The Effects of the Microdermabrasion System

The microdermabrasion system is a system that is used to rejuvenate your skin for a healthier and smoother look. The oil on your skin decreases and dilated pores become less visible, and even a few of the fine wrinkles begin to smooth out. All of this contributes to the younger looking skin that people work so hard to get.

The Microdermabrasion system works because it causes a little trauma to the skin, which causes your skin to work harder to heal your skin, and as the skin heals it does so in a more organized manner than your usual haphazard organization people normally have. This is what causes you skin to appear to be younger than before using the microdermabrasion system.

The microdermabrasion can cause several different changes to the epidermis. These changes are seen before there are any changes to the dermis are noticeable. These changes often make the epidermis layer look healthier. First, the thickness is increase because of the new cells that are quickly being reproduced faster and in larger cells. Second of all, the cells in the lower epidermis are knitted more closely together in a basket weave that is much more consistent than the usual haphazard arrangement that people usually have. Usually using the microdermabrasion system will make skin unusually dry for the fist 24 hours.

Other effects occur on the dermis. This layer has the most dramatic changes for the better. After a series of treatments, the dermal layer also gets a bit thicker. Along with the increase in thickness, collagen fibers become thicker and increase in number. They are packed tighter and organized more consistently. The numbers of elastic fibers also increase, and their orientation changes to vertical instead of horizontal causing more of a spring to the dermis. The fibroblasts cells also increase in number and size. These are the cells that make up the collagen. A number of chemicals that are part of the inflammatory process prove that the inflammatory process is working to repair damages. Blood vessels undergo changes to increase blood flow to the dermis to help your skin to repair damages.

When undergoing the microdermabrasion system, it is best to undergo either 6 or 7 treatments that will all aid in the above. These treatments should be under gone either every 7 days or every 10 days. Usually you will be able to see a number of changes even after the first treatment. These include smoother and healthier skin than what you currently have. After you have undergone several treatments the oil your skin produces decreases and after all of the treatments are completed you will notice that your most dilated pores will decrease in appearance, thicker areas of skin are thinned out, and finally, fine wrinkles that have plagued you may start to disappear.

To achieve all of this, a machine sprays fine crystals over your face to remove your top layer of skin. After this, the loose skin and crystals are vacuumed off. The above has been proven to occur when undergoing these treatments.

Skin Laser Resurfacing

Laser resurfacing is a technique that is literally used to resurface your skin, usually for the face. It is done by removing the top few layers of skin to bring out the healthier newer skin underneath. This also causes a reaction in your skin that makes it work to produce more skin cells and thicken the layers of your skin. This in turn smoothes your skin and gives it a younger, healthier look.

People who are looking into laser skin resurfacing are usually looking for a combination of several things. These things generally add up to a more youthful look for everyone and include a significant reduction in fine lines and wrinkles, tightened and smoother eyelid skin, a reduction in crow’s feet around the eyes, the ability to soften pucker marks as well as frown lines, even out the skin colors including splotches and brown spots, and it can also improve and flatten scars, repair smoker lines, and make an improvement to your overall skin tone and texture.

The word laser actually means light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation. The lasers used during your laser resurfacing will work to remove the uppermost layers of your skin. These are generally the layers that make all of your wrinkles, scars, and acne all worse than they actually have to be. When these layers are removed then these skin issues, along with most that you may have, become less noticeable and as your skin kicks into overdrive to heal, some of the skin conditions heal faster and more thoroughly as well. Things like scars become less noticeable because they flatten out and become softer while blending in with your skin one better. The use of sunscreen before and after the procedure can keep the UV rays from farther damaging skin cells and making your scars more pronounced.

Lasers have the unique ability to produce a single wavelength, or color, of light. As these lasers become more advanced it becomes easier to make the procedure more precise and selective. These are so advanced now that safety levels during the treatment are available today that people could only dreamed of in the past.

The person who performs your laser resurfacing will use a hand piece that looks like a wand. This hand piece causes the old and undesirable skin cells to literally vanish, practically in a puff of mist, to help get rid of those undesirable traits that you may be suffering from.

When you go for a laser resurfacing you should look carefully before you choose who will perform your treatment. Generally the people who work with the lasers for laser resurfacing are called dermasurgeons. They are trained professionals who work to help you obtain healthier skin. You will want to find one who has already demonstrated that they have laser expertise and not one who is just starting out. See if they will allow you to talk with a previous patient and find out if they have been rated by patients or other professionals.

Considering a Thermage Face Lift

If you are a person whose skin is just beginning to age, and looks like it may need a facelift soon, you may find that a thermage face lift is something you want to look into as an alternative.

A thermage facelift is not actually a facelift; it is what you should do to avoid a facelift or the surgery that comes with the facelift. For most people who are just beginning to really show their age, this will work. However, if you are in desperate need of a facelift and far advanced into aging, it will not work as well. That means that if you are looking for drastic results you should look into an actual facelift, but if you are merely looking for a little bit of an improvement, and not the perfect pace, then the thermage face lift will work for you nicely.

The thermage face lifts are really heating, and cooling to avoid burning your skin, applied strategically to your skin in order to help tighten your skin and which reduces wrinkles, the turkey like neck, or some of your loose skin. It may even reduce any acne or acne scars you may have, as well as improving your jowling and tightening your jaw line.

When you undergo a thermage face lift, your doctor will begin by using local anesthesia in strategic places all over your face. Depending on how much anesthesia and how high the treatment setting is you may feel little to know pain or discomfort during the treatment. Then a grid will be applied to your face in order to guide the treatment. And then starts the treatment. Your doctor will hold a treatment tip over your skin. This tip will deliver radio frequencies and the cooling that is needed to keep your skin from burning.

For the most part, if you are looking for better results then you will need higher settings on the thermage machine. In some cases though, it may just be that you are recommended that you use a mild setting and the just undergo yet another treatment in six months. The first treatment will improve your skin for that long, if not longer.

The thermage face lift treatments are a great thing for some people who either can not have surgery or who want to avoid undergoing surgery if at all possible. Despite this, there are a few things that a person who decides on these treatments will undergo that, though they aren’t as bad as facelifts, may be uncomfortable, painful, or visible. First of all, there is a chance of warm or even burning sensations during the procedure that can become quite painful. Usually after a procedure a person will suffer from red, and sometimes sensitive, skin for anywhere between a couple of hours and a few days after the procedure. There will also be swelling for at least the amount of time that the skin is red though normally it will last a little longer.