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The UW Health Transformations cosmetic laser experts in Madison, Wisconsin, offer a broad array of cosmetic laser services to treat wrinkles, scars and age spots.

 

The objective of most skin resurfacing techniques is to remove wrinkles or scars, age spots and rejuvenate the skin. The earliest procedures involved removal of skin layers (dermabrasion) or the application of various chemicals to the skin (chemical peels). In the mid 1990s, lasers became popular for treating skin conditions. The most common lasers used were carbon dioxide and erbium.

 

In simple terms, lasers work by delivering a light of a pure, single color to the skin. The part of the skin targeted by the laser is directly correlated to the color of the laser light and the color of the target in the skin. Newer technology has altered traditional lasers or employed other types of energy such as plasma.

 

 

Portrait Plasma harnesses the power of plasma to deliver dramatic skin care results without the risk or downtime associated with outdated laser procedures. The hand piece delivers nitrogen plasma energy that works both at and below the surface of the skin to modify its architecture and generate new collagen for up to two years.

 

Portrait PSR3 has been proven to treat fine lines and deep wrinkles, sun damage and pre-cancerous lesions and skin discoloration. Unlike many lasers, Portrait can be used on the full body. This in-office procedure takes 20-30 minutes for a full face or a targeted body treatment. Localized procedures around the eyes and mouth can be done in as little as 10-15 minutes. There is no additional downtime when Eye Surgery and/or Fillers are used in conjunction with Portrait Plasma.

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The Starlux-1540 is a skin-rejuvenating laser that emits fractionated light. That is, instead of a solid beam of light that is emitted by most lasers, fractionated light consists of hundreds of micro beams. By introducing micro beams of light, each treatment zone is small and there is no apparent damage to the skin.

 

However, microscopically, at each zone that has been subjected to a micro beam of light, the depth of treatment is as it appears with standard laser rejuvenation. Most importantly, fractionated rejuvenation is much safer, without the side effects and complications that can be associated with non-fractionated rejuvenation.

 

The Starlux-1540 laser introduces micro beams of laser light deep into the skin. With each treatment, the skin is subjected to tens-of-thousands of beams of laser light. During subsequent treatments, the laser treats the intervening zones that were not previously treated. The two advantages of fractionated treatment is that it is non-ablative - that is, there is minimal or no "downtime" - and almost all areas of skin can be treated - treatment is not limited to the face. However, by fractionating the treatment, several sessions are required. Usually, up to six treatments are required at intervals of three weeks or greater.

 

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The Palomar LUX IR Fractional Handpiece sends infrared light pulses deep into the muscles and joints. In the process, the light penetrates the deeper layers of the skin, (the dermis) where it creates a carefully controlled area of elevated temperature. This technology has shown to trigger a biological response which leads to collagen remodeling in the skin.

 

Remodeled collagen can smooth out fine wrinkles and tighten sagging skin. Deep heating with infrared light stimulates increased collagen production, creating long term results. The LUX IR's infrared light is delivered as an array of small regularly spaced beams, with depth of treatment ranging from 1-3 milimeters into the deep dermis.

 

This Fractional Heating creates a lattice of treated islets, with each islet surrounded by unaffected tissue. Fractional Deep Heating is a much safer method of treatment than uniform heating because the overheated islets do not cause bulk damage of the target area. In addition, subsequent regeneration of skin and new collagen expression from neighboring healthy tissue during the healing process provides a quicker remodeling process, with limited downtime for our patients.

 

Learn more at www.palomarmedical.com