Laser Skin Tightening

Now, there is a way to achieve a “non-surgical facelift” with minimal pain, no down time, and a fraction of the cost of plastic surgery. Actively turn back the clock on aging skin using light energy to stimulate new collagen growth deep beneath your skin’s surface. It is an ideal solution to enhance your youthful and healthy appearance without surgery, recovery time, or injections.

Laser skin tightening is a minimally invasive, non-surgical process that uses an infrared light source (a laser) to tighten skin by heating the collagen under the skin’s surface, causing the skin to contract (tighten). Facial skin tightening is noticeable immediately after the treatment, and there is no downtime, making this an increasingly popular procedure. Additional skin tightening occurs over the next few months, but optimal results usually require two or three treatments about a month apart.

Laser skin tightening procedure

Laser skin tightening helps the skin's deep cells improve their function. This allows the skin to remain better hydrated and build a healthier protein matrix. The skin is stimulated to act younger once again! You will notice an improved tone & firmness to the skin, fine lines will diminish or disappear and wrinkles will be softened.

Benefits

• Skin tightening is less invasive than other rejuvenating procedures, such as face lift and body lift procedures.
  
• It produces dramatically firmer skin
  
• It can be used on any area of the body.
  
• There is a reduced risk of side effects
  
• The recovery time after the procedure is completed is short.
  
• Facial skin tightening is noticeable immediately after the treatment.
  
  

Caution

• Patients prone to herpes breakouts or people who have skin cancers should consult their doctors about additional medical considerations.
  
• Pregnant women should not receive laser skin tightening treatments.
  
• Patients who scar easily and develop keloids, and people using acne medications should discuss the chance of adverse reactions to skin tightening with their doctor prior to the procedure.
  
  

Before and after

Is laser skin tightening safe?
Laser skin tightening is a safe and painless way to rejuvenate the appearance of skin in any area of the body. Unlike other treatments, such as laser skin resurfacing, which promote the growth of new skin by removing superficial layers of the patient’s skin the patient’s existing skin, laser skin tightening does not burn or break the skin. Patients who undergo skin tightening experience very few side effects and these are most often minor inconveniences in the form of redness or minimal and temporary swelling.

Will I have to take time from work or my children to recover?
No. There is no downtime or external injury to the skin. A person can return to work or reapply makeup immediately following the procedure. The full face and neck can be treated in just one hour.

How long will the results last?
The new dermal collagen that is produced becomes part of the structure of the treated skin, and thus Laser Skin Tightening can produce improvements in skin which lasts for years. New collagen production can continue several months after the treatment. Most people report improvement immediately, with even more dramatic results weeks later. New collagen growth results in continued skin tightening and the development of a more youthful complexion with fewer lines, folds, and looseness of the skin. Continued exposure to the damaging ultraviolet rays of the sun will result in breakdown of both existing and new collagen over time, so it is very important to protect your results by limiting sun exposure, using a high-SPF sunblock, and maintaining a healthy and scientifically sound skin care regimen.

How many treatments would I have to have?
Clinical studies suggest that 4-6 treatments spaced 2 to 4 weeks apart in most cases will produce a significant increase in dermal collagen, remodeling of dermal matrix components, and a resulting improvement in overall skin tone and vitality.

Skin Tightening Before and After

Laser skin tightening vs. laser skin resurfacing
Laser skin tightening often produces less immediate and dramatic changes than laser skin resurfacing, but it also poses far fewer risks, discomfort, and downtime for patients.

As against laser skin tightening, laser skin resurfacing uses lasers to remove the outer layers of skin to promote the growth of new, healthier skin. Because laser skin resurfacing actually removes the top layers of skin, it can be used to treat a broader range of cosmetic issues than laser skin tightening, such as wrinkles, age or sun spots, acne marks, and other facial scarring. The risk for unfavorable changes in pigmentation and scarring is stronger with laser skin resurfacing than with skin tightening.