Sagging facial and eyelid skin often need surgical correction. However, to clean up the skin texture, non-surgical modalities are gaining popularity. Many types of chemical peels, microdermabrasion, exfoliation, and laser treatments are available for this purpose.
New laser technology is revitalizing skin care treatments, penetrating the skin without burning the outer layers so there is no down time. Skin can be treated with these lasers without any outward changes like burning and redness. Anesthetic cream is applied to the skin prior to the procedure in an effort to minimize pain.
FotoFacialRF™, one of the revolutionary technological advances in laser treatments, is the best example of non-ablative lasers. These treatments are gentle to the skin and are painless with ‘no downtime’.
Some deeper treatments for moderate to severe sun-damaged skin may cause erythema (redness) which lasts about 2-3 days. The innovative combination of electrical and optical synergy allows the IPL and RF to work together, facilitating the deeper skin treatments without causing any damage to the superficial layers of skin.
In approximately 4 -5 treatments, photo damaged skin is improved by eliminating the pink color (roseacea and telangiectasia) and brown color caused by solar rays stimulating melanocytes. Occasionally, a mild exfoliating chemical peel is performed prior to skin resurfacing laser treatments to get the best possible results. Resurfacing and skin tightening can be done at the same time.