Laser Hair Removal using Laserscope Technology
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Why Laser Hair Reduction?
The old fashioned ways of removing hair – shaving, tweezing, creams and waxing – are time consuming and don’t last. And, although electrolysis can permanently remove hair, it is an extremely slow and painful method.
But you don’t have to settle for out-of-date solutions. Now you can obtain long-lasting results with laser hair removal treatments.
Permanent hair reduction is a save and effective way to reduce unwanted body and facial hair.
Is Laser Hair Removal Safe?
Laserscope technology is FDA cleared for permanent hair including very fair skin and olive or African-American skin. Treatments are most effective on medium to dark hair on any skin type. Fine and light hair is very difficult to treat. Blond, red, white and gray hair cannot be treated.
What Can I Expect During Treatment?
Most patients feel a warm sting as the laser penetrates the hair follicle. Many people describe the sensation as the snap of a rubber band against their skin. To minimize the discomfort, a cool gel is applied to the skin before treatment. The Laserscope systems are equipped with a cooled sapphire window to further cool the surface of the skin while allowing laser light to heat the hair follicle beneath the skin. You also can apply a topical anesthetic prior to treatment to help make the treatment more comfortable. A form of this can be purchased right here at the laser center.
How Many Treatments Are Needed?
Laser treatments impair the growth capacity of the hair follicles when they are in the active growth stage. Not all follicles are active at the same time and several treatments, every few weeks, may be necessary to obtain the desired result.
The number of treatments needed to achieve hair reduction varies. Most patients experience a marked reduction in hair growth in 5 to 8 treatments.
Additionally, other factors such as hair density, age and hormones can affect the results of your treatments.
What Should I Expect Following Each Treatment?
Once your treatment session is complete, you are free to resume your normal routine. Some patients might experience a slight redness in the treated area. This should resolve in a day or two.
Avoid sun exposure and use sunscreen following any laser treatment.
Immediately after treatment, hair follicles might seem to grow for one to two weeks. Typically these are lifeless hairs and they will fall out quite easily.
Laserscope Laser Skin Peels
Use laser light to renew and refresh your appearance
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How does the treatment work?
Laser energy removes the top most layer of skin. As the skin is regenerated, discoloration, wrinkles or other marks will be diminished or in many cases eliminated. Your medical practitioner can tailor the depth of the peel and recovery time to your individual needs by adjusting the lasers power settings. Some patients choose to have fewer deep treatments with longer recovery times, while others wish to have more light treatments with shorter recover times. Your individual needs should be discussed with your treatment provider prior to your peel.
What skin concerns can be addressed?
Many facial conditions such as fine wrinkling around the eyelids, forehead, nose and mouth can be smoothed with this simple process. Deep laugh and frown lines can be minimized. Even lingering effects of chicken pox, acne scars, superficial pigmented lesions and other surface abnormalities can be successfully treated.
Does the treatment hurt?
The use of topical anesthetics should eliminated most, if not all, discomfort during the procedure. Many people describe each laser pulse as feeling like the snap of a rubber band against their skin. Your individual needs or concerns should be discussed with your treatment provider prior to treatment.
What should I expect following treatment?
Immediately after laser exposure the treated area may turn pink and swell slightly. In the following days the outer layer of skin will flake off as new skin is generated underneath. In some cases light redness may persist. It is important to limit sun exposure following treatment. Questions regarding the appropriate use of sunscreen or make-up should be discussed with your treatment provider.
Recover times are directly related to depth of peel and your body’s healing response. Please discuss the treatment with your medical provider in order to understand the recovery time associated with the outcome you desire.
Enhanced Skin Rejuvenation
- A gentle laser treatment for wrinkles and sun damage.
- Reduces facial wrinkles and fine lines
- Treats sun damage, including age spots and brown pigmentation
- Improves rosacea, broken blood vessels, red and blue facial veins
- No recovery time, return to activities immediately
- Safe for face, chest, neck and hands – anywhere sun damage shows
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What is Enhanced Skin Rejuvenation?
Enhanced Skin rejuvenation is a gentle laser treatment for wrinkles and sun damage. This no-downtime procedure is appropriate for the face but also for the chest, neck and hands – anywhere that sun damage shows.
Enhanced Skin Rejuvenation is a non-ablative, non-invasive procedure – the surface of the skin is not damaged or removed. The gentle lasers correct pigmentation irregularities and encourage new collagen growth to smooth out existing facial wrinkles.
Who is appropriate?
The Enhanced Skin Rejuvenation process uses Laserscope lasers. When used at the proper setting, these lasers are safe for most skin types and colors.
What can I expect during a treatment?
Prior to treatment your doctor might recommend that a mild, topical anesthetic be applied to your face or another region that is scheduled for treatment. While not necessary, some patients prefer to be treated after a topical anesthetic is applied.
Before treatment, a cool gel is applied in a thin layer over the treatment area. The cooled window of the laser is then placed upon the skin. When the energy is applied it feels a bit like a warm pulse against the skin.
Is the treatment painful?
Most patients feel minimal discomfort during the procedure. A topical anesthetic can be applied to make the treatments more comfortable.
What can I expect following the treatment?
Following the treatment the physician will recommend a sun block for daily wear. Make-up can be applied immediately after treatment and you can resume normal activities. Many patients schedule their treatments over lunch and return to work right after. There may be some slight redness or swelling for a few hours or, on rare occasions, a few days.
Darker pigments and freckles may get darker after the initial treatments and flake off in a few days.
Because the lasers reduce wrinkles by encouraging new collagen growth, wrinkle improvement is gradual. At the time of your third treatment, nine to twelve weeks after your initial treatments, you may begin to not wrinkle improvements.
How long do treatments take?
Enhanced Skin Rejuvenation typically uses two laser wavelengths in each treatment session. Each session takes about 30 minutes depending on the size of the treatment area. Depending on your skin type and condition, between 3 to 8 treatments might be necessary.
How long to the effects last?
Aging is progressive. The wrinkles and sun damage that are visible today were often caused years before. Care should be taken to wear sun block so no new sun damage can occur. Additionally, new wrinkles can not necessarily be stopped from appearing. However, the laser’s encouragement of new collagen growth should help slow the appearance of new wrinkles.
Why should I choose Enhanced Skin Rejuvenation?
Enhanced Skin Rejuvenation is a wonderful, cost-effective alternative for patients who want a more youthful appearance without needles, cosmetic surgery or weeks of recovery time.
Acne Laser Treatments
Benefit from this exciting new advancement in the treatment of acne
- No downtime. Immediately return to normal activities.
- Safe. Technology has a proven long term safety record.
- Fast. Many see improvement in just four twenty-minute treatments.
- No harmful drugs. Avoid the negative side effects associated with many popular drug therapies.
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What is Acne?
Acne is a conditions caused by skin cells that do not shed properly and plug pores, causing oil and bacteria to be trapped inside. As oil and bacteria accumulate, the skin becomes inflamed and swells outward forming whiteheads, blackheads and pimples.
How do the treatments work?
Using Laserscope’s FDA cleared green laser, light is delivered through the skin’s surface triggering the bodies’ natural bacteria fighting defenses. These defenses kill the problem causing bacteria, significantly reducing the severity of current and future breakouts.
What can I expect during treatment?
After discussing your medical history, including any drugs you are currently taking, with your medical practitioner, the treatment area will be cleaned and a thin layer of gel will be applied. Your practitioner will glide the laser hand piece over the treatment are in a brushing motion as the laser light is pulsed through the skin.
Is it painful?
Many patients say each laser pulse feels like the snap of a rubber band against the skin, though treatments over active acne may be more uncomfortable. Your medical practitioner may recommend a topical anesthetic in order to make treatments more comfortable.
What should I expect following treatment?
Your face may appear slightly flushed and swollen, though these effects usually subside after a few hours or days. Sunscreen should be applied and, if you mish, make-up may be applied immediately after treatment, as the skin’s surface is not actually damaged by the laser. Please check with your doctor to determine if your make-up is appropriately formulated for acne suffers.
How long will the effect last?
Clinical data suggests that most patients find their acne will improve after the completion of about four treatments, two a week for two weeks. While many patients continue to improve in the months following treatment, some patients experience a plateau in their improvement. Repeated treatments may be necessary to maintain results.
