In youth, the facial skin appears smooth, fresh and firm, despite well-being and a lack of cosmetic care. Over the years, its appearance gradually changes: first a pleasant color disappears and the first wrinkles appear, then spider veins, age spots, deep wrinkles. Any change indicates that the skin is aging. When ordinary face masks no longer help, more powerful procedures come to the rescue, one of which is laser facial rejuvenation.
The advantage of fractional photothermolysis (this is the second name) is complete safety and high efficiency in eliminating wrinkles and other defects. This procedure is a gentler alternative to surgery or injection procedures.
Laser skin rejuvenation technology
What causes skin aging? There are several main reasons:
- weakening of metabolic processes;
- slow or incomplete waste disposal;
- deterioration in cell growth function;
- Reducing the transfer of nutrients into cells.
Of course, it is impossible to start the reverse process of cellular rebirth, but there is an opportunity to activate the activity of "dormant" cells. Laser facial rejuvenation is used for this. After heat treatment, viable cells are activated and the weak ones die off completely, giving way to stronger specimens. In a word, there is a renewal of the cellular composition of the skin.
The quality and speed of the recovery process depends on the diameter of the laser beam. Its thickness should be less than 200 microns. Fractional thermolysis has improved the effect of laser treatment: instead of a single beam, many micro-beams act on the skin surface as if forming a grid. Local microthermal zones are innovations in the application of laser technology. They help not to touch healthy areas of skin, thereby contributing to speedy recovery.
Types of fractional laser rejuvenation
Rejuvenation and tightening are carried out using two effective exposure methods, which differ in some features of the laser application.
Ablative photothermolysis
Its main function is the evaporation of the upper cells of the epidermis. Superficial, visible micro-spots are removed, which causes a lifting effect - the skin appears to be tighter. As a result, the first signs of skin aging disappear - a network of fine wrinkles.
Non-ablative photothermolysis
It acts on the deeper, lower layers of the dermis and epidermis without affecting the top area. In this way, it is recommended to solve profound problems related to the irreversible process of skin aging. With the help of a laser beam, a new cell membrane structure is built, the metabolism is activated, collagen production is improved, and the skin is rejuvenated from the inside.
Both methods are aimed at local treatment, that is, they do not affect the surrounding areas of the skin - this is necessary for a quick and complete recovery of the skin. In fact, fractional laser facial rejuvenation can be described as a heat shock that resumes the growth of healthy cells.
The combination of both methods - ablative and non-ablative - enables you to achieve the maximum result through the double wellness impulse from the outside and from the inside. This technique is practiced in many modern clinics using laser devices.
The course of the procedure and its results
The advantage of laser skin treatment is the absence of pain, which is an attractive factor for people with a great fear of pain. The procedure itself is divided into several stages.
- Superficial anesthesia, after which the patient does not feel any pain, but only feels a slight tingling in the treatment area. Immediately before the session, an anesthetic composition is applied.
- Conducting a session with a special device, the action of which is based on the use of a fractional laser. The duration of the session is within an hour, although the exact time depends on the number of zones treated.
- Applying a revitalizing cream to the skin.
- Expert skin care advice.
It takes about a week for the skin to get a new look. This is a fairly short period of time compared to, for example, an operation.
For the first two days, swelling remains on the face, then it is replaced by redness, after which the skin begins to peel - the process of dead cells is released. They are replaced with healthy, young cells, giving the face a fresh, youthful appearance.
Indications for fractional photothermolysis
Most women and some men are no exception, carefully monitor themselves, so not only fractional facial rejuvenation has become popular, but also laser photothermolysis of other parts of the body. Most often, patients turn to them when they need:
- Restoration of the skin of the whole body or some of its parts, especially more visible ones;
- removal of capillary reticulum and pigmentation;
- pore reduction;
- Removal of scars, stretch marks, scars;
- skin whitening;
- alignment or elimination of wrinkles on the face;
- rejuvenation of the skin of the hands, chest, neck;
- Skin structure renewal, lifting.
Contraindications to the procedure
Each salon procedure has general and specific contraindications, laser treatment of the skin of the face is no exception. Therefore, procedures with a fractional laser are prohibited for patients with any of the following diagnoses:
- Lack of immunity as a result - frequent infectious diseases;
- length of pregnancy, lactation period;
- dermatosis in the treatment area;
- keloid scars;
- oncological disease;
- chronic blood diseases, diabetes mellitus;
- herpes.
In addition, laser rejuvenation should be postponed if you have been taking retinoids for six months before the session and you have a fresh tan on your body.
There are a number of diseases in which the procedure is possible, but only after consulting a specialist. Therefore, you should consult your doctor before the session. However, if one or more contraindications are identified, it is recommended to wait a certain amount of time until complete recovery or until the onset of a state in which the body is ready for laser irradiation. The procedure itself is safe, but if there is a disease, it can provoke its further development.
If using a laser is not possible, you should choose other methods to eliminate the signs of aging, e. g. B. Botox or hyaluronic acid injections.