Skin Rejuvenation and Resurfacing Treatments

If you have always wanted an even skin texture and clear complexion, you can consider skin rejuvenation and resurfacing treatments. Although skin rejuvenation and skin resurfacing are often used interchangeably, there is difference between these two terms. Skin rejuvenation treatment makes your skin look better while skin resurfacing treatment refers to the procedure that removes the top layer of the skin.

Many options are available for skin resurfacing and skin rejuvenation including both surgical and non-surgical – from topical creams to facelift surgery. Certain non-surgical but effective cosmetic treatments that are more effective than creams and far less invasive than surgical procedures are available. Here we will discuss some non-surgical but effective cosmetic treatments that may help you achieve your goals.

Microdermabrasion

This treatment sands the surface of the skin using abrasive particles, which reveals clear and youthful skin. The treatment is done multiple sessions, mostly 5 to 10. No anesthesia or numbing cream is necessary for this treatment. The treatment area is first cleansed and then microdermabrasion device is used to exfoliate the skin with precise stream of crystals directed into the surface of skin. Exfoliated skin cells and crystals are then suctioned off revealing healthy and rejuvenated skin. This treatment option is effective for treating:

·         Fine lines and wrinkles

·         Sun damaged skin

·         Age spots

·         Pigmentation

·         Mild scars

·         Acne

·         Enlarged pores and uneven skin texture

Chemical peels

Chemical peeling also involves exfoliation of sin revealing healthy, refreshed and clear skin. During the treatment, special chemicals are applied on the skin to remove the uppermost layers. Chemical peels have various types that differ depending on the type and strength of products used in them. The common skin conditions that can be treated with this treatment include:

·         Fine lines around the mouth and eyes

·         Wrinkles caused by aging or sun damage

·         Mild scars

·         Acne

·         Age spots and pigmentation including freckles, melasma and dark patches

Fractional CO2 laser treatment

Fractional CO2 is another effective and minimal invasive skin resurfacing treatment. It can be performed on face, neck, hands and chest. During the treatment, small columns of fractionated energy are used to exfoliate the damages areas on skin. Creation of tiny wounds stimulates the healing process in the surrounding skin cells, which results in production of new collagen and elastin. This way the healthy, damage free skin appears. The skin issues that fractional CO2 treatment can effectively treat include:

·         Sagginess

·         Lines and wrinkles

·         Pigmentation or dull tone of the skin

·         Scars caused by acne or surgery

·         Sun damaged skin

·         Age spots or freckles and blemishes

Dermal fillers

Dermal fillers are also effective non-invasive skin rejuvenation treatment. Dermal fillers are various kinds of injectables that are administered in the treatment area to make skin even and youthful. The treatment is very simple and quick, which involves injecting fillers in the skin in few sites. It is virtually painless treatment that does not require any type of anesthesia. The outcomes of dermal fillers are very beneficial but temporary. So, repeated treatments are required to maintain the results. Dermal fillers can be used to:

·         Reduce or eliminate the lines and wrinkles around the mouth and eyes

·         Improve facial contours by filling in the depressions caused by lost fat

·         To give volume to the lips and fill in the fine lines on them

·         To treat depressed scars caused by acne or surgery

Dermapen

Dermapen is the most effective and beneficial micro-needling treatment for skin rejuvenation that takes only few minutes to complete. The treatment involves use of small pen like micro-needling device to create tine wounds in the skin, which stimulates natural healing process in the skin cells. This boosts the collagen production as well. Dermapen treatment rejuvenates the skin and makes it more beautiful by treating following skin issues:

·         Fine lines and wrinkles around the mouth and eyes

·         Scars caused by acne and surgery

·         Stretch marks

·         Active acne

·         Enlarged pores and uneven texture of skin

·         Pigmentation including melasma, freckles, age spots and sun spots

In short, a number of cosmetic treatments are available that can effectively make your skin youthful and fresh by treating various skin issues.