What is PhotoFacial?
PhotoFacial treats sun burn, redness and wrinkles using gentle pulse light. The procedure brings back youthful skin within a short period of time. The laser emits intense pulse light on the skin using chilled sapphire piece. Sapphire cools the skin during treatment making it comfortable to the patients.
Problems that can be treated by PhotoFacial
Intense pulse light of PhotoFacial rectifies all the imperfection of the skin. The light injures the imperfection that disappears with few treatments. Lots of patients were found to be satisfied as it worked effectively on skin imperfection. .
The treatment also stimulates production of Collagen, the skin protein that keeps skin young and healthy. Stimulation of collagen improves the irregularities present in the skin.
PhotoFacial treats skin diseases like Rosacea as well. . Depending upon the intensity of the problem the numbers of sittings are decided. In severe Rosacea application of a chemical called Amino Levulinic Acid produces effective PhotoFacial results. This application is done one hour before the treatment. Combination of Amino Levulinic Acid with PhotoFacial is called Photo Dynamic Therapy or PDT. This procedure is three times more effective than standard PhotoFacial.
How does PhotoFacial treatment help?
PhotoFacial treatment helps in treating sun burns and sun spots. It manages acne problem and brown spots on the skin. It also treats Melasma and facial vessels.
What are the benefits of PhotoFacial Treatment?
The treatment provides smooth and even skin texture, reduces acne problem and removes the oily skin texture. By stimulating the collagen the skin becomes smoother and healthier giving the skin a youthful look.
Ways to achieve prolonged result after the treatment
The patients are advised to avoid sun exposure for at least two days. In addition to this proper aftercare is required to get effective results from PhotoFacial treatment.
Are there any side effect of PhotoFacial Treatment?
There aren’t much side effects of this treatment. Few temporary ones like skin redness may be experienced but that disappears within hour or days. Other rare side effects are skin blistering, dark or light spots, swelling and bruising. The side effects are very mild and disappear with little treatment. It remains unnoticed after application of makeup.
Can PhotoFacial be combined with other treatments?
Yes. PhotoFacial can work together with Botox and Dermal Fillers treatment. PhotoFacial should be done first if it is done along with Botox.
