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Laser Treatments
SMART XIDE Fractional (HOT DOT) Laser Treatment Information
Over the years the skin is damaged by both environmental (sun, pollution) and behavioral (stress, fatigue, smoking) factors, keeping people from looking their best and how they may feel inside. Today, HOT DOT Laser treatment offers the most advanced new micro laser restoration treatment – one that actually awakens the subsurface cells so they revitalize themselves naturally, returning skin to its original beauty.
The HOT DOT laser is used to treat multiple skin conditions, including age/sun spots, acne scarring, melasma and other types of pigmentation, and eye wrinkles (crow’s feet). It’s safe, easy and delivers remarkable results.
HOT DOT laser treatment repairs damaged skin by treating only a small fraction of skin at a time, leaving the area surrounded by unaffected, healthy tissue. This ‘fractional’ treatment allows the skin to heal much faster than if the entire area were treated at once, using the body’s natural healing process to create new, healthy, tighter tissue to replace skin imperfections.
HOT DOT laser treatment is different. It is the only laser system that safely penetrates the skin down to the dermis. The result is natural stimulation of new collagen with minimal downtime and risks associated with traditional ablative treatments. The HOT DOT provides a highly effective, predictable and safe treatment for patients.
The Hot Dot Laser passes through the top layer of skin reaching the dermis below to create thousands of tiny, microscopic areas of thermal injury that stimulate the body’s own wound healing response, notably new collagen production and replacement of damaged skin surfaces with new epidermal skin.
HOT DOT laser treatment is performed using topical anesthesia in the Doctors clinic. A typical facial treatment is completed in about 30 minutes, the treatment is suitable for face, neck, décolletage and hands. While results vary from patient to patient, results are typically achieved in an average 2-3 treatment sessions spaced about 2-4 months apart and many patients notice a marked improvement sooner.
MOST COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
What is Hot Dot Laser?
Hot Dot is the very latest advancement in laser resurfacing to remove wrinkles, lines and sun damage. It adds new dimensions to the CO2 laser as a treatment method.
How does laser resurfacing work?
The laser seals as it goes so there is little bleeding. As the new skin grows the body’s natural healing mechanisms stimulate new collagen formation to replace the removed layer. The result is a smoother, healthier looking skin with a natural, youthful glow.
How long does it take to recover?
Hot Dot treatment creates much less redness. The amount of redness depends on the depth of the treatment and healing time can be as short as only a few days for a light resurfacing.
Anaesthetic?
Deeper treatments require sedation and local anaesthetic. Lighter treatments need only anaesthetic cream.
Duration?
Depends on what is being treated but typically between 30 minutes to 2 hours.
After Care?
As with all laser treatments it is wise to cover up and wear a hat and sunscreen for the short to medium term.
Risks?
Because the laser is so precise and predictable complications are uncommon. Infections can occur in rare cases. The appropriate medications may be necessary at the time of the procedure to offset the risk of cold sores. If you have a history of ‘cold sores’ please let us know.
Gemini Laser
Vascular Irregularities
This condition is divided into 2 categories, Distinct Vessels & Non-Distinct Vessels.
Distinct Vessels
Could include Facial Telangiectases (broken capillaries), usually located on the face, neck and chest.
Cherry Angiomas (small red to purple lesions), and are usually located on the trunk.
These conditions are treated with our Gemini KTP Laser, usually only 1-2 treatments are required, it is non-ablative, and has very minimal down time, approx 12 to 24 hours, to accommodate slight redness, and in some cases minor swelling.
The Gemini Laser is a highly sophisticated medical instrument that produces an intense high energy beam of light. This beam can be as precise as 2 mm, enabling the target lesion to be selectively treated, without destruction or damage to overlying skin, or surrounding tissues.
The Laser is also fitted with a unique cooling device that is applied to the skin during treatment, creating patient comfort and tissue cooling at point of contact.
Some leg veins are suitable for treatment with this laser, as well as more intricate Vascular Conditions, such as Venous Lakes, Hemangiaomas, and Pyogenic Granuloma and suchlike.
NON DISTINCT VESSELS
Could include Rosacea, (a chronic reddening of the mid face), Acne Rosacea, (acute episodes of enema and pustules) Port Wine Stains (vascular birthmarks, ranging in colour from pink to purple), and Poikiloderma, (telangiectasia associated with atrophic changes of the skin. Commonly found on the chest and lateral neck, often caused by sun exposure or use of perfumes in this area. As above, these conditions are all treated with our Gemini Laser, with minimal downtime, and very little discomfort.
Medlite C6 Q-Switched Laser
Pigmentation
Skin pigmentation is the result of irregular production and deposition of Melanin by the Melanocytes which are the cells that produce Pigments. The production of Melanin is dependent on UV or sun exposure, and is a natural protective mechanism of the skin. There are 3 most common types of pigmentation.
SUPERFICIAL PIGMENTATION
Occurs in the epidermal (superficial) layer of the skin, and could be described as Lentigo (Freckles, Sun Spots, Age Spots, and Nevus of Ota.
DEEP PIGMENTATION
Occurs in the Dermis (deep) layer of the skin, and requires the destruction of the Melanocyte Cell, to remove it.
MELASMA
Also known as the mask of pregnancy, (in pregnant women) is a discolouration of facial skin. Symptoms are dark irregular patches commonly found on the upper cheek, forehead, upper lip and nose, usually developing gradually over time.
Melasma is thought to be caused by stimulation of Melanocytes (or pigment producing cells) by the female sex hormones Estrogen and Progesterone, when the skin is exposed to the sun.
Our Medlite C6 Q-Switched Laser is a safe premium engineered aesthetic laser designed for very effective results in treating these above applications.
Down time is minimal, slight pinkness of skin which may be immediately toned down with make-up, and the treatment is not uncomfortable