Welcome to our first-ever Plastic Surgery Group Newsletter. We are excited to offer this service to our patients, to keep you updated on the latest news and developments at our Albany-area practice. This month, you'll learn more about the high-quality products and services offered by our Skin Care Center, and also about the benefits of the new ProFractional™ Laser. Enjoy!
In This Newsletter
When Products Aren't Quite Enough
ProFractional™ Laser for Smoother, Healthier Skin
Women and men spend millions of dollars each year on mass-produced, heavily marketed creams, lotions, and over-the-counter scrubs and peels, all of which promise to turn back the hands of time. So many products promise younger-looking, smoother, healthier skin, but how many of them actually deliver results? If you're tired of paying a high price for minimal results, it may be time to look into professional laser treatments. For those seeking dramatic improvement in wrinkles, skin tone, scars and sun damage, the ProFractional™ treatment may be just what you're looking for.
The ProFractional laser treatment utilizes a new development in medical laser technology to provide significant results with minimal discomfort and downtime. The treatment can be limited to just the areas that need improvement, so healing time is quicker than with other laser treatments. It is minimally ablative, causing less surface damage to the skin following treatment. ProFractional is typically used on the face, neck, and hands for treatment of wrinkles, fine lines, scars, and sun damage.
How ProFractional Works
During your ProFractional procedure, your Albany plastic surgeon uses a laser microbeam to treat thousands of tiny, pinpoint areas of the skin, leaving the surrounding, healthy skin intact. The tiny channels created by the laser stimulate the skin's natural healing process, which includes producing new collagen. This new collagen plumps and firms the skin, smoothing out wrinkles, scars, and other imperfections. No product purchased at the beauty counter can alter the deeper layers of the skin in this way and have this degree of change in appearance of scars, wrinkles, and sun damage.
The Procedure
Your Albany plastic surgeon will oversee this quick, comfortable procedure in our offices. Treatments typically take approximately 15 to 30 minutes, and require nothing more than a topical anesthetic cream to limit discomfort. Typically, 1 to 4 treatments will be performed every 4 to 6 weeks for maximum effectiveness.
Recovery and Real Results
A slight reddening of the skin is common after the procedure, comparable to a minor sunburn, which should fade in 2 to 5 days. After treatment, you should consider using a superior quality, medical-grade post-treatment skin care product line, such as the gentle, natural products offered at our Skin Care Center. Your Albany plastic surgeon may also suggest an additional procedure to supplement your results, such as MicroLaserPeel™.
To find out more about ProFractional laser treatment in the Schenectady and Albany areas, contact The Plastic Surgery Group at 518-438-0505 or send us an email today.
The Skin Care Center - Medical Grade Products and Services
Walk up to the beauty counter at your favorite store and you'll find no shortage of bottles and jars, each boasting the latest in skin care technology. The large cosmetics corporations spend millions each year marketing their products as the "latest breakthrough" in the fight against aging. It's no coincidence that the most productive marketing campaigns are the ones which tout a product's clinical testing. That is because the most effective skin care products are those which can truly call themselves medical grade.
Medical grade skin care products have much higher percentages of active ingredients than over the counter products. Typically produced in smaller batches, medical grade products also tend to utilize higher-quality ingredients than the mass-produced lotions, creams, and peels made by the cosmetics industry. Based on the latest medical research and development, medical grade products have the ability to penetrate into deeper layers of the skin than over-the-counter products. This caliber of product is sold only through licensed medical professionals, such as your Albany plastic surgeon at The Plastic Surgery Group. By using medical grade skin care products, you can achieve smoother, healthier, and glowing skin.
At our Skin Care Center, we offer you a complete line of high quality products to enhance your personal skin care regimen. We carry products to treat a variety of skin concerns, and to compliment our various facial rejuvenation procedures. In addition to our exclusive line of skin care products, we offer the following product lines:
- Obagi® Nu-Derm and C-Rx system
- SkinCeuticals®
- Physician's Choice of Arizona
We carry products for the treatment of most skin concerns, including acne, rosacea, excessive dryness, sun protection, and age prevention. Our exclusive post-treatment line features a cleanser, a toner, a masque and a cream, all designed to calm and soothe skin which may be irritated by chemical or laser treatments. These pH balanced products utilize plant extracts - such as arnica, echinacea, and hypercium - renowned for their anti-inflammatory properties. These products can produce excellent results when used in conjunction with some of the facial therapies offered at our Skin Care Center.
Our licensed aestheticians provide an array of professional treatments that not only improve the quality of your skin, but allow for better product penetration. These therapies include chemical peels, microdermabrasion, various specialized facials, massage, and combined procedures. These treatments improve skin texture and appearance, and are often recommended following surgical or non-surgical facial rejuvenation procedures to enhance results.
Your Albany cosmetic surgeon can help you to determine which combination of products and procedures will achieve the best results for your specific skin issues. To learn more about the Skin Care Center and products and services offered in the Schenectady and Albany area, contact The Plastic Surgery Group at 518-438-0505 or send us an email today.
