Skin Resurfacing :( Acne Scar, Burn Scar, Traumatic Scar, Open pores)
Skin Resurfacing as the term indicates, is done to even out the skin. Skin Resurfacing is a wide term which we use to improve the texture and smooth the surface either of the entire face or may be of the certain problem areas like pitted scars, acne Scars, stretch marks, traumatic scars etc. To even out the wrinkles, and ageing related lines can be solved a bit by resurfacing of the skin.
Skin Resurfacing can be done with the help of lasers or peeling agents which removes skin layer by layer with precision. The new skin cells that form during healing gives a better looking skin surface.
Skin Resurfacing can be done on the patients with:
- Skin scars from birthmarks
- Age spots
- Sun damaged skin
- Enlarged pores on the skin
- Post accidental scars
- Post procedure scars
- Post warts/ moles removal scars
- Traumatic scars
- Acne scars
- Stretch marks
Laser skin resurfacing options we have are :
- *CO2 laser
- *Resurfx Erbium Glass Laser
Other than lasers, resurfacing can be attained with the Help of:
- *Peels
- *MNRF( microneedling radio frequency)
- *Dermaroller
- *Dermapen 4
CO2 Laser for Skin resurfacing:
Carbon di oxide laser treatment is an effective medium to treat ageing and resurfacing of the skin CO2 lasers are in use since the year 1960 for various purposes. Initially, they had been in use to ablate tissue but in todays scenario, CO2 with varous parameters are being used in controlled manner. The treatments like skin resurfacing, to reduce wrinkles, scar reduction, open pores etc are been able to treat in a very refined way with the help of CO2 laser.
With a downtime as its little drawback sometime, patients are not willing to opt for it but under intelligent guidance, proper post care and with scheduling of days, its been done and results are amazing.
Resurfx: Erbium Glass Laser for skin Resufacing:
For skin resurfacing, resurfx laser have become very popular in recent days due to its amazing effect on the skin with very minimal downtime . we can say that erbium glass laser ( Resurfx laser ) is a refined version of CO2 as it would give the same effect without any downtime and no side effects.
Following results can be achieved with the use of Erbium Glass laser:
*Longterm improvement of wrinkles and fine line so it’s a nice ootion to use as an anti ageing treatment also.
* improvement in Acne Scars , traumatic scars, pitted scars to great extent with a scheduled number of treatment.
* Improvement in texture of the skin in underarms and under legs area.
* improvement in stretch mark appearance.
Peels:
Chemical peels are widely used procedure for the treatment of Acne and acne scars , acne pigmented scars, post trauma scars. Sometimes deeper peels are used for the treatment of open pores and pitted scars too.
A series of chemical peel treatments are given for significant improvement of the marks. Certain other treatments are also combined with it sometimes considering the severity and time span for the result which patient wants.
At our clinic, we do several kind of Chemical and laser peels for various purposes. Strength of the peels can vary upon the constituent of the peel and type of peel.
Some are leave on Peels like yellow peel, Miami peel and Cosmelan peel and they are considered to be medium depth peel and patient would be able to see visible peeling of the skin.
We do TCA peel which is deeper peel and is mainly used for acne scars, pits, open pores and pigmented acne scars.
Some superficial peels are done like Glycolic peel, kojic acid peel, salicylic etc. for different indications.
A series of Chemical peels can be combined wit other resurfacing procedure for early results. Chemical peels are considered very safe and effective and its an important part of the dermatological practice.
How ever, our team guides the patients about the post care regime and post care to follow.
MNRF ( Scarlet Microneedling Radio Frequency)
For targeting the acne scars, open pores and stretch marks along with treating sagging skin, scarlet RF is one of the latest and most advanced, safe and most effective treatment done at our clinic. Scarlet RF is a revolutionary short pulsed Radio frequency with Micro needling devise that increases the skin density of your skin to improve firmness and improve appearance of the skin. MNRF stimulates collegenremodelling , leading to the tightening of loose or saging skin . This is one of the best non surgical options to target the laxity of the skin on any part of the body and alongside, it targets skin rejuvenation and resurfacing. So it can be targeted for open pores, scars, stretch marks, traumatic scars, acne scars along with the laxity of that area.
Micro needling is one of the popular and trending treatments these days to target finelines too.
Though it takes certain number of sessions ( depending upon the age, patient’s skin texture and life style) to show appropriate results and there after, we can form a regime to maintain the result
Dermapen 4
Dermapen 4 is the only device with multiple settings to play with many kind of scars including acne scar pigmentation. It glides over the skin creating several channels faster than any other derma device and these channels can carry topical nutrients deeper into the skin along with healing of the scar and making the skin smoother and working on the fine lines too.
The micro injuries triggers a natural process of repairing and inturn increasing the production of collagen and elastin and considerably giving a better look to the skin.
