Men and women often hope to restore a youthful appearance and combat the signs of aging with creams, serums, and topical medication. However, these skincare products have certain limitations and cannot reverse the effects of collagen loss, sun damage, acne, or decreased elasticity.
Fortunately, there are a variety of non-invasive options for total skin rejuvenation without the risks and downtime of surgery. These procedures are safe, effective, and can be performed on an outpatient basis.
Here’s how you can benefit from total skin rejuvenation.
Total skin rejuvenation involves the use of non-surgical treatments to target wrinkles, skin laxity, discoloration, fine lines, and acne scars.
More specifically, lasers, injectables, radiofrequency devices, IPL, microdermabrasion, and peels are able to improve these aesthetic concerns and enhance a patient’s overall look.
Depending on individual goals and skin condition, total skin rejuvenation may be performed as a series of treatments and/or in conjunction with other procedures.
The effects of the sun, pollutants, diet, exercise, and smoking can all contribute to skin deterioration. In addition, the production of collagen and elastin decrease with age and lead to wrinkles, lines, and sagging skin.
The remnants of acne can also leave individuals with scars that affect skin texture and self-esteem.
Total skin rejuvenation can benefit the face, jawline, neck, chest, hands, and other parts of the body in the following ways:
Smooths Wrinkles and Reduces the Appearance of Fine Lines
Pixel fractional skin resurfacing smooths wrinkles by triggering a wound healing effect that stimulates the growth of collagen and elastin. Consequently, the skin looks plumper, firmer, clearer, and more radiant.
Additionally, Botox relaxes forehead lines, crow’s feet, and frown lines by inhibiting facial muscle contraction.
Chemical peels and microdermabrasion reduce the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines by removing skin debris and initiating cell turnover.
Breaks up Discoloration and Evens Skin Tone
Intense pulsed light (IPL) treatments are an integral part of total skin rejuvenation, as they apply broadband light to eliminate hyperpigmentation, melasma, sun spots, age spots, redness, and broken blood vessels.
Tightens Loose Skins
Pixel fractional skin resurfacing, ultrasound, and radiofrequency procedures all create controlled thermal damage that tightens and lifts skin on the forehead, eyes, cheeks, jawline, and around the mouth. With increased collagen and elastin, patients look healthier, refreshed, and more youthful.
Improves Acne Scars
Acne from any point in life may cause discoloration and scarring. Total skin rejuvenation eliminates hyperpigmentation with IPL and fills scar depressions with Pixel fractional skin resurfacing. As a result, patients experience a significant improvement in the texture and tone of their skin.
To learn more about the benefits of total skin rejuvenation, please call our office today to schedule a consultation.
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Skin rejuvenation is a nonsurgical procedure that can help you look as vibrant as you feel, and it doesn’t require the time and risks associated with traditional cosmetic surgery. This nonsurgical treatment can provide multiple benefits to men and women who want to erase defects caused by aging, the sun, scarring, pollution, and skin conditions.
Working with an experienced provider can help you achieve the results you desire from skin rejuvenation. Skin rejuvenation specialist Karl Trippe, MD, of Waco Primary Care in Waco, Texas, has extensive experience using this treatment to help patients improve their facial appearance. Dr. Trippe designs an individualized treatment plan based on the condition of your skin and your cosmetic goals.
Dr. Trippe uses intense pulsed light therapy with the Cynosure® Icon® system. The Icon system delivers many different wavelengths of light deep into the second layer of your skin without damaging the top layer. Skin rejuvenation can correct a wide range of complexion issues. Here are five benefits you can gain with skin rejuvenation.
Your body produces 1% less collagen every year after age 20. Collagen helps give skin its structure. Furthermore, collagen production helps in the regeneration process of skin. With the dwindling production of collagen, skin can lose structure, become dry, have less fat, and begin to appear wrinkled, loose, and saggy.
Skin rejuvenation encourages collagen growth to help skin become fuller and more youthful. When the energy of the Icon system is delivered to the targeted area, your body interprets the heat as an injury and generates collagen to repair the “damage.” Over time, this extra collagen works to produce a smooth and even complexion.
Facial veins, or broken capillaries, appear as small red, purple, or blue lines under the surface of the skin on the nose, chin, and cheeks.
Facial veins can weaken with age and become more susceptible to dilating and stretching out when damaged by the sun, irritants, and other factors. Facial veins can also become more prominent as older skin gets thinner and allows dilated veins to become more visible.
When facial veins are treated with intense pulsed light therapy, heat disintegrates the veins, and they become scar tissue. The scar tissue is then absorbed by your body over several treatments, resulting in more even-toned skin.
Acne scars can appear as permanent indentations in the skin. A big culprit for scars is a type of acne called acne cysts. Acne cysts are large, pus-filled pockets that destroy skin tissue and disrupt collagen production.
When a cyst empties, the lost collagen isn’t always restored when the area heals. If your body fails to produce enough collagen, pits or depressions can form during the healing process.
Skin rejuvenation with the Icon system delivers energy to the scarred area. Your body then responds to the heat energy by producing collagen in the area, which then fills in the scar depression to produce a smooth and even appearance.
Sun spots, or age spots, occur when the body causes pigmented skin cells to multiply due to sun exposure. These spots typically appear on the face and other areas of the body that have the most sun exposure.
Skin rejuvenation treatments can be an easy and effective remedy for age spots. Intense pulsed light therapy breaks down the melanin or pigment and leaves the surrounding tissue unharmed.
Rosacea makes blood vessels in the face visible and can also make the face appear red or flushed. It can also cause thickening skin, inflammation, pimples, and uneven skin tone.
Skin rejuvenation with the Icon system can reduce blood vessels by constricting and shrinking them. And the additional collagen production can improve skin texture.