Day: April 22, 2018

4 Chemical Peels for the Common Skin Problems

4 Chemical Peels for the Common Skin Problems

4 Chemical Peels for the Common Skin Problems

Chemical Peels Fairfax

While Chemical Peels sound like a skin lab experiment gone wrong, in the world of facial rejuvenation chemical peels can help brighten and freshen the skin in a fairly quick and painless procedure. Most often peels are used to treat sun-damaged skin with mild wrinkling, uneven skin tone, and acne scar pigmentation. Peels are safe to use around the face, neck, chest, back, arms and hands. Chemical peels can also be used for patients dealing with Post Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation, for example, those that have skin darkening from an injury or certain skin disorders.

The way the chemical peels help improve the skin tone is by penetrating the skin’s layers and breaking up the bonds in the skin, which causes the damaged layers to peel and flake off of the skin. Typically, those loosened layers are home to the pigment producing cells (melanocytes) that cause discoloration of the skin.

Once the peeling process begins, moisturizing the skin and applying adequate sunscreen is the key to promote healing of the skin. Many times the results of the peel can be seen within 7-10 days after doing the peel.

Mild Wrinkles:

A high strength VIPeel has a combination of acids including Phenol, Trichloroacetic, Salicylic, Retinoic and Vitamin C), which will tighten the skin and improve mild photodamage and melasma.

Got Acne:

The Vitalize Peel, which is a mild medical grade peel that includes (Salicylic, Resorcinol and Retinoic Acid).

Got Dark Spots (acne scars) or Melasma:

Either the ViPeel or Vitalize Peel is a great option for addressing pigmentation issues on the skin in conjunction with a skin brightener or lightener product such as vitamin c or hydroquinone.

Dull Skin:

Glycolic Acids are great to give the skin a nice glow and fresh appearance in conjunction with Peptides and creams that contain growth factors. A Glycolic Acid peel is also great for those individuals that cannot afford any downtime.

 

We perform all peels in our Medispa in Fairfax. Contact us today for a free consultation. 

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Tighten and firm any loose, wrinkled or dimpled skin on your face and body

Tighten and firm any loose, wrinkled or dimpled skin on your face and body

Tighten and firm any loose, wrinkled or dimpled skin on your face and body

Accent XL Fairfax

The revolutionary way to tighten and firm any loose, wrinkled or dimpled skin ANYWHERE on your face and body.

The Accent XL is a radiofrequency device that is FDA-Approved and designed to improve the thin, delicate skin that develops on the face, neck, and upper arms as well as the abdomen, thighs and buttocks.

Accent Your Body Dual-layer RF Thermotherapy stimulates the production of new collagen and improves skin surface texture. Treatments with the Accent system are quick and do not require anesthesia or a prolonged recovery time. Patients can resume their normal activities immediately. Best of all, Dual-layer RF Thermotherapy provides steady improvement with excellent, skin tightening results.

On What Parts of the Body does Accent Treat?

Dual-layer RF Thermotherapy Accent Your Body treatments can be performed to treat loose wrinkled skin anywhere on the body. The procedure is frequently used for toning thin, loose and crepe-like skin often found on the aging face, neck and under the upper arms. Accent XL can be used for body contouring, cellulite reduction and skin tightening. It is also excellent for firming skin on the post-surgical or postnatal abdomen or thighs.

What are the Benefits of Dual Layer Thermotherapy?

The Bipolar module focuses on the surface layer of the skin, while the Unipolar penetrates further for deep dermal thermotherapy. The Bipolar treatment is well suited for areas where the skin is thinner and more delicate, such as the face, helping to smooth fine lines and wrinkles. The Unipolar treatment generates alternating electromagnetic fields that cause friction and heating in the deeper tissues, which help in body contouring. Taken together, the Accent promotes collagen production in the skin.

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New Treatment For Thinning Hair: Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)

New Treatment For Thinning Hair: Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)

PRP Hair
PRP Hair Restoration
platlet rich plasma hair

New Treatment For Thinning Hair: Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)

Millions of men and women suffer from hair loss and hair thinning. Hair loss can be embarrassing and stressful for both males and females and there are many factors that contribute to the condition including medical conditions, aging, genetics and changing hormones.

Now there is a non-surgical method backed by clinical research that helps treat your hair loss and improve hair density. Platelet rich plasma (PRP) uses your own natural platelets to help stimulate hair growth.

Benefits of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) for Hair Restoration

  • Increases blood supply to the hair follicle
  • Increases hair shaft size and thickness
  • Triggers and maintains the growth phase
  • Decreases hair loss

How PRP for Hair Restoration Works

PRP contains growth factors, which work as signal callers and give instructions to your tissues to regenerate cells. Growth factors and stems cells are stimulated by PRP to reverse hair loss and initiate the dormant (sleeping) hair into the active (growth) phase.

Basically, the process starts with numbing the area to be treated for 45 minutes. Then your blood is extracted in a special collection tube, which is then placed in a specialized centrifuge. After some time the platelets are concentrated and can be drawn up into a syringe. Using a small needle, the platelets are injected into the scalp and in to the areas that need improvement.

Patients start seeing results in 4–8 weeks and results can be dramatic.

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