What is it and how does it help?
Expression lines, worry lines, crows feet and smile lines – whatever you call them, wrinkles can be an unsightly by-product of getting older. Anti-wrinkle are a popular way to reduce their appearance, and are a much less invasive procedure than a facelift.
The injectable product is a naturally occurring toxin that when injected into the skin reduces the appearance of wrinkles and facial lines by relaxing the muscles that cause them. Anti-wrinkle injections can also help with other complaints like excessive sweating, jaw clenching, teeth grinding and tension headaches.
How does it work?
Anti-wrinkle injections work by relaxing the muscles that, when contracted, cause wrinkles and lines to appear. When injected, the nerve impulse that stimulates muscle contraction is blocked, so lines no longer appear. Sweating can be reduced in a similar way – injecting the affected area effectively blocks the nerve impulse that stimulates sweat glands.
What is it and how does it help?
Have you been wanting to say goodbye to an unsightly blemish? Photo-rejuvenation is the safe, gentle and effective way to get rid of blemishes like brown spots, hair follicles and blood vessels.
How does it work?
Photo-rejuvenation involves applying intense broad-spectrum light (not including the harmful ultraviolet spectrum) to individually targeted problem spots. The light is absorbed and then turned into heat energy which destroys the blemish.
What is it & is it safe?
Vascular lasers use light to target and destroy unwanted capillaries and blood vessels of the skin. The laser wavelength is chosen to selectively target the abnormal blood vessels only, sparing the surrounding normal skin structures. When used properly by trained practitioners, the procedure is extremely safe and effective. This type of laser treatment is not associated with any long-term problems such as skin cancers. To make the procedure more comfortable however, the skin is kept cool with a chilled plate so that the heat energy is not transferred to other areas of the skin to cause unwanted burns.
How does it work?
The skin structures such as capillaries and pigment spots absorb light energy at a specific frequency or wavelength. Vascular lasers are scientifically and clinically proven methods of delivering light energy to these unwanted targets to knock them off. Blood vessels and pigment containing brown spots and hair follicles are examples of common targets. The targets absorb the light energy that gets converted to heat leading to its destruction.
What is it and how does it help?
If you’ve got problem skin, Profractional resurfacing might be the answer. Particularly effective in repairing acne scars, the procedure can also make a big difference with wrinkles, keratoses and pigmentation problems.
How does it work?
Able to be tailored to the particular problem, Profractional resurfacing involves an Er:Yag laser directing micro-columns of infrared light to vapourise skin tissue. A computer-guided scanner accurately fixes the laser parameters – such as depth, rate and scan pattern – giving a precise and uniform effect on the skin.
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What is it and how does it help?
If you’re looking for better results than microdermabrasion or light chemical peels offer, but don’t won’t an overly long healing time, you should consider a MicroLaserPeel. MicroLaserPeel treatments can really help fine wrinkles, scars, keratoses and pigmentation problems.
How does it work?
A MicroLaserPeel carefully and precisely removes the outermost layers of troublesome skin. Using an Er:Yag laser which delivers infrared beams with a wavelength of 2940nm, this procedure can vapourise skin tissue layer by layer. Sophisticated computer technology fixes the laser parameters such as depth and scan pattern to ensure the best possible results.
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What is it and how does it help?
Now you can have smoother, younger-looking skin, without the invasiveness of a facelift. Contour resurfacing uses a laser to minimise the appearance of lines and wrinkles, and improve the overall texture of your skin at the same time.
How does it work?
Contour resurfacing works by having laser light pass through your skin, to be absorbed underneath by damaged collagen. The laser light evaporates very fine layers of skin, reducing the presence of wrinkles, scars, and other unwanted textures. And as old skin is replaced by new cells forming in the healing process, the skin naturally becomes smoother and softer.
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What is it and how does it help?
If you’ve got problem skin, SELLAS resurfacing might be the answer. Particularly effective in healing scars, theprocedure also refines skin complexion by reducing pore-size and uneven skincolouring. It works well for all skin types, including dark skin or sensitive skin that marks easily. It’s ideally suited for the face, neck, décolletage and back of hands.
How does it work?
Able to be tailored to the particular problem, SELLAS resurfacing involves a gentle but deeply penetrating laser that directs micro-columns of infra-red light to heat skin tissue. A computer-guided scanner accurately fixes the laser parameters – such as depth, rate and scan pattern – giving a precise and uniform effect on the skin. This stimulates a regenerative response in the skin to produce clearer, more vibrant and healthier looking skin.
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What is it and how does it help?
As your skin ages, it’s often accompanied by a gradual loss of volume, due to a reduction in skin collagen and elastin. Like a slowly deflating balloon, this leads to skin sagging and wrinkles. Fillers can plump out wrinkles, and restore your facial and lip volume – giving you a more youthful and rejuvenated appearance.
How does it work?
Fillers are applied through several fine injections into the treatment area – producing an immediate restoration of volume, and improvement in the general appearance of your skin. However, the full result can take some time to come into effect. Your wrinkles, creases and furrows may have been in place for some time, so can take several weeks to re-drape and ‘iron’ themselves out.
What is it and how does it help?
As your skin ages, it’s often accompanied by a gradual loss of volume due to a reduction in skin collagen and elastin. Like a slowly deflating balloon, this leads to skin-sagging and wrinkles. Fillers can plump out wrinkles, and restore your facial volume – giving you a more youthful and rejuvenated appearance. These fillers can also reshape the face by augmenting the profile of the nose, cheeks and chin. Type B fillers are natural materials within microspheres in a water-based gel carrier.
How does it work?
Type B fillers are applied through several fine injections into the treatment area – producing an immediate restoration of volume and improvement in the general appearance of your skin. Although results are instant, the full result can take some time to come into effect. Your wrinkles, creases and furrows may have been in place for some time, so can take several weeks to re-drape and ‘iron’ themselves out.
What is it & is it safe?
This filler is an injectable skin filler that can ‘plump up’ the skin to appear smoother and fuller. The product is a synthetic substance made up of chains of lactic acid. It is manufactured as a fine powder that is reconstituted in sterile water for injections. It is naturally degraded in the skin to a natural by-product that is safely cleared by the body. The product has been in use in medicine for 20 years and is used to manufacture certain dissolvable stitches.
How does it work?
When injected into the skin, it gradually stimulates natural deposition of collagen to thicken and smoothen the skin. As it gets absorbed over time, the volume enhancing effects persist due to an increase in skin collagen triggered by the product.
What is it and how does it help?
If you’re unhappy with areas of loose skin and mild laxity, but don’t like the thought of surgery, DermaRF might be the answer. It’s a safe, gentle and effective way to subtly tighten problem areas.
How does it work?
DermaRF involves applying radiofrequency energy to gently heat the collagen layer of the skin. The radiofrequency delivered to the tissue gets converted to heat, which causes the collagen and connective tissue of the skin to contract and remodel, resulting in a firmer appearance.
What is it and how does it help?
If you’re unhappy with areas of loose skin and laxity but afraid of surgery, Skin Tyte might be the answer. It’s a safe, gentle and effective way to subtly tighten problem areas.
How does it work?
Skin Tyte involves applying the infrared spectrum of broadband light (BBL) to gently heat the collagen layer of the skin. The infrared light is absorbed and then turned into heat, which causes the collagen and connective tissue of the skin to contract and remodel – resulting in a firmer, more youthful appearance.
What is it and how does it help?
If you have visible leg veins – including fine purple spider veins, coarser reticular green veins, and large bulging varicose veins – you might want to consider sclerotherapy. It’s an extremely safe and effective way to get rid of them.
But before any action is taken to correct them, we recommend checking for underlying circulatory problems, as up to 50% of patients with fine spider veins may have associated larger vein problems that may not be immediately obvious or visible.
How does it work?
Sclerotherapy is the injection of sclerosants into abnormal veins with a fine needle. The sclerosant irritates the inner lining of the injected veins, and in combination with compression stockings, encourage the treated vein to collapse and shrivel. Blood no longer flows through the treated vessels, which over time becomes absorbed and recycled by the body.
Dr Lim recommends that leg vein treatments be carried out at his Sydney Skin & Vein Clinic:
Suite 2102, Lvl 21, Westfield Tower 1 520 Oxford St, Bondi Junction NSW 2022
Phone (02) 9386 0211 or visit sydneyskinandvein.com.au
What is it and how does it help?
These days, one of the most popular and effective way to achieve long-term hair removal is laser therapy. That’s because lasers can destroy many hair follicles with little chance of complications, even if you have dark skin.
ClearScan is an infrared laser that’s particularly effective for treating darker skin types and sun-tanned skin because of its relatively low absorption by melanin.
How does it work?
Laser hair removal such as ClearScan offers patients a safe, fast, and effective alternative for dealing with unwanted hair. Lasers remove hair by targeting the melanin (colour) in the hair follicle, damaging the follicle and removing the hair.
What is it and how does it help?
Shaving and waxing have long been maligned for not only being painful and time-consuming, but temporary as well. If you’re looking for more permanent hair removal, broad band light therapy might be for you. It’s much quicker than electrolysis, and produces similar results to laser therapy. It’s particularly effective for those with lighter skin and hair.
How does it work?
BBL is also known as intense pulse light. It delivers light – ranging from the visible to infrared spectrum – that selectively targets hair follicles. It works by emitting a specialised light that passes through the skin to be absorbed by the melanin (colour) in the hair follicle, damaging the follicle and removing the hair.
What is it and how does it help?
The combined effects of sun exposure, environmental pollutants and a sluggish metabolism can damage our skin and make us look older. Certain skin conditions such as active acne, blotchy pigmentation can also be improved with chemical peels. Chemical peels are non-invasive and designed to promote cell turnover and growth for that healthy and more youthful looking skin
How does it work?
Chemical peels involve applying one or more exfoliating agents to gently remove the outer layers of the skin after which the skin will regenerate. This results in a healthier, smoother, clearer complexion.