There are so many advertisements for facials and skin treatments claiming they will smooth fine lines and wrinkles, remove broken blood vessels and age spots, or treat rosacea and acne, but do they work? Does that celebrity really believe in the product or did they get free treatments and payment to say what they are saying?
What is Intense Pulsed Light (IPL), Photofractional, RF microneedling, and Smooth Glow treatments and how do they work? There are so many questions. Well, here are some answers.
The goal of microneedling, IPL, and Photofractional treatments is to stimulate the production of collagen and elastin fibers. Collagen is what gives our skin its fullness.
Elastin is what lifts our skin. When we age, we lose collagen and elastin in our faces and the skin becomes lax, sags, our faces drop with gravity, and we start to see fine lines or the dreaded wrinkling. As men’s and women’s hormones decline, the skin also loses its elasticity and starts to wrinkle. Here at Mesa Naturopathic, we offer several treatments to assist you with your skin’s health and longevity.
THE STELLAR M22 IPL (INTENSE PULSED LIGHT)
IPL enables your physician to greatly improve your skin appearance, reduce your acne, and treat the redness and pigmentation of your skin. The unique technology utilizes light flashes and is a non-invasive solution with fewer collateral effects than oral medication. The procedure is fast and with minimal downtime, so you go in and out in a flash. Contact us today to find out how to achieve your healthy skin goals with the Stellar M22 IPL Acne Solution.
The IPL laser creates heat inside the blood vessels, which closes the vein’s walls, eventually causing the vein to disappear. The laser is very precise and only impacts the selected blood vessel and none of the surrounding skin. Both Lumenis technologies enable the cooling of your skin between pulses, which reduces the chance of skin damage, producing great results.
Just before treatment, your physician will apply a thin layer of clear gel onto the treatment area. During treatment, your physician will treat the targeted veins by applying a few pulses on each blood vessel source. The treatment will take between 10 to 20 minutes, depending on the number of blood vessels being treated. During the treatment, you may experience a stinging or burning sensation, but it is tolerable.
THE STELLAR M22 RESURFX
This fractional laser is a state-of-the-art, non-ablative, skin resurfacing technology. The ResurFX fractional laser stimulates the production of new collagen and elastic fibers in the deeper layers of the skin
Stimulating new collagen production is the key to a more radiant, youthful-looking skin. The ResurFX technology enables your physician to achieve excellent clinical results over a sequence of treatments while keeping your comfort maximal and downtime minimal.
To ensure utmost comfort, your physician should typically apply a topical numbing cream before treatment and/or use air cooling during treatment. Depending on your specific concern, you can expect the session to last between 15 to 30minutes. You may experience a warm or prickling sensation as the laser is applied to the skin, but the treatment is gentle and should not feel uncomfortable.
This is a fractional skin rejuvenation solution, enabling
your physician to offer you remarkable results for younger, healthier, glowing-looking skin. With ResurFX, downtime is minimal, so you can get a lunchtime treatment and return to your busy lifestyle.
PHOTOFRACTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
By combining both IPL and ResurFX technologies in the same treatment session, both skin pigmentation and texture can be treated at the same time. Stellar M22 IPL technology removes both unwanted pigmentation and blood vessels from the skin, while the ResurFX fractional laser stimulates the production of new collagen and elastic fibers in the deeper layers of the skin.
Laser microbeams heat the deeper layers of the skin to stimulate collagen and elastic fibers, and intense pulses of light address unwanted pigmentation and blood vessels. The advanced scanner delivers the laser beams in a precise manner with integrated cooling to ensure maximum comfort.
SMOOTH GLOW AND THE LUMENIS LEGEND PRO
Smooth Glow combines IPL and the Legend Pro in a same-day treatment.
VoluDerm encourages the generation of new and healthy skin by applying RF-assisted ultra-thin electrodes, creating controlled micro wounds that trigger the production of new collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid. TriPollar RF triggers the regeneration of collagen andelastin fibers by applying controlled heating of the deep dermis. The contraction of collagen fibers creates the desired effects on the skin and is noticeable immediately after treatment.
What can I expect after treatment? After Legend M2 treatments, you will immediately see an improved facial appearance. You may experience some redness or swelling, depending on the course of treatment created for you by your practitioner. This may last a couple of hours or up to a few days. In the following days, you may see and feel minor scabbing that will naturally heal and shed off. You may cover the area with some makeup. Each Legend M2 treatment takes about 30 minutes. Immediately after the treatment, you can return to your daily activities.
Mesa Naturopathic offers free consultations to discuss any concerns and questions about your skin care needs. Check us out at mesadr.com or call (480) 306-8111 to get started on your skincare journey.