SKIN REJUVENATION
 

WHAT IS SKIN REJUVENATION

 

The reduction of skin laxity, also known as skin tightening, describes therapeutic alternatives to the surgical face or body lift. While still the gold standard, surgical lifting is a major procedure with inherent risks, and many patients wish to avoid the procedure altogether. Patients undergoing skin tightening treatments may also wish to stave off the need for a future face lift or simply age more gracefully. Although most often performed on the face, skin tightening may be performed on the body in popular locations such as the décolletage, upper arm, thigh, buttock, or abdominal areas.

 

TREATMENT OPTIONS

Among the wide variety of options, energy-based modalities are among the most suitable. Different procedures, alone or in conjunction, vary in invasiveness and have a range of benefits beyond reduction of laxity including improvements in fine lines and wrinkles, firmness, texture, and a general healthy glow.

 

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Energy-based skin tightening requires the delivery of therapeutic energy to the epidermis and/or dermis for thermal coagulation of tissue and stimulation of neo-collagenesis. Ablative modalities actually vaporise tissue as well, for better results but with additional risk. Adequate skin cooling maximises patient comfort and allows practitioners to deliver more energy reliably; modulation of treatment parameters allows users to customise treatment based on the condition and skin type of the individual patient, to maximise results as well as manage patient comfort and the potential for side effects. Treatment of darker skin with laser- or light/energy-based modalities can be problematic due to the increased potential for burning or post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH). In most cases several treatment sessions are required to fully realise outcomes.

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