If your skin imperfections aren’t responding to your morning and evening skincare regimen, you may be a good candidate for laser skin resurfacing. This treatment works by rejuvenating the skin and eliminating the uppermost layers that contain damaged or dead skin cells to reveal brighter, younger, and healthier-looking skin after just one treatment.
What Is the Best Age To Begin Laser Skin Resurfacing Treatments?
Most patients interested in laser treatments to resurface and rejuvenate their skin begin scheduling treatments in their late 20s to early 30s, as this is the time when the signs of aging, hyperpigmentation, and sun damage become most noticeable. If you’re in your 40s or beyond and have never undergone this treatment, it’s never too late to begin investing in your skin and schedule a customized laser treatment to address your primary concerns and achieve beautiful, youthful, healthier skin.
Younger patients may also qualify for this treatment, depending on their skin type and primary concerns. An initial consultation with an experienced laser technician is always the best way to confirm whether a laser treatment is right for you. Once you undergo a consultation and are confirmed as a good treatment candidate, you can move forward in full confidence, knowing that your treatment will safely help you achieve beautiful and healthy skin.
What Is Laser Skin Resurfacing?
Laser resurfacing treatments are designed to rejuvenate the skin, increase natural collagen and elastin production, and eliminate visible and stubborn skin imperfections. This professional treatment uses laser energy to safely and effectively improve texture, tone, and radiance. It treats the most common skin concerns, requires little to no downtime, and delivers visible and long-lasting results.
The Laser Facial
At The Refinery Medspa & Wellness locations, we use the GentleMax Pro laser device by Candela Medical to perform our laser skin resurfacing treatments, which we call laser facials. This powerful laser device is known for its versatile treatment options and ability to safely and effectively eliminate vascular lesions, redness, and other skin imperfections in less time than other lasers.
It features larger spot sizes to ensure a fast treatment, a quick repetition rate, short pulses, dual wavelengths to safely treat all skin types, and a specialized system formulated to ensure skin tissue protection during treatments.
How Does It Work?
Laser devices designed for skin resurfacing and rejuvenation use specialized laser wavelengths to target aging, pigmented lesions, hyperpigmentation, and other skin imperfections. Once activated, the device emits laser energy that targets the imperfection without harming the surrounding skin.
The body responds to the treatment with accelerated skin rejuvenation and renewal and increased collagen and elastin production. After the treatment, dead, old, and damaged skin cells are sloughed off by the body and replaced with younger and healthier ones.
What Can It Treat?
Laser treatments designed for skin rejuvenation and resurfacing can treat a range of skin imperfections, including lines and wrinkles, uneven skin texture or tone, hyperpigmentation, pigmented lesions, facial and spider veins, leg veins, sun damage, flushing, rosacea, redness, freckles, sun spots, brown spots, age spots, and beard bumps. They can also improve the appearance of acne and acne scarring and are effective solutions for skin laxity as they visibly tighten the skin.
What Are the Treatment Benefits?
Our laser facials designed for skin resurfacing offer many benefits. They can safely reduce the appearance of wrinkles, scars, pigmentation, and other skin imperfections without surgery or requiring that patients plan around a long recovery. Treatments are quick and effective, and the results are visible and long-lasting. Treatment plans are customizable, most patients qualify for treatment, and there’s no downtime.
What Happens During a Treatment?
When you arrive for your laser facial, your laser technician will prepare your skin for treatment by cleansing the area and then will use the laser device to target your desired treatment area. During the session, the light energy will target and break down skin imperfections at the cellular level, and you’ll see skin improvements in the first few weeks following treatment. Treatments are comfortable thanks to the device’s built-in cooling system.
How Many Treatments Should I Schedule?
Most patients see the best results after undergoing three to five laser treatments. Each treatment builds upon the previous one to help you achieve your ideal skin. Since each treatment plan is completely customizable, our laser technician will design the right one for you and give you more information about how many treatments you should schedule to achieve your skincare goals.
When Will I See the Results?
After undergoing the recommended number of treatments, you can expect to see dramatic improvements in your skin. It typically takes several weeks to see visible changes, as the body takes time to respond with an increase in collagen and elastin production after the treatment. As the body produces new skin cells to replace the ones the laser device removes during treatment, you’ll notice tighter, smoother, brighter, and clearer-looking skin.
How Long Will My Results Last?
Laser treatments are designed to deliver long-lasting results. Once you undergo the recommended number of treatments, you can expect your results to last several years. How long your results last ultimately depends on your treatment plan, skincare habits, and lifestyle.
Living a healthy lifestyle, using the right topical products, scheduling regular professional skincare treatments to maintain healthy skin, and avoiding sun exposure will all help prolong your treatment results so that you can maintain smooth, even, clear skin long-term.
Am I a Good Candidate?
The best candidates for these laser treatments are patients who want better skin and who haven’t achieved their skincare goals by undergoing traditional professional treatments or with their at-home regimen. It’s an effective option for patients who want to target veins and redness, sun damage, age spots, scars, hyperpigmentation, fine lines and wrinkles, large pores, and more.
Some patients may not qualify for treatment for safety reasons, including those with active acne, specific skin conditions, and certain skin tones. At your initial consultation, we’ll evaluate your skin in person, learn more about your concerns and treatment goals, and confirm your treatment eligibility before scheduling your first session.
How Long Do Treatments Take?
At The Refinery Medspa & Wellness locations, we perform our laser facials within 30 to 45 minutes. Treatment times may vary depending on your cosmetic concerns and the treatment area.
Is There Downtime?
Once your treatment is over, you can resume your normal daily activities and won’t have to plan around any downtime. However, we recommend that patients use quality sunscreen after treatment and avoid prolonged sun exposure since their skin will be more sensitive to the sun and the effects of UV rays.
Our laser technician will provide complete aftercare instructions and make topical skincare product recommendations so that you know how to care for your skin during the first few days following treatment.
If you’ve been looking for a treatment to make your skin brighter, tighter, younger, healthier, and clearer, you may be the perfect candidate for one of our laser facials. We can customize a treatment regimen that eliminates your skin imperfections, restores your healthy glow, and helps turn back the clock on the natural aging process. If you’re in the Indian Harbour Beach or West Melbourne area contact The Refinery Medspa & Wellness and Skin & Body by The Refinery by using our simple online form. Alternatively, you can also call us at 321-341-3321 to reach us in West Melbourne, FL, or call us at 321-428-3004 to reach us in Indian Harbour Beach, FL. Together, we can map out a path that leads to your best self, both now and in the years to come. Don’t forget to follow us on social media for our latest deals, specials and events!
