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Photorejuvenation

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Photo rejuvenation with any or all of our lasers (aura laser, revlite laser, isolaz, plasma portrait, and fractional laser) works in synergy to produce the best results.

 

We often also combine the lasers with other cosmetic procedures for rejuvenation such as fillers, muscle relaxant injections, suture lift, and other cosmetic surgery. Liposuculpture can help shape the face around the neck and jowls but rejuvenation tightens the skin. After a suture lift the best and longest results occur if rejuvenation therapy strats to help tighten the collagen whilst  the skin is lifted.

 

A number of our beauty cosmetic procedures in our Med Day Spa such as microdermabrasion, airgent, and peels often also complement laser rejuvenation.

 

It works because the laser light passes through the skin until it hits its target which is the blood in the vessels for the aura laser and the water in the deep dermis for the other lasers.

The laser delivers energy into the deep dermis where the fibroblasts (which make collagen) live creating heat.

 

This heat tricks the fibroblasts into making new collagen.

 

The process of new collagen formation takes 6-8weeks and then it crosslinks with the elastin over months.

 

This is why we say the improvement takes a few months to occur and continues to improve for 6-12mths.

 

Each time creates a difference but multiple cosmetic procedures for laser rejuvenation usually approx 1mth apart are needed.

 

There is risk of crust or scab with the laser rejuvenation especially if tan or fake tan or sunscreen or makeup on so come in with clean face and avoid sun.

 

We recommend 4-6 laser rejuvenation cosmetic procedures and over the years as we cont to age some maintenance laser rejuvenation cosmetic procedures as well.

 

Alexandrite Laser For Hair Reduction

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

We use an alexandrite laser for hair reduction.

We have always thought that the laser cosmetic procedure for hair reduction was the best option as it more precisely targets the pigment in the hair follicle.

The Alex laser targets pigment in a large structure so the laser mostly targets pigment in the follicle which is like a bulb/root under the surface of the skin from where the hair shaft grows.

The laser light passes through the skin till it finds the pigment in the large structure /follicle and converts to heat.

So if enough laser light finds enough pigment in the follicle to convert to enough heat to destroy the follicle completely, then that follicle is gone and its hair is removed permanently.

If a fragment remains, it may regenerate into a new follicle which is usually smaller and would produce a finer lighter hair.

So most of the hairs are removed and some are miniaturised.

Also there is only pigment in the follicle during anagen or growth phase so only those hairs in the growth phase are treated in this cosmetic procedure.

And those hairs in dormant or resting phase will need to come into growth phase to be treated.

Therefore multiple laser treatments are needed.

Also as pigment is the target, so lighter hairs (grey, white, blond, and very fine hairs) may not have enough pigment in their follicle to convert to enough heat to be treated.

For the same reason if the skin is tanned or otherwise pigmented (even with fake tan or makeup), then the laser light may heat up the skin causing side effects like crusting scabbing or pigment change.. 

Also it is important not to wax for a few days as if wax or pluck, then the hair is pulled out of follicle and the laser loses its target. So better to cut or shave hair as this removes hair above surface of the skin leaving target hair and pigment for the laser to hit in the follicle below.

If you have dark skin you may need revlite laser as this laser targets water in a large structure not pigment and is a safer laser in darker skin types, but only works on larger thicker hairs.

A Slice of Life - The Age.

Monday, February 16th, 2009

An increasing number of young woman are opting for cosmetic surgery as ongoing “maintenance”. So what, exactly, do surgeons suggest for a typical 35 year old?
A woman went to find out, her first stop been Dr Daniel Lanzer cosmetic laser and liposuction specialist.
Dr Daniel Lanzer is a father of nine who believes that his wife still looks young and gorgeous even though she has never had any cosmetic surgery. However he uses his profession not only to make people look better, but help improve their self esteem.
Dr Daniel Lanzer explains to a patient, although she is skinny she still has those genetic (fat) deposits on her thighs, these can be very hard to remove with diet an exercise, and also the patient’s left hip was a little larger than her right side.
In an operation lasting an hour Dr Daniel Lanzer cosmetic laser and liposuction specialist could suck the saddlebags out, then trim a bit of the inner thigh so it didn’t look bumpy compared with the new flatter, outer one. He could also do a little liposculpture on the hips. This is the most common cosmetic procedure.
Dr Daniel Lanzer cosmetic laser and liposuction specialist has performed over 10,000 liposuctions in the last 17 years, with no deaths at his hands.