What are the indications for FotoFacial Pulsed light treatments?

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FotoFacial™ treatments are full face, neck and/or chest treatments using pulses of visible light that effectively improve facial redness and flushing as well as the visible signs of sun damage and aging. FotoFacial™ treatments were developed by a board-certified dermatologist as a non-invasive method to rejuvenate and improve skin with no downtime. A non-laser medical device is used to deliver a series of gentle pulses of light to the skin. Specific setting are selected for each treatment to maximize improvement. A series of five or more treatments are performed at three week intervals. The benefits of FotoFacial™ treatments are consisistent, visible improvement in the skin with no downtime, little discomfort and minimal risk. With FotoFacial™ treatments for the first time the embarassing redness and flushing of rosacea can be dramatically reduced and sun damaged, aging skin can be noticeably improved.

What are the indications for FotoFacial™ treatments?
FotoFacial™ treatments are beneficial in the treatment of the following:

Treatments effectively reduce redness and flushing.
Sun damage (Photo-aging). Treatments reduce fine wrinkling, freckling and irregular pigmentation.
Treatments smooth skin and reduce pores.
Treatments reduce irregular pigment and even skin tone.
Rosacea - FotoFacial™ treatments reduce the overall redness, flushing and dilated capillaries and improve the breakouts of this common chronic facial condition.
What areas can be treated?
FotoFacial™ treatments can be used on any part of the skin. They are especially effective for improving the appearance of the face, neck, and chest.

What results can I expect?
You can expect to see a gradual decrease in overall redness, flushing and dilated capillaries. People with visible aging from the sun can expect to see their skin become smoother with a decrease in fine wrinkles, reduction in pore size and fading of sun spots. Many people with rosacea see an improvement in breakouts and are able to decrease or discontinue their medications.

What are FotoFacial™ treatments like?
Each treatment takes approximately 15 to 30 minutes. A mild amount of discomfort can be expected. People with more sensitive skin may prefer to use ELA-MAX¨, a topical anesthetic cream. When ELA-MAX® is used 30 to 60 minutes before treatment there is almost no discomfort with treatment. There is no discomfort after treatments. Immediately following a treatment, the skin may appear red and flushed and tiny capillaries may appear more visible. Brown spots generally appear darker. All of these changes gradually fade over a period of hours to a few days.

How soon will I see results?
After your first treatment, your skin will feel smoother and will have a more even tone. These improvements are gradual and will be more visible after each treatment. Five treatments are performed for optimal results. Some patients will benefit from additional treatments.

Am I a candidate for FotoFacial™ treatments?
The best candidates for FotoFacial™ treatments are:

People who suffer from rosacea and experience flushing and redness of their skin
People with early aging changes and sun damage who desire healthier more youthful appearing skin
People who don't want to take the time off the heal from laser resurfacing or chemical peels
Active people who want to improve of their skin but do not want to interfere with social or outdoor activities
Chemical peels, laser resurfacing and microdermabrasion (e.g. Power Peels) are ineffective in reducing redness and flushing or dilated capillaries. Prior to FotoFacial™ treatments there was no effective treatment for flushing or facial and neck redness.

With FotoFacial™ treatments there is less discomfort and no downtime or disruptions to normal activities. The end result of FotoFacial™ treatments is smoother, healthier and younger-appearing skin.

FotoFacial™ treatments can be beneficial after laser resurfacing or facelift surgery to improve results.

FotoFacial™ treatments can also be used in conjunction with chemical peeling or microdermabrasion to enhance the results of these procedures.

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The New Fotofacial with Skin Tightening

FotoFacial treatments are full face, neck, hands or body treatments using Intense Pulsed Light and Radio frequency energy combined in the same pulse. These gentle, no-downtime treatments are used to improve the cosmetic appearance of the face, neck or body. The FotoFacial™ procedure has increased in popularity and recognition to the point where it is now one of the most commonly performed cosmetic procedures in North America. The procedure has been featured in Allure, Cosmopolitan, In Style, Vogue, USA today and numerous national and regional Television shows. Many Hollywood stars and TV personalities rave about the FotoFacial™ and credit this procedure for the renewed health and vitality in their skin. The FotoFacial™ is the next generation in high-tech skin enhancement.

Are you a good candidate for the FotoFacial™ Treatments?
FotoFacial ™ treatments are beneficial in the treatment
of the following cosmetic skin concerns for the face and
body (also known as FotoBody™ treatments):

1. Rosacea, flushing, redness, ruddy complexion,
broken capillaries and spider veins of the face.
All these "Pink" vascular based conditions of the
skin improve on average between 50-75% percent
with FotoFacial™ treatments.

2. Sun spot, age spots, hyperpigmentation, melasma,
cholasma, mask of Pregnancy, multiple freckles.
All these "Brown", melanin based conditions of
the skin improve, on average, 50-75% with
FotoFacial ™ treatments.

3. Chronic sundamage and photoaging
improves by 50-75% with FotoFacial ™
treatments.

4. SunDamage and aging signs of the hands, neck
(Poikiloderma) and Chest skin can be improved by
50-75% percent with FotoBody ™ treatments
(FotoFacials™ for the skin of the body)

5. Wrinkles and skin laxity. Unlike other more basic
forms of Photorejuvenation, the FotoFacial ™ with Skin Tightening,
with its synergy of simultaneous Intense Pulsed Light
and powerful infrared energy produces
industry leading non-ablative wrinkle and skin laxity
improvements of up to 70% without downtime; a claim
that no other device or procedure has been able to boast.

What results might I expect from the FotoFacial ™ treatments?

All patients notice a consistent improvement in the appearance of their skin. The degree of improvement is gradual and persistent over the 15-18 week program and 5-6 FotoFacial ™ treatments. The noticeable and significant changes that have been reported include: Improvement in pink and brown discoloration, spider veins, pink and brown blemishes, sundamage, age spots, pore size, acne scarring and wrinkles. The degree of improvement can vary but averages 50-75% improvement in anything that is Pink and Vascular or Brown and Melanin in nature. The improvement in fine to moderate wrinkles, acne scarring, skin texture irregularities, laxity and smoothness is 50-75%.

How are the FotoFacial™ treatments performed?
The FotoFacial treatments are simple, office based treatments. The patient is covered with a thin layer of cooling gel and the entire face, chest, hands or arms are treated with a gentle pulse of light and infrared energy. Each treatment takes about 30 minutes and involves pulses of bright visible light and infrared energy that are passed into the skin. Because each FotoFacial ™ treatment is gentle, most patients require 5 or 6 FotoFacial™ treatments to see the desired results and they are performed every 3 weeks.

How does the FotoFacial™ work to improve the appearance of the skin?
Each pulse of the FotoFacial™ device sends two types of energy into your skin, Intense Pulsed Visible Light and Infrared nergy, that act synergistically to enhance the skin. Energy is given up to brown spots, blood vessels, and redness to gradually and gently lessen or eliminate these blemishes. The infrared energy also produces significant amounts of collagen, elastin and ground substances in the dermis, the thick undercarpet of the skin, resulting in a noticeable and significant smoothing of fine to moderate wrinkles and textural irregularities of the skin.

Will the FotoFacial ™ treatment hurt and
will I have to miss work?
The FotoFacial™ treatments have a tolerable level of discomfort. The discomfort can be greatly reduced, or even eliminated by the use of a topical anesthetic cream applied to the skin 30 minutes prior to the scheduled FotoFacial™. Forced air, skin cooling systems can provide an additional degree of comfort. After each treatment, patients can apply makeup and return to normal activities. The FotoFacial™ treatments have proven to be low risk, are associated with few complications and patients rarely have downtime or have to miss work or regular activities.

How long will the skin enhancement effects of the FotoFacial ™ last?
At the completion of the FotoFacial™ program the skin will have achieved a noticeable and consistent degree of improvement that over 90% of patients are very happy with. Occasionally, some patients desire an even greater degree of improvement and these patients will sign up for additional procedures Most FotoFacial™ patients will just desire to maintain the nice skin enhancements they achieved from the program and, for these satisfied patients, a single maintenance FotoFacial™ treatment is recommended every 4 months to keep the skin looking vital, even, smooth and youthful.