PhotoDerm Treatment for Brown and Red Spots

What is PhotoDerm?

Natural Image OC’s PhotoDerm technology is a treatment breakthrough that can help correct a variety of skin conditions such as facial skin imperfections, the signs of aging, unsightly small veins, Rosacea, uneven pigmentation and can improve skin texture and other blemishes.

It offers a safe, gently and non-invasive solution that can be tailored to your individual condition and skin type, providing superior cosmetic results and outstanding satisfaction.

How Does the PhotoDerm Work?                                                  

Pulses of a specific type of light (mostly infrared) are applied to the skin. This light is then absorbed by the skin creating warmth. Irregularities such as pigment marks, small veins or clusters of veins will naturally absorb more light. The brown and red pigmented cells in the skin then become much warmer than the healthy surrounding skin tissue. This heat process causes these cells to be reabsorbed by the body, in time fading away. The effect of heating the skin and the deeper layers of collagen is that the skin will also be stimulated to function more efficiently, therefore producing a firmer, fresher complexion, reducing pore size and evening out skin texture, tone and color.

What Skin Problems Will PhotDerm Improve?                                                                                                                                                                                  

PhotoDerm can be used on any part of the face and body, including the hands, chest, back and arms. Because PhotoDerm is not a laser, it is suitable for use on skin that has irregular texture or color. Particular pigmentation conditions of the face may call for a different treatment program such as Cosmelan for melasma or Mixto Laser Resurfacing for more intensive combination skin issues.

Expected Results of Your PhotoDerm Treatments:

• Elimination or reduction of small capillaries or redness (from sun damage or Rosacea)
• Elimination or reduction of pigmentation and discoloration
• Improved firmness to the skin
• Reduction in pore size
• Reduction of fine lines
• General improvement of texture and tone of the skin

The treatment is usually recommended as a series of 3 to 6 procedures (depending on your skin condition) approximately 3 or 4 weeks apart. Each treatment takes about 30 minutes. If you have any questions regarding your skin or the PhotoDerm treatment, contact our office at: 949-448-0487

The Benefits of Fraxel Thulium Laser – YOU, YOUNGER

Most of us wish we could slow down the effects aging has on our looks – and maybe even get a few years back in the process. Fraxel® is proven laser technology that can help reverse the visible effects of aging, naturally helping you look as young as you feel. With Fraxel, change isn’t drastic or scary – it’s you, just younger.

Age spots are a result of sunning, rather than aging. These spots—also called sunspots, brown spots or liver spots—are flat, uneven dark patches on the face, neck, chest, hands and arms and other areas that are regularly exposed to the sun. Though usually harmless, these blotchy brownish patches can make you look and feel older than you really are.
In the sun, your body reacts by producing a pigment called melanin to protect  your skin from ultraviolet rays. If you spend a lot of time in the sun, your skin may overreact by producing too much melanin. That increased pigmentation can result in age spots, which fall into a broad medical category called “pigmented lesions.”

Fraxel is effective on:
• Fine lines and wrinkles – like crow’s feet and brow lines
• Surface scarring – erasing effects of acne and other scarring
• Pigmentation – minimizing the appearance of age spots
• Sun damage – helping heal dangerous skin damage
• Actinic Keratosis (AK) – a common pre-cancerous skin condition 

Fraxel is a non-invasive laser therapy providing a wide array of treatment options to address many forms of aging, customized to each patient’s needs and concerns, many requiring   minimal recovery time. It’s the perfect solution for people who want their skin to look younger, but don’t want to look plastic or fake and can’t afford a lot of time away from work or their social life.
Thulium Laser Treatment is a “fractional” treatment that produces thousands of deep, tiny columns in your skin, called microscopic treatment zones (mtz). The term “fractional” means that only a percentage of the skin surface is affected with each pass of the laser. Fraxel intensively treats only some of the epidermal cells without affecting all of them. This method of fractionally treating the skin reduces healing time and promotes the skin’s natural process for creating new, healthier tissue to replace the damaged cells.
Whether your problems are pre-cancerous areas, sun spots, age spots, rough skin, wrinkles, acne scars or surgical scars, Fraxel Thulium laser treatment offers improvements that previously were only available through more invasive laser procedures, which often required extensive healing and discomfort. If you have any questions regarding your skin or the Fraxel Thulium treatment, contact our office at: 949-448-0487.

 

Sun Exposure and Skin Damage

Summer has left, but has the damage it’s done to your skin remained?
The sun makes us feel good, and in the short-term, make us look good. However, this love story doesn’t end well. Exposure to the sun causes wrinkles and age spots on our skin. Although we often associate a tan skin with good health, in reality, a tan obtained from being in the sun – or in a tanning booth – actually accelerates the effects of aging and increases your risk of developing skin cancer.
Sun exposure causes most of the skin changes that we think of as a normal part of aging. Over time, the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) light damages the fibers in our skin called elastin. When these fibers break down, the skin begins to sag, stretch, and lose its ability to go back into place. So while sun damage to the skin may not be apparent when you’re young, it will certainly show later in life.

How Does the Sun Change My Skin?
Exposure to the sun causes:
• Pre-cancerous (actinic keratosis) and cancerous (basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma) skin lesions – due to decreases in the skin’s immune function
• Benign tumors
• Fine and coarse wrinkles
• Freckles
• Discolored areas of the skin, called mottled pigmentation
• Sallowness — a yellow discoloration of the skin
• Telangiectasias — the dilation of small blood vessels under the skin
• Elastosis — the destruction of the elastic and collagen tissue (causing lines, wrinkles and sagging skin)
Choosing a Sunscreen

“Nine out of 10 skin cancers are related to exposure to the sun”

Nine out of 10 skin cancers are related to exposure to the sun (Timothy C. Flynn, M.D., President of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery). If you have been forgetting to apply sunscreen daily, then take into consideration that there are many ways that too much sun exposure can damage your skin, making it age prematurely. UV radiation increases wrinkles and moles, creates discolored spots or patches and can produce an uneven skin tone and leathery texture.
The fact is sunscreen can save your life. Buy a high-quality product with an SPF of 15 or higher; check its ingredients to make sure it offers broad-spectrum protection; reapply frequently and decide whether it works better for everyday incidental use or extended outdoor use. Finally, take a look at Natural Image OC’s sunscreen selection.