Back Peel — medical back acne treatment at Eternal Beauty Center, a 60–90 minute session that starts with a skin examination to establish whether you are dealing with truncal acne, folliculitis or keratosis pilaris, and only then chooses how to treat it.
- Duration: 60–90 minutes per session
- Price: 699,000₫ per session
- Area: the back, extended to shoulders and nape where needed
Three Conditions Commonly Lumped Together as "Back Acne"
The three below look alike but work differently, so they call for different handling. That is why the first session always begins with an examination.
Truncal acne
Lesions vary in size: comedones, inflamed papules, sometimes pustules or nodules. Usually tender when lying down, prone to leaving brown-red marks, and on the back it can leave hypertrophic scars.
Folliculitis
Small red bumps, fairly uniform in size, each centred on a hair follicle and spread evenly in patches. The clearest distinguishing sign is itch — something acne rarely causes. A significant share of stubborn cases are driven by yeast, which is why antibiotics can make them harder to clear.
Keratosis pilaris
Dense tiny bumps with a rough, goosebump-like texture that are neither inflamed nor painful. Here keratin is plugging the follicle openings, so the skin needs the plugs softened and cleared rather than anti-inflammatory treatment.
Treating the wrong one is a common reason a back "never clears". Our article on back acne versus fungal folliculitis goes through the distinction in detail.
What a Back Peel Session Covers
Examination and classification
Your specialist examines the back to identify the dominant lesion type, how thick the surface layer is, the state of the follicles and any older marks. This step determines everything that follows, and is also when we go through the daily habits feeding the flare.
Cleansing and clearing the surface layer
The skin on the back has a noticeably thicker stratum corneum than the face, so softening and clearing the plugged surface layer is done thoroughly before any extraction.
Extraction and clearing the follicles
Comedones, closed lesions and plugged follicles are cleared with clinical technique and sterile instruments, keeping trauma to a minimum — the factor that decides whether the back is left with marks and scars.
Anti-inflammatory and soothing step
Once the follicles are clear, actives are applied to match the lesion type identified earlier, and the treated area is soothed.
Recovery and home-care guidance
The session ends with a recovery step and guidance for the weeks between visits: showering, product choice, dealing with sweat after exercise and habits to pause. For the back, home care matters as much as the session itself.
Real Results at Eternal
A client with acne since their teens whose back flared severely over three months of late nights and heavy sweating; oral medication and antibiotics had not helped. The skin was dry and thickened, with dense follicles and widespread brown-red marks. After 10 sessions across four months: inflammation cleared, skin softer and more even in tone.
A client with back acne for over five years, treated in several places, most recently left with a first-degree burn after a peel. The skin was dry and thickened, with whiteheads and blackheads across the back and plugged follicles. After 8 sessions across four months: less thickening, no active inflammation, more even tone.
Both are individual outcomes, not a guaranteed level of improvement. The number of sessions depends on the lesion type, how long it has been present and how closely home care is followed.
Suitable For
- A back with persistent or recurring inflamed, pustular or closed lesions.
- Itchy red bumps around the follicles that have not responded to acne products.
- Rough, thickened skin with plugged follicles.
- Brown-red marks left behind after back acne.
Not Suitable Yet
- Open wounds, burns or an acute infection on the back.
- Currently on isotretinoin or prescription acne medication — tell us in advance so timing can be adjusted.
- Pregnancy: please let us know beforehand so the actives used can be adjusted.
