Spectra™ Lift Laser Face-Lift

Seven distinct procedures combined into one synergistic treatment:

Vascular Lesions

Broken capillaries, spider veins, micro vasculature (generalized redness), Rosacea and Cherry-Angiomas and any vascular birthmarks are individually targeted during this phase of treatment.

Pigmented Lesions and Color-blending

Sun damage, age spots, and melasma are individually (each spot) targeted during this phase of treatment. Then, the overall base coloration of your face is gently stimulated (‘color blending’), causing the turn-over of your baseline melanin (old melanin is replaced with new) which evens out your coloration. 3-4 weeks are required for the process to run its course and typically results in eliminating the need to use foundation creams.

Deep Collagen Remodeling and Dermal Regeneration

In this phase, we target deteriorated collagen deep in the dermis (the cause of deep wrinkles, sagging, and enlarged pores) in order to accelerate its removal by your body’s own natural processes. We will also target fibroblast cells throughout your dermis, stimulating them to produce amplified quantities of new collagen (the kind that you had when you were young) that is healthy, firm, and toned. This treatment removes wrinkles from the inside out. Wrinkles will actually lighten, lift, and disappear, and your pores will shrink. With each successive treatment, the effects on your fibroblasts are cumulative, resulting in progressively greater amounts of collagen production lasting longer periods of time. Week by week, for nearly a year after a SpectraLift™ series, you will look progressively better as your skin becomes more porcelain like.

Spectral Infra-Red Treatments: Tightening and Lifting Excessive Laxity

For patients whose face and/or neck has excessive laxity (sagging), for instance drooping under the jaw line (jowl) or ‘marionette lines’ at the corners of the mouth, a more intense collagen stimulation and remodeling procedure is administered that will tighten and lift the skin back into its natural, more youthful profile. To enhance your comfort, stronger prescribed pain medication is often administered (please arrange for a driver to and from the clinic). The results of this procedure can be dramatic even after the first treatment, and successive treatments will typically result in tremendous improvement towards the transformed youthful profile you are seeking.

Epidermal Resurfacing and Accelerated Regeneration

This phase removes, in an amazingly precise way, a precise amount (measured in microns!) of the dead layer of epidermis (Stratus Cornium), along with its imperfections, discolorations, fine wrinkles, and roughness. This procedure will also stimulate a faster cell cycle (3-5 days, like when you were a kid) in which the removed epidermal cells are replaced with younger, healthier cells. This is an exciting process that you will experience as a ‘flakey dry peel’ 3-5 days after the procedure as the remaining older epidermal cells of your skin undergo a complete exfoliation and replacement. This is our Smooth Radiance™ treatment, through which your skin will generate a brand new epidermis, giving you smooth radiant skin.

Fractional Deep Collagen Remodeling / Regeneration

Fractional lasers, wherein the laser beam is ‘fractioned’ into thousands of tiny columns a few microns in diameter, are the newest form of delivering laser energy to the skin. Because of the specialized lenses that are used on this laser, and the exquisitely engineered optics that drive the device, each individual column of energy is so narrow, that the intensity of the energy within the micro-column can be much higher than a standard sized beam on a conventional laser. This in turn allows us to penetrate much deeper than standard lasers and with extraordinary precision regenerate your collagen at the very deepest layers of your skin. This procedure is especially important in removing wrinkles and any type of pitting and scarring.

Sub-Cellular LED Photo Modulation

In this procedure, a proprietary amber LED light-energy will drench the cells of all layers of your skin with specially modulated frequencies that stimulate rapid healing, reverse cell damage, and dramatically accelerate the production of collagen. Though the mechanism of action is very subtle and occurs on the sub-cellular level, the results have been scientifically proven to be dramatic. Overall levels of cellular ATP (the cell’s essential biochemical fuel) are remarkably increased which increases the cell’s energy and vitality dramatically. It is like bathing your cells in life-giving light that is engineered with the secret biological code that unlocks the cell’s own natural ability to function at maximal vitality.

Coagulative Total Tissue Remodeling

For the severest cases of scarred or deeply wrinkled skin, this procedure becomes a major contributor to the most satisfying outcomes. As this procedure is more intense, many patients opt for additional prescribed pain medication and must also set aside extra time for healing.

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of darker skin, visit the Darker Skin FAQ page.