Get Younger Looking Skin Without Plastic Surgery

By Stina Delance


Photofacial is a process using cutting edge pulse light technology to lessen redness and smooth out uneven skin colour issues. Due to its noninvasive approach and immediate results, it is becoming one of the most popular skin care procedures to reduce the signs of aging and correct minor skin imperfections.

Browns spots and broken blood vessels around the nose, chin, cheeks, neck, hands are classic signs of sun damage and aging of the skin. Age spots are brown areas on the skin that appear after much exposure to the sun, and they are caused by pigment forming that protects from UV rays. New blood vessels grow into the skin in response to skin injury by the sun. Inflammation is another term for these new blood vessels that form.

The new blood vessels bring blood into the facial skin first to wash out damaged skin cell debris and later to bring in skin healing factors. Blood vessels that are damaged stay after the inflammation heals stay in place and leave unsightly marks and spots. These pigmented and red vascular spots create an aged appearance to the facial skin which is called dyschromia, which is a sign of facial aging.

What causes the procedure to work?

A specific color of the flash light is emitted though a filter, where bright intense pulsed light is directed into. The damaged areas of pigments in age spots and blood vessels selectively absorb the light energy that makes contact with the skin in these places using the photofacial process. The damaged blood vessels and pigment are destroyed by the heat of the IPL light delivered by the machine.

Recovery time is usually not necessary since photofacials are a noninvasive procedure. It only takes a quarter to half an hour for the treatment, and then the patient can go on with their day. Immediately after treatment you may notice some initial redness and capillary exposure. These minor side effects are quick to dissipate and the patient can immediately see the results of the treatment. Photofacials are pretty light on skin, especially when compared to the possible scarring and peeling that can result when using lasers for treatment. During this process, skin is not broken at all, although the area may be slightly darker afterwards. Several hours is about the longest that any pinkness will normally remain. Makeup can be utilized in order to cover up any redness that may still be lingering, and the patient needs to go out somewhere, or be at work.

To produce the desired results, three to seven treatments are usually recommended and are spaced two to three weeks apart. Patients with Rosacea should slowly begin to notice the evening out of the red tones for a more natural complexion.

Always adhere to your doctor's instructions following treatment. Try to stay out of direct sunlight before a photofacial, and also afterwards. Exposure and tanning before treatment may occasionally lead to adverse effects such as blistering and dyspigmentation of the skin. When a patient gets too much sun too close to a treatment, discoloration of the skin may also happen. Always wear sunscreen to maximize and sustain your results.




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