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Skin ResurfacingCourse Information
The seminar is designed for the medical professional interested in creating an aesthetic skin resurfacing business. The participant will be knowledgeable in all areas of skin resurfacing with hands on training and certification in chemical peels and microdermabrasion. These techniques are designed to smooth fine lines and wrinkles, reduce the appearance of brown spots, reduce sun damage and shrink pores. The level of intensity varies from mild chemical peels to laser resurfacing and laser pulses, and after effects range from mild redness to peeling and scabbing. • Chemical peels - A chemical solution is “painted” onto your face to literally “peel away” damaged top layers of skin. Solutions range from mild alpha hydroxy acids to stronger acids like trichloroacetic acid (TCA) and phenol. • Microdermabrasion - A more superficial form of dermabrasion (described below), uses crystal or a diamond tip to lightly smooth the top layer of your skin. • Dermabrasion - This treatment involves “sanding” the top layers of skin to reduce the appearance of imperfections such as acne scars or to smooth out fine wrinkles, like those around the mouth. It may be performed with a rough wire brush or a “burr” containing diamond particles that is attached to a motorized handle. The success of dermabrasion is highly dependent on the skill of the operator; it is rarely used. A similar treatment called dermaplaning uses a razor-like instrument that skims off the top surface of skin. • Laser resurfacing - In laser resurfacing, or laser peel, the doctor uses a carbon dioxide laser or an erbium Yag laser to remove areas of damaged or wrinkled skin. New cells form as the skin heals, creating a smoother, tighter, younger-looking appearance. • Fractional photothermolysis or fractional resurfacing - This technology removes a small fraction of the surface of the skin during each treatment to resurface the skin. It is typically performed with Pixel and Fraxel lasers. This procedure is similar to a resurfacing laser, but with much less down time. The micro-injury causes the collagen to remodel. • Photorejuvenation/Intense pulsed light (IPL) laser - This treatment uses intense pulsed light (IPL) laser to remove brown spots, reduce redness, shrink pores, clear broken blood vessels and improve sun-damaged skin. • Plasma skin rejuvenation (Portrait) - This new procedure improves skin texture and reduces wrinkles and irregular skin coloring by delivering millisecond pulses of nitrogen plasma energy to the skin. • Thermage - Thermage uses radiofrequency technology to tighten and gently lift skin to smooth out wrinkles and renew facial contours. Unlike laser treatments, it can be performed on all skin types. • Accent - Accent also uses radiofrequency technology to treat wrinkles and sagging skin. It can be used on all skin types and patients of nearly any age and on any part of the body where skin tightness is a concern.
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