who you are and what you see.
You deserve a provider whose training is impeccable, whose products are authentic, whose judgment is sound, and whose care is soulful. You deserve to feel safe, seen, valued, and beautiful. You deserve EK Glow Wellness & Aesthetics.
Contact us today to schedule your private consultation with Dr. Langley. Your skin has a story to tell—let’s make sure it’s the right one.
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