Laser Facial Rejuvenation at Skin & Medical Northbridge
Laser facial rejuvenation at Skin & Medical Northbridge offers a comprehensive solution for a range of skin concerns. Whether you’re dealing with ageing skin, dullness, oiliness, or laxity, our expert team is dedicated to helping you achieve the youthful, radiant complexion you deserve. Contact us today to schedule a consultation and embark on your journey to revitalised skin.
NON-ABLATIVE LASER REJUVENATION FOR AGEING SKIN
Skin ageing is a natural process and every person’s face ages differently. With increasing age, there is a gradual reduction in production of collagen, leading to a loss of water retaining ability, dermal volume, and skin laxity. This gives rise to the appearance of dull skin textures, changes in facial contour, slacking and sagging skin, larger pores and definition of skin tone, changes in pigmentation and skin colouration, dehydrated and rough skin, increasing skin fragility leading to easy bruising and poor skin healing.
While ageing cannot be stopped completely, there are ways to slow down the process to preserve your youthfulness as long as possible. The role of laser facial rejuvenation, also known as laser resurfacing, is to:
- Improve skin texture and contour
- Restore the volume of collagen
- Reduce sagging skin around the cheek and jaw
- Improve the appearance of wrinkles and lines around the forehead, eyes and lips
- Correct pigmentation, tone and skin discolouration
- Improve pore sizes and skin roughness.
While plastic surgery, fillers, injectables and ablative lasers play a major role in facial rejuvenation, there is a trend of moving towards minimalism and the use of non-ablative laser rejuvenation. Maintaining a healthy skin complexion and anti-ageing is no longer a full-time job.
WHAT SKIN CONDITIONS & CONCERNS DOES LASER SKIN REJUVENATION TREAT?
Our state-of-the-art Pico Genesis and Laser Genesis treatments target a range of concerns, including ageing skin, dull skin, oily skin and skin laxity. Our expert team at our Perth clinic employ cutting-edge technology to help you achieve a more youthful and radiant complexion, ideal for those looking for a non-surgical face lift. The benefits of laser facial rejuvenation are multi-fold. Not only does it effectively target specific skin concerns, but it also stimulates the skin’s natural healing processes. This means minimal downtime and long-lasting results. Additionally, laser treatment is non-invasive and precise, ensuring minimal discomfort and excellent outcomes.
Pico Genesis and Laser Genesis treatments have emerged as a popular modality for managing ageing facial skin. This advance laser system harnesses the power of heat energy while targeting specific skin layers of dermis and epidermis to achieve the effect of facial rejuvenation. The procedure is non-invasive, non-surgical, non-injectable, fast and effective with no down-time. At Skin & Medical Northbridge, we understand the importance of selecting the correct laser system to achieve the best results for our patients.
Laser Genesis Skin Rejuvenation with Excel V+
Laser Genesis is a revolutionary skin rejuvenation treatment that utilises the power of the Excel V+ 1064nm green laser system. Developed by CUTERA, this non-invasive procedure targets and gently heats the abnormal blood vessels in the deeper layers of the skin, stimulating capillaries repair, collagen production and targeting imperfections. Performed at our Perth clinic, the Laser Genesis treatments address a range of concerns and especially diffuse redness, acne and rosacea related blemishes, fine lines, wrinkles, enlarged pores, and uneven texture. The result is smoother, more refined skin with a youthful glow.
Pico Genesis Skin Rejuvenation with Enlighten
Pico Genesis is an advanced skin rejuvenation treatment powered by the Enlighten III 1064nm picosecond laser system. Developed by CUTERA, this cutting-edge technology uses ultra-short picosecond pulses to target pigmentation, age spots, and sun damage. Pico Genesis stimulates the skin’s natural healing processes by targeting and disrupting deep layers cells and causing an inflammatory response, leading to a more even skin tone and a brighter complexion. The ultrashort picosecond laser pulses also deliver heat energy directly to pigment cells and dermis cells, ensuring a fast and safe way to reduce pigmentation, fine lines, pore size, wrinkles and scarring. This treatment is safe for all skin types and offers minimal downtime, making it an excellent choice for those seeking radiant transformation.
Embark on a journey towards radiant skin with our advanced laser facial rejuvenation treatments. At Skin & Medical Northbridge, we tailor solutions to meet your unique skin concerns, ensuring you receive the care you deserve. Contact our friendly team today to book a consultation or book online.
Optimal results for your skin concerns
As we age, our skin undergoes various changes and this is a natural process. With increasing age, there is a gradual reduction in content of collagen, lost of organised fibres and blood supplies to the dermal tissues, leading to lost of water retaining ability, dermal volume and elasticity. This gives rise to the appearance of dull skin textures, changes in facial contour, reducing skin laxity leading to slacking and sagging skin, larger pores and definition of skin tone, changes in pigmentation and skin colouration, dehydrated and rough skin, increasing skin fragility leading to easy bruising and poor skin healing
Laser facial rejuvenation is a game-changer for aging skin. Our treatments harness the power of advanced laser technology to target the signs of aging and counter the effects of time. By promoting collagen and elastin production, these treatments rejuvenate the skin from within, promoting smoother, tighter, and more youthful-looking skin.
Skin aging, with the lost of collagen, blood sup[lies and water retaining ability, leads to the appearance of dull skin texture, changes in facial tone and contour. Further sun damage on skin worsen the development of wrinkles, lines and larger pores further alters the consistency of skin colour and pigmentation.
Laser facial rejuvenation harness the power of advanced laser technology to target the vascularity and pigmentation issues. By promoting collagen and elastin production, these treatments rejuvenate the skin from within, promoting smoother, tighter, and more youthful-looking skin.
Laser skin rejuvenation triggers an accumulative self healing process over time. As a result, it improves uneven skin colouration and pigmentation issues and removes impurities from the surface of the skin, . This bright, healthy, and radiant skin effect from Pico Genesis laser is sometimes known as the “Pico Glow.”
Oil is produced by sebaceous glands on the skin. There are many reasons for oily skin on faces. Some are due to genetic factors, others due to the environment factors, humidity and underlying medical conditions and hormonal fluctuations. Excess oil production can lead to enlarged pores, acne outbreaks and an uneven complexion.
There are many at home remedies to assist in reducing oily skin. Increasing face washing, moisturizing and the use of blotting paper after some of the effective simple measures to reduce oil on the skin.
Laser facial rejuvenation can help manage oily skin by regulating oil production and promoting skin balance. Our treatments address both the surface appearance and underlying causes of oily skin, resulting in a smoother, more refined look.
Due to the fact that it can help to promote collagen, elastin, and new skin cell production, Laser Genesis treatments can also help to restore moisture to your skin. This is perfect for those with oily or dull complexions, as it can help reduce the appearance of large pores and oily skin. Your skin will be smoother, softer, and will have a more youthful glow to it.
Skin laxity, characterised by sagging and reduced firmness, is a natural part of the aging process. With increasing age, the gradual reduction in collagen content and volume, along with destruction of organised fibres and elastin leads to lost of water retaining ability of the skin, laxity and elasticity of the dermal tissues. This gives rise to slacking and sagging of skin, and development of various fine lines and wrinkles.
Laser rejuvenation treatment promotes collagen and elastin productions. The end result is diminishing the appearance of existing fine lines and wrinkles, improving skin tightening, firmness and resilience, reducing the sagginess and droopiness of skin laxity.
Melanin gives us our skin colour. When melanin producing cells lose their ability to spread pigment evenly over the skin, the melanin is then concentrated in one area of the skin causing pigmentation over the skin area or pigmented skin lesions.
The most common causes of skin pigmentation is aging leading to changes in skin tone and colour, age spots and seborrheic keratitis. Repeated sun exposure predispose to variety of pigmented lesions like freckles, solar lentigo, melasma and Hori’s neavus. Some patients are born with pigmented birthmarks. Hormonal changes during pregnancy or the use of contraceptive pills can also induced pigment changes. Post-inflammatory pigmentation is a form of dark discolouration and lesions cause by chronic inflammation on skin from acne, rash or damage skin.
Regardless of type and severity of pigmentation, Laser Rejuvenation has the ability to lighten pigmentation and regain radiant and even tone skin
Skin Rejuvenation FAQ
While ageing cannot be stopped completely, there are ways to slow down the process to preserve your youthfulness as long as possible. If you are looking for an effective, safe and comfortable minimalistic solutions to various skin concerns and anti-ageing effects, then yes, Laser Rejuvenation treatment is worth the money in the long run. Traditional method of topicals will not be able to stimulate collagen reproduction, blood vessels regrowth or pigment reductions. Other methods of rejuvenation treatment involve invasive, surgical and ablative therapy may not be suitable to everyone.
Yes, the CUTERA EXCEL V+ Laser Genesis and CUTERA ENLIGHTEN III Pico Genesis suits all and any Fitzpatrick Skin Types, including darker skin types or deeply tanned skin. Treatment is suitable for women and men of all ages.
The procedure takes about 15 minutes and there is no downtime for recovery with the Laser and Pico Genesis treatments provided by Skin & Medial Northbridge, which makes it a viable option if you live a busy life or require rejuvenation on short notice. Most patients can immediately resume their normal routine without worrying about side effects commonly seen from other therapy options or other laser systems.
Age is irrelevant when it comes to deciding whether or not to undergo laser genesis rejuvenation therapy. If your concerns are specifically redness, pigmentation or scarring, you can start the treatment as young as your 20s, while preparing for delaying the ageing process is best to start in your 30s. For certain signs of ageing like fine lines, pore size, skin laxity issues, Genesis treatment is best suited for those in their 40s and beyond.
However, if you are pregnant, breast feeding or taking specific medications like Accutane, you should speak to our doctor about delaying the genesis treatment. There are also some medical conditions that can affect the efficiency and safety from genesis treatment. Please speak to our doctors about this.
The number of treatments you’ll need before seeing the results will depend on your skin condition, concerns and skin care goals. The effect from ENLIGHTEN III Pico Genesis also differs from EXCEL V + Laser genesis. Changes and improvement can be seen after the first treatment, usually around 2 weeks following the procedure. Most patients will notice a significant improvement in their skin tone and quality with subsequent treatments, but others may need up to five treatments to achieve their desired results.
The most common treatment plan is 3 to 6 treatments, 4 weeks apart to achieve desired response. There are patients who might benefit from an extended treatment plan of up to 10 sessions.
Remember, the rejuvenation effect is cumulative. The skin will continue to improve 3 to 6 months after treatment. In order to maintain and sustain the result, there is also a need for ongoing maintenance treatment. At Skin & Medical Northbridge, our doctors and nurse practitioner will discuss the most suitable plan for you.
Yes, you can have laser rejuvenation treatment before or after any Botox injections. However, you should not combine the treatment in the same sessions. The treatment needs to be at least two weeks apart, in order for the collagen remodelling effect to take place.
Laser rejuvenation treatments do not interfere or effect the Botox injected. In fact, laser rejuvenation and Botox injections forms a synergy beneficial effect on wrinkles and fine lines.
Laser rejuvenation with ENLIGHTEN III Pico Genesis and EXCEL V + Laser genesis is not painful. Compared to other laser systems, these treatments provide a relatively comfortable experience that is well tolerated by most patients. During the sessions, most describes the treatment as a warm and tingling snapping of rubber band against their skin. There is no painful sensation. There is no burning sensation. To improve the comfort level, at Skin & Medical Northbridge, our doctors and nurse practitioner can also provide topical anaesthetic gel prior to the treatment.
Pico Genesis and Laser Genesis are non-ablative, carefully controlled photoacoustic and heat energy laser system therapy and hence considered a very low risk procedure. There is no peeling or ablation on the skin surfaces and hence no risk of bleeding or infections.
Some patients, due to the nature of their skin can sustain a histamine response on the treated area. This present as itchiness, urticaria or rashes, very similar to allergic reactions to other triggers. These effects are self limiting within two days and can be controlled by antihistamines and sometimes steroidal cream prescribed by our doctors and nurse practitioner.
It is common to have some area of redness and swelling following genesis treatment, and occasionally bruising appearance on the skin. This is sometimes considered as a desired effect. Most will last for 1 to 2 hours and is self limiting.
It is also common for any treated pigmented area to appear darker within 1 to 2 days before the desired effect of pigment reduction is achieved.
Pico Genesis and Laser Genesis are very well tolerated procedure, especially using our CUTERA ENLIGHTEN III and CUTERA EXCEL V+ laser machines.
Most patients, especially with subsequent laser treatment, just feel a warm and spongy feeling on the face. With initial treatment and with some patients during subsequent treatment, it is common to have some area of redness and swelling following genesis treatment, Most will last for 1 to 2 hours and is self limiting. Some white head or milia type bumps may appear within days of treatment. This is a normal reaction to skin glands and is self limiting.
Occasionally there can be bruising appearance or darkening of pigmented area on the skin. This is sometimes considered as a desired effect and can occur within hours to 2 days after the treatment. These effects are also self limiting.
Before Genesis Rejuvenation treatment, please consider doing the following:
- Avoid tanning or sun burn at least 6 weeks before the first treatment, and throughout the entire treatment process
- Avoid treatment that may irritate the skin within 2 weeks such as waxing and certain topical therapy
- Some topical skin products may need to be ceased 1 day prior to the treatment
- Do not wear makeup on the day of treatment
- Excess hair may need to be shaved on the day of treatment
- Some patients may require to take cold sore therapy 1 day prior or on the day of treatment
- Some patients may require to stop certain medications that increase risk of bleeding on the day of treatment
After Genesis Rejuvenation treatment, please consider doing the following:
- Apply simple moisturiser or sun protection cream immediately after the treatment
- Avoid excessive sun exposure, or strenuous exercise and heat for 1 to 2 days
- Avoid skin irritant for 1 to 2 days
- Talk to our doctor or nurse practitioner about when to restart your usual facial topical products
- Schedule a follow up treatment every 4 to 6 weeks
