Hi babes! So as you know, skin health is nothing to be trifled with. You need to constantly be vigilant about protecting it because skin damage often leads to other issues. For example, having wrinkles or discolored skin patches can cause you embarrassment. Worse than that, certain skin damage can create medical problems, such as acne outbreaks. Sometimes caring for your skin at home is not enough to prevent such problems. At those times, it helps to know the best technologies you can turn to for skincare assistance. Shall we look into them?
Non-Ablative and Ablative Lasers to Repair Skin
Among the treatment techniques with the most longevity in the skincare industry is laser therapy. Traditional laser treatment are either non-ablative or ablative. The term “ablative” refers to affecting the topmost layers of skin. Although, ablative lasers can also treat layers below the surface. Non-ablative laser devices are used more to promote long-term internal cellular fortification. Ablative devices help to remove surface damage and provide quick positive changes to how the surface of the skin looks.
Identifying the Downsides of Traditional Laser Treatments
Traditional lasers do have some downsides. One is that they cause a lot of heat, especially during ablative treatments. That heat can be bad for oily-skinned patients. Another potential issue is many traditional lasers were not meant to treat darker skin. That is why so many different laser devices have since been created. Some now specialize in treating darker skin, including Nd: YAG lasers.
The need to find exactly the right laser for your skin is a definite disadvantage of such treatments. That is why all-in-one lasers like the Horizon laser treatment device are so helpful. Such new all-in-one devices allow alterations in the wavelengths of laser light use, as well as the strengths and specialties of treatment. In that way, a single device can be used to treat multiple skin problems.
Chemical Peels for Customized Skin Resurfacing
You might have a personal preference against laser therapy. It’s also possible you have skin issues or health issues that prevent you from being a laser candidate. In either case, a treatment like a chemical peel is another available alternative. A chemical peel treats your skin with special chemicals and components, like hyaluronic acid.
The customization of a chemical peel comes from the types of chemicals used. Some are stronger than others. Deep chemical peels contain the strongest mixtures and affect the most skin layers. That means they also require more recovery time. Mild chemical peels can quickly revitalize the surface of your skin with little downtime, but they may not provide the same amount of overall skin health improvement.
More Types of Clinical Skincare Therapies
Clinical skincare therapies extend beyond lasers and chemicals. In fact, there are completely natural mild forms of light treatment. Even sound can be used to treat skin by setting off healing processes at a cellular level. Such treatments include ultrasound and radio frequency procedures. Then there are procedures like microdermabrasion that essentially sand your skin. Such procedures use various tools and substances ranging from hard crystals to air and water to achieve desired results.
How to Make Up Your Mind About a Treatment Plan
With all of those options, choosing a treatment plan is not always easy. To make up your mind you have to first identify the skincare treatments for which you qualify. Your clinic can help you figure out if any procedures are particularly recommended or should specifically be avoided. From the remaining procedures, you may have to choose based on expected time and financial investments, as well as short-term and long-term projected results.
Have you guys tried any of these before? How was your experience?
xoxo
Deb
