Photorejuvenation

Pigmented and vascular lesions, which are the effect of passing time, sunburn damages, genetic and environmental agents, are the aim of the photorejuvenation. The expected result is to regain the younger and healthier skin appearance. The effect of treatment, which is composed of a series of procedures,
is to  lighten pigmented lesions such as freckles, senile discolorations, sunspots, to remove  vascular lesions such as telangiectasia, widened vessels, angiomas, erythema, vessel lesions caused by photoaging and to improve the skin surface structure (by smoothing small wrinkles, irregularities and pore narrowing).

How does it work?

The light emitted by the applicator is absorbed by the skin melanin and hemoglobin in the blood vessels, converted into warmth, that destroys the vessels and pigment lesions by heating them up. Additionally
an electric impulse heats up the target lesions, which are next removed by the natural body mechanisms.

 

Procedure

Skin area which will undergo the treatment should be clean, without any make-up, deodorant, perfumes and cream. The photorejuvenation of
a face procedure lasts about 45 minutes.
The  therapy usually  requires from 3 to 5 sessions. A gap between treatments is from 2 to 8 weeks. For visible results of the procedure you have to wait for minimum two weeks.

After procedure

For the first five days after the treatment it is necessary to avoid factors which can cause
the skin damage, such as hot bath, massages, intensive exercises. For a month after the treatment a patient should avoid sun and use creams with high level of ultraviolet sunscreen
– at least 30 SPF.		  

Contraindications

- Photoallergy, photohypersensitivity
- Taking Accutane (Isotretinoin)  during last
6 months
- Pregnancy
- Atypical warts, neoplasms, pigmentation disorders
- Implanted pacemaker or automatic internal cardiac defibrillator, (Caution: after consultation with cardiologist)
- Tan
- Unhealthy skin in the procedure region (ulcer,  psoriasis, eczema, rush, infection)
- Taking drugs causing photohypersensitivity
- Keloid in history
- Uncontrolled diabetes

If diluting blood, anticoagulant drugs  are taken,
it is indicated to discontinue  them two weeks before the procedure. After aggressive chemical, mechanical  peeling, skin injection or fillers administration you should wait for the  procedure for two weeks. After laser dermabrasion you should wait for the  procedure for at least three months.


What is an Elos technology

  • The synergistic acting of optical and high frequency current energies.Optical energy is absorbed by
    the pigment (hemoglobin in blood vessels, melanin) and exchanged into warmth, which in a thermal way destroys the target cells. A current is conducted through the route of increased temperature
    and additionally heats the target. The current action does not depend on the amount of melanin
    in epidermis, because of that, these procedures can be carried out even among people having dark complexion, without any risk of damaging the epidermis. The electric energy has ability to penetrate much deeper reaching deeper lying structures than an optical energy alone.
  • The increased effectiveness and safety of procedures where the elos system technology is used.
    The greater safety is connected with the usage of lower level of optical energy, what is compensated by a strong and highly selective action of bipolar current. The summary amount of energy is higher
    but risk of epidermis damage minimal. This unique synergy enables to reach the deeper lying structures and the structures which have smaller ability to absorb the optical energy: fair hair, collagen, fat.
    During the procedure a skin temperature is being monitored all the time.