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Sun damage and hormonal changes over time wreak havoc on our skin causing brown spots on the skin known as lentigines or melasma. Prevention (using sun protection or avoidance and topical antioxidants) is easier than treating the spots later in life, but pigment problems as well as textural issues can be addressed in a number of ways, including home treatments like: hydroquinone bleaches or pigment regulator, as well as ongoing use of antioxidants and sunblocks. Office treatments: chemical peels, microdermabrasion, Lasergenesis, Limelight (IPL), Pearl (ablative resurfacing).
Also, deeper fractionated ablative resurfacing using the Pearl wavelength addresses texture and superficial skin wrinkling.
Finally, we can combine Pearl and Pearl Fractional at the same treatment session (Pearl Fusion) to address pigment, texture, and lines.
Limelight ®
Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) For erasing skin damage caused by sun and time. Limelight is an innovative way to comfortably and quickly improve skin�s texture, tone and color on the face, chest, arms and hands. There is no need to apply anesthetic or gel beforehand, and remarkable results are often realized in just a few treatments. Limelight works by heating pigmented cells with controlled pulses of light, causing a therapeutic effect. Immediately following the treatment, spots may slightly darken. The visible light delivered by Limelight is absorbed by the pigmented spots and red areas on your skin. Over the next several weeks, signs of sun damage and age spots will fade and flake off, clearing the complexion and leaving behind younger looking skin.
Pearl ®
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A safe and effective “thermal peel” for restoring the skin's natural glow.
The Pearl Procedure combines the impact of a resurfacing laser with the gentleness and safety of non-invasive procedures. This is a way to effectively treat aging and sun damaged skin, wrinkles, uneven texture and discoloration with fewer treatments and less overall recovery than other technologies.
The Pearl Procedure is physician administered and generally done in under one hour with 3 to 4 days of “social downtime”. There is some minor discomfort experienced during the Pearl Procedure. Typically only 1 to 2 treatments are needed and will leave your skin with a healthy, pearl-like glow. In order to maintain these results subsequent treatments are needed.
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Pearl Fractional ®
What is Pearl Fractional?
Pearl Fractional is a new, fractional, single treatment laser designed to improve imperfections due to aging and sun damage. Pearl Fractional offers the best combination of safety, patient experience and recovery time. Patients also notice a smoother, brighter complexion overall.
The Pearl Fractional Procedure
During the procedure, the laser uses heat to create tiny holes deep in the skin. The process removes sun-damaged tissue and then stimulates the growth of healthy, new skin, full of fresh collagen. This plumps the skin from below, repairing photodamage and other skin imperfections.
Pearl Fusion ®
Cutera Pearl Fusion is a non-surgical ablative laser therapy used to remove sun damage and brown spots from the skin, and promote collagen production. It combines the Pearl and Pearl Fractional procedures for optimum results.
Pearl treats the top layer of the skin with pulses of light to remove sun damage and brown spots, while Pearl Fractional laser uses heat to create tiny holes in the skin, to remove sun-damaged tissue and stimulate new skin and fresh collagen.
