In adolescents, facial skin looks smooth, fresh and toned despite the state of health and lack of cosmetic care. Over the years, its appearance gradually changes: first a pleasant color disappears and the first wrinkles appear, then spider sores, age spots and deep folds. Each change suggests that the skin is aging. When conventional face masks stop working, more powerful treatments come to the rescue, one of which is laser rejuvenation.
The advantage of fractional photothermolysis (this is the second name) is complete safety and high efficiency for eliminating wrinkles and other defects. This procedure is a more gentle alternative to surgery or injection.
Laser skin rejuvenation technology
What causes skin aging? There are several main reasons:
- attenuation of metabolic processes;
- delayed or incomplete waste disposal;
- impairment of cell growth function;
- reduction of nutrient transfer to cells.
Of course, it is impossible to start the reverse process of cellular regeneration, but there is a chance to activate the activity of "sleeping" cells. For this, laser face rejuvenation is used. After heat treatment, viable cells are activated and the weak ones die completely, leaving room for stronger samples. In a word, the cellular composition of the skin is renewed.
The quality and speed of the restoration process depends on the diameter of the laser beam. Its thickness should be less than 200 microns. Fractional thermolysis has enhanced the effect of laser treatment: instead of a single beam, many microscopic rays act on the skin surface as if forming a mesh. Local zones are innovations in the use of laser technology. They help not to touch healthy areas of the skin and thereby contribute to early recovery.
Types of fractional laser rejuvenation
Rejuvenation and lifting are done using two effective exposure methods that differ in some properties of laser use.
- Treatment of the entire skin surface
Its main function is to vaporize the upper cells of the epidermis. Superficial, visible microscopic areas are removed, which has a lifting effect - the skin appears to tighten. As a result, the first sign of aging disappears - a web of fine wrinkles.
- Exposure method without damage to the skin surface
It acts on the deeper, lower layers of the dermis and epidermis without affecting the upper area. In this way, it is recommended to solve the underlying problems regarding the irreversible aging process of the skin. Using a laser beam, a new membrane skeleton is built up in the cell, the metabolic process is activated, the production of collagen is improved, as a result the skin looks younger from the inside.
Both methods are aimed at local treatment, ie the skin areas of the area are not affected - this is necessary for quick and complete skin restoration. In fact, fractional laser facial rejuvenation can be called heat shock, which renews the growth of healthy cells.
The combination of both methods allows you to achieve maximum results due to the double healing impulse from outside and inside. This technique is practiced in many modern clinics with laser equipment.
Procedure and results
The benefit of laser skin treatment is pain relief, which is an attractive factor for people with high fear of pain. The procedure itself is divided into several steps.
- Surface anesthesia, after which the patient does not feel pain, but only feels a slight tingling sensation in the treatment area. Anesthetic composition is applied immediately before the session.
- Conducting a session using a special device whose action is based on the use of a fractionated laser. The duration of the session is within one hour, although the exact time depends on the number of zones treated.
- Apply a revitalizing cream to the skin.
- Consultation with a skin care specialist
It takes about a week for the skin to get an updated look. This is a relatively short period compared to, for example, surgery.
For the first two days, swelling remains on the face, then it changes to redness, after which the skin begins to peel off - the process of releasing dead cells has begun. They are replaced by healthy, young cells that give the face a fresh, youthful look.
Indications for fractional photothermolysis
Most women and some men are no exception either, taking good care of themselves so that not only fractional facial rejuvenation but also laser photothermolysis of other parts of the body has become popular.
Patients often turn to if they need:
- restoration of the skin on the whole body or some of its areas, especially visible;
- capillary network removal and pigmentation;
- pore reduction;
- removal of scars, stretch marks, scars;
- skin whitening;
- smoothing or eliminating wrinkles on the face;
- skin rejuvenation of hands, chest, neck;
- updating skin texture, lifting.
Contraindications to procedure
Each salon procedure has general and specific contraindications, laser treatment of facial skin is no exception.
Thus, procedures using a fractionated laser are prohibited for patients with one of the following diagnoses:
- lack of immunity as a result - frequent infectious diseases;
- gestation period, breastfeeding;
- dermatosis in the treatment area;
- ar;
- cancer;
- chronic blood diseases, diabetes mellitus;
- herpes
In addition, laser rejuvenation should be delayed if you have taken retinoids for six months before the session and if you have a fresh tan on your body.
Every woman, regardless of age, wants to have attractive, healthy skin
There are a number of diseases for which the procedure is possible, but only after consulting a specialist, it is therefore necessary to consult your doctor before the session. However, if one or more contraindications are identified, it is recommended to resist a certain period until complete recovery or the beginning of a condition when the body is ready for laser. The procedure itself is safe, but if there is a disease, it can provoke its further development.
If you can not use a laser, choose other methods to get rid of the signs of skin aging, such as injections of Botox or hyaluronic acid.