IPL skin rejuvenation therapy is a safe and effective treatment for skin conditions associated with long term sun exposure and ageing, such as pigmentation and "age spots", small "spider veins", fine wrinkles and lax skin texture.

What is IPL (intense pulsed light) skin rejuvenation?

IPL skin rejuvenation is a non-invasive light therapy treatment that uses very brief pulses of extremely bright light to treat various skin conditions, including sun damage, rosacea, "age spots, pigmentation and fine wrinkles and unwanted hair. IPL is not exactly the same as a laser because it uses a range of light wavelengths rather than just one. This means IPL therapy is good for general skin rejuvenation, which may involve treatment of capillaries, freckles, wrinkles and hair removal all at once. However, for convenience IPL is often referred to as a type of laser treatment.

How does IPL laser treatment work?

IPL treatment works by using a broad spectrum of light wavelengths to target specific cells in the skin. The light energy is absorbed by the skin's pigments (including the red pigment in blood), causing them to break down and be absorbed by the body. The heat from the light energy also stimulates the production of collagen, which can help tighten and improve the texture and appearance of the skin.

What skin conditions does IPL treat?

Due to its wide range of wavelengths, pulse duration and intensities, IPL treatments can effectively treat a range of skin conditions, and frequently more than one condition in any given treatment session.

Rosacea

By targeting blood vessels IPL therapy can help reduce the redness and "spider veins" associated with rosacea. This improves facial appearance, but may also reduce blood flow through the skin, resulting in fewer inflammatory symptoms such as flushing, skin sensitivity, pimples and dry eyes.

Sun damage

Sun exposure over a long period of time results in changes to skin pigmentation, blood vessels and texture. This leads to various skin changes, including

fine and coarse wrinkles

pigmented spots on the hands, face and chest (known as lentigines, but also sometimes called liver spots or age spots)

rough and "bumpy" skin, known as poikiloderma when it affects the chest and neck

changes to small vessels in the skin, leading to a network-like appearance, or distinct lines on the cheeks, chin and nostrils

Most of these features of sun damage can be treated effectively with IPL.

Severely sun damaged skin wth skin cancer or multiple solar keratoses can benefit from IPL photodynamic therapy, which combines a topical medication (aminolevulinic acid) with intense light, leading to a resurfacing of the treated area.

Age spots, birthmarks, freckles

Age spots, freckles, liver spots, lentigines and many birthmarks are collections of pigment in the superficial layers of the skin. This type of spot responds to IPL due to its activity on skin pigments.

Spider veins

Fine capillaries in the skin, often called spider veins, respond well to light treatment such as laser and IPL for broken capillaries because they are very close to the surface of the skin. Treatment is especially effective in fair-skinned individuals since IPL works best when there is a clear difference between the redness of the unwanted spider veins and the pale surrounding skin.

Loose skin and fine wrinkles

While IPL is especially useful for reduction of pigmentation in the skin, the heat it generates can stimulate cell turnover and collagen production in the skin This can have the effect of tightening areas of loose, crepe or lax skin and smoothing fine wrinkles.

Hair removal

IP laser hair removal is useful for treating large areas of unwanted hair on the body. It's most effective when treating dark hair on a fair-skinned person.

Melasma

Melasma is a skin condition causing generalized pigmentation, usually on the face, although it can occur on different areas of the body. Melasma is triggered and exacerbated by both heat and light. Some types of laser treatment are able to treat melasma, but with IPL there's a risk of making the condition worse so it isn't usually used for the treatment of melasma.

Are there side effects and risks of light treatment?

Because of the extremely bright light and high temperatures generated during treatment, IP carries some risks if it isn't practiced carefully. In Melbourne and Victoria, no specific training or qualifications are required for a person to operate a laser or IPL device and provide services to the community. There is potentially a higher risk of side effects if treatment is performed by an unqualified individual.

IPL and laser treatment should always be performed by a dermatology professional (doctor, nurse or dermal therapist) with training and qualifications in laser safety. Spot Check Clinic staff have these qualifications.

The most common side effects of IPL treatments are temporary and not medically serious. They can occur due to incorrect treatment parameters, incorrect use of safety equipment (e.g. goggles), and patient factors such as sensitivity to light or recent sun exposure or use of topical irritants. These causes are usually predictable and avoidable.

with laser or IPL.

Pigmentation changes

IPL treatments can cause an Increase in pigmentation due to activation of melanocytes (pigment-producing cells) by light or heat. This reaction is more common in people with melasma or darker skin types (Fizpatrick type IV or higher). To an extent, the risk can be reduced by treating with less intensity over a greater number of sessions. In practice, this treatment may not be sufficient to lead to a good cosmetic effect.

Better results are usually achieved with a specialised laser that uses extremely brief pulses of light that "shatter" rather than "burn" pigment in the skin.

What are the benefits of IPL skin therapy?

The benefits of IPL skin therapy include

fading of pigmentation and pigmented skin lesions such as freckles, age spots, lentigines

destruction of superficial blood vessels, capillaries and spider veins, as well as small superficial vascular lesions such as angiomas, Campbell-de-Morgan spots, strawberry naevi and small vascular birthmarks

fading of the redness and inflammation of rosacea, which may also lead to reduction in symptoms of skin sensitivity and tenderness, flushing and dry or itching eyes

tightening of loose skin and reduction of fine wrinkles

reduction in unwanted hair

an overall improvement in the appearance of sun-damages skin, leaving it smoother tighter and clearer

IPL is often less painful than laser or skin resurfacing treatments with minimal downtime. Many of our patients attend for a treatment and then go straight back to work.

How long does IPL skin treatment last?

The results of PL skin treatment can last several months to a year. However, it is important to note that the duration of results can vary depending on various factors including:

Severity and extent of the sun damage or skin lesions treated

The individual's skin type

Exposure to sunlight following treatment

Use of topical treatments (e.g. tretinoin, niacinamide and vitamin C) or prescription rosacea treatments which may enhance the benefits of IPL skin rejuvenation treatments.

To maintain optimum results, most maintenance treatments are usually required in the years following an initial treatment course. In general, maintenance treatments usually require fewer sessions and cost less than an initial treatment course.

Choosing the right skin treatment for your condition

If you are considering IPL skin rejuvenation or laser treatment, it is important to consult with a doctor or nurse experienced in dealing with skin conditions and skin cancers.  IPL is an excellent treatment for many skin conditions, but you can often achieve even better results if it's combined with a good skincare routine and sometimes with prescription medical treatments. It's best to rely on the knowledge and expertise available at a medical clinic to help you choose a treatment that best suits your skin type, treatment preferences, medical history, skin cancer risk factors and cost constraints.

SUBNOVII Plasma Pen Fibroblast Treatment:

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Subnovii Advanced Plasma Technology by Cartessa™ is an FDA-cleared treatment known as plasma fibroblast therapy (or plasma skin resurfacing) that delivers low-frequency energy to rejuvenate the skin.

Subnovii Plasma Pen is the world’s most Subnovii is the most advanced plasma technology available today. Subnovii is FDA-cleared, and the first plasma device that uses LF+ technology: low-frequency + a patented wavelength and power combination. This exclusive energy output allows for more precise applications and reduced healing time.

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As we age the dermal layer of the skin becomes thinner. We lose collagen and elastin (plumping and tightening). All these factors produce sagging and wrinkling of the skin. So, what is the newest, non-invasive, cosmetic procedure to combat wrinkles, loss of collagen and sagging skin? Subnovii Plasma Pen treatment is a soft-non surgical procedure targeting a wide variety of skin conditions including loss of collagen, elastin, wrinkling of the skin and body that have been traditionally treated with fillers or plastic surgery.

Subnovii Plasma device supplies energy between a metallic tip and the skin, where plasma (ionized air) carbonizes the surface of skin and turns the skin’s material into gas (sublimation).

This causes a micro-trauma to create fibroblast reaction to the skin’s epidermal layer (top layers) while simultaneously heating and disrupting the deeper dermal structure via thermal conduction. This treatment is also known as fibroblasts. Fibroblasts are the most common cells of connective tissue in the body that produce collagen.

After each treatment, the fibroblast are working to heal the skin and a natural healing process takes place. The collagen cells plump and tighten the skin while smoothing and softening the texture. This is our bodies natural tightening mechanism. Your skin tone and texture will be renewed and this will reduce or eliminate deep wrinkles in our frown lines, forehead, crows feet, necklines, or nasal labial and marionette lines.

Subnovii Plasma Pen is all the new buzz in the Aesthetic industry. As we age we lose the thickness of our dermal layers, we produce less collagen and we lose the elasticity in our skin allowing it to sag more. The Plasma Pen is a procedure targeting a wide variety of skin conditions to include loss of elasticity, sagging, wrinkles, stretchmarks that have traditionally been treated with facial fillers or plastic surgery.

Subnovii Plasma Pen is the most advanced, non-invasive, skin tightening and skin lifting rejuvenation device used to treat wrinkles, and sagging, dull skin. Subnovii Plasma Pen is an FDA approved, CE approved device used to perform fibroblast therapy, which is a technique used to stimulate production of collagen in the skin.

We are highly trained and certified in this procedure to give you the safest, most advanced results.

Fibroblasts are the most common cells of connective tissue in the body that produce collagen.

Subnovii Plasma Pen converts electrical energy into gaseous diatomic molecular nitrogen and transmits that energized gas in a non-contact way to the skin’s surface from above. The plasma pen causes micro-trauma to the skin’s epidermal layer (top layers) while simultaneously heating and disrupting the deeper dermal structure through thermal conduction. This treatment is also known as Fibroblasting.

Fibroblasting produces excellent results for any area of the body, particularly the face and neck regions. Risks, and skin types that can be safely treated.

What area’s can be treated?

Crow’s feet around eyes – improvement in the appearance of post-acne marks and scars

Upper and lower eyelids – Bags and hoods

Acne Scars improvement in the appearance of post-acne marks and scars

Jowl / jawline tightening

Forehead lines

Marionette lines – The creases or folds that run vertically from the corners of the mouth down to the chin

Necklines, turkey neck

Accordion lines – the lines that form outside of the mouth when you smile

Nasal labial folds / smile lines – The folds that run from the sides of your nose down to the edge of your mouth

Smoker’s lines – those vertical wrinkles also known as lipstick lines around the mouth

Stretchmarks-

Eye Treatment

Upper Eyelid~ $1299

Under Eye~ $1299

Crows Feet~ $999

Eye Area Combo (3 Areas)~ $2499

Face Treatments

Forehead~ $999

Upper Cheek~ $999

Nasolabial Lines~ $799

Jawline/Jowls~ $899

Upper Lip (Smoker Lines)~ $849

Lower Lip~ $649

Lip Flip~ $399

Upper & Lower Lip Combo~ $1299

Neck Lift~ $1299

Combination Treatments

Face & Neck~ $2499.00

Neck & Jawline~ $1899.00

Plasma Body Skin Tightening

Abdomen Area~ $2499

Elbow Lift~ $799

Arms~ $1899

Knee Lift~ $1299

Skin Tags, Lesions, Hyperpigmentation & Scars~ $599 (3 lesions total)

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