Markers of beautiful, healthy skin are known - smooth, silky, elastic, with a natural, healthy glow and uniform color - they fade and disappear every year.They are replaced by dryness, dullness, wrinkles... These manifestations are accompanied by enlarged pores and vascular networks, pigmentation spots appear... Fortunately, today all these aesthetic problems, considered the main signs of aging, can be resolved quickly and comprehensively - laser skin rejuvenation will help with this.
Laser facial skin rejuvenation: emphasis on technology
Laser facial skin rejuvenation – resurfacing or peeling – is perhaps the most ideal among the options for solving the problem of aging “in one fell swoop”.In fact, with the advent of new models of laser devices, all other methods of treating symptoms of aging and similar defects available in cosmetology have receded into the background.Lasers in cosmetology are mainly multidisciplinary platforms.Thanks to this quality, the cosmetologist has the opportunity to perform several treatments during a single procedure.New devices for fractional laser resurfacing provide long-term results, are quite non-aggressive and allow you to work on almost any area of the body (not just the face).The important thing is that fractional laser resurfacing devices can be used to rejuvenate skin of any phototype.Thus, solving aesthetic problems with the help of lasers on dark, very dark or tanned skin has become possible relatively recently.Furthermore, several types of laser skin rejuvenation are already available today.
Laser facial skin rejuvenation: procedure options
State-of-the-art devices allow you to perform types of anti-aging procedures such as fractional skin rejuvenation, superficial or deep laser skin resurfacing on the face and entire body.They all work according to the following principle: under the influence of laser pulses, the process of photothermolysis occurs in the skin (epidermis and outer layer of the dermis) - old cells are destroyed so that during the regeneration process they are replaced by new, young ones.As a result, after restoration, fresh (in all senses of the word) skin grows on the face or other treatment area.
With fractional laser skin rejuvenation, the beam allows a dosed impact on microareas of “old” and problematic skin, “evaporates” dead cells, stimulates the synthesis of collagen and elastin proteins, and also destroys pathogenic microflora.After the treatment, the natural stimulation of tissue self-healing processes begins: young, healthy tissue is formed, the color and texture of the skin is evened out.
Indications for fractional laser skin rejuvenation: pronounced signs of aging and photoaging, wrinkles, uneven skin texture;small scars, scars (including post-acne).
Separately, one more procedure should be highlighted, which is included in the range of capabilities of the latest models of devices - carbon laser peeling.This technology combines the action of laser and light beams (which provide additional photorejuvenation).The nuance of this procedure is a special carbon enhancer, a gel mask, which contains carbon dioxide nanoparticles.The nanogel is called carbon (translated as “carbon”).The cosmetic effect of nanogel is based on its ability to penetrate deep into the skin, bind epidermal cells and also attract residual sebum, dust and dirt.The carbon nanogel should also prepare the skin for exposure to the laser beam, resulting in uniform exfoliation of dead and keratinized epidermal cells.At the same stage, the inflammatory process is leveled.Carbon laser peeling is perfect for treating acne and normalizing the skin's lipid metabolism (seborregulation).
Indications for carbon laser peeling: problematic skin prone to inflammatory rashes, acne, comedones, increased oiliness, enlarged pores, uneven skin color, first signs of aging and photoaging, age spots.
As a rule, with laser skin rejuvenation, the aesthetic effect is achieved with minimal discomfort: if resurfacing is done superficially, it turns out that there is no need for preliminary anesthesia.There are no traces/scars left, which is especially important when locating aesthetic defects on the face.With fractional rejuvenation, selective destruction of abnormal areas allows you to remove cosmetic defects at a certain depth without damaging nearby tissues.The surrounding tissues do not heat up and are therefore not damaged.
Laser skin rejuvenation: when the indications match the possibilities
Sometimes laser skin rejuvenation and lifting is not the only task of a cosmetologist.However, laser skin rejuvenation is, first and foremost, an integrated approach: combating the signs of aging and at the same time treating dermatological problems.Thanks to new technologies that allow controlling the power and duration of the laser pulse, the cosmetologist can select the depth of resurfacing for each skin phototype and adjust the trajectory of the laser beam to solve some other, more specific problem.The equipment of the devices (replaceable applicators-nozzles), a wide range of pulse durations, the ability to adjust the beam size, energy density and pulse penetration depth guarantee a wide range of therapeutic effects at high speed of procedures.Thus, having decided on laser skin rejuvenation, you can expect a comprehensive effect.In particular, in many salons you can carry out not only laser skin rejuvenation (resurfacing, tightening), but also:
- cure or soothe acne and post-acne,
- remove wine stains
- get rid of the visible symptoms of rosacea and the clinical manifestations of rosacea,
- remove different types of pigment spots,
- reduce the appearance of cellulite,
- reduce fat deposits,
- eliminate scars and scars,
- remove or correct stretch marks,
- remove tattoos.
Wrinkles - superficial and mimic, sagging skin, age spots, telangiectasias, spider veins, red and blue spider veins, hemangiomas and telangiectasias, seborrheic keratosis, rosacea and rosacea, benign skin tumors (lentigines, coffee stains, nevi), small blue veins - with almost any skin defect A laser beam can deal with it!Some lasers are also used for nail therapy - strengthening the structure of the nail plate and improving its growth.Using a laser, a cosmetologist can perform high-precision coagulation of vessels of any type and diameter, but unfortunately this method does not work for varicose veins.Typically, several sessions are required to achieve the final result.
Contraindications for laser facial rejuvenation procedures are also quite extensive.These are malignant and premalignant diseases, hematological diseases, severe chronic diseases, infections and exacerbations of dermatological diseases, damage to the intended treatment area, as well as pregnancy and lactation.
Laser skin rejuvenation: features and disadvantages
Of course, laser skin rejuvenation is not a 100% ideal procedure: much of its result will depend on the skill and experience of the cosmetologist (for this reason, you should approach your choice as meticulously as possible).Precise, predictable and safe impact on the source of the problem, computerized control of the depth of impact - guarantee of a pronounced and long-lasting therapeutic effect, as well as a minimum rehabilitation period.Using adequate power and adjusting the wavelength, an experienced cosmetologist achieves a predictable result, which significantly reduces the likelihood of side effects.
No less carefully than the cosmetologist and the clinic, you should choose the time for laser skin rejuvenation: on cloudy autumn days, for example.The risk of developing side effects in the form of hyperpigmentation is significantly lower.In addition, during the cold season, sweating decreases, which in turn reduces the risk of developing inflammatory reactions.
It is important to know: not all lasers used to rejuvenate (resurfacing) the skin of the face or body are equally effective: some types of devices do not have a high selective capacity.For this reason, it is impossible, for example, to selectively crush or coagulate blood vessels without damaging the surrounding tissues when part of the energy is projected onto them in the form of heat and burns.It is also difficult to achieve an effective effect on deep vessels.Such complications will not arise if newer model devices are used, operating at wavelengths ideal for selective exposure.They provide the ideal combination of parameters necessary for effective skin rejuvenation: power, wavelength, pulse duration, beam diameter, color spectrum.
After laser skin rejuvenation, recovery time is required, which varies depending on the depth of the resurfacing (peeling).So, once this procedure has been decided, it is best to take a vacation to “spend some time outside” within four walls.
One of the unpleasant inconveniences is the short duration of the results after post-acne treatment: the scars return after a few years - the so-called skin memory is triggered, therefore the gold standard for solving this problem today is still a more invasive procedure - puncture (excision).
To avoid complications and obtain the expected result, you need to take a constructive approach to the problem of laser skin rejuvenation - carry out diagnostics, identify the cause of defects, select cosmetics for home care, including for the rehabilitation period after the procedure.As for possible complications and side effects, they are mainly associated with insufficient care after laser rejuvenation (resurfacing or peeling).
Side effects and complications
After fractional laser rejuvenation, rather large areas of the skin are damaged to a fairly great depth.Naturally, after the procedure there is persistent swelling (lasts several days), inflammation and blood.Deep damage to the surface of the skin is fraught with the development of infections and healing problems and therefore requires careful attention: the doctor carefully selects medicinal cosmetics for the recovery period, describes the application regimen and carefully monitors the entire rehabilitation period.