Laser Resurfacing Of Face

THE FACELIFT ALTERNATIVE – Autologous Fat Injection With Laser Resurfacing Of Face

Advantages of LR/AFI

As most patients know, the CO2 laser resurfacing produces the most remarkable tightening and rejuvenation of aging facial skin compared to other facial peels and lasers.

Our clinic produces some of the fastest healing times in America, with UltraPulse CO2 laser resurfacing of face, 5 -10 days.

Both laser resurfacing and AFI may be performed safely at the same time without increased healing time. This produces significantly more results than CO2 laser resurfacing alone.

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Laser Skin Resurfacing Treatment

Particularly around the eyes and mouth. The nasolabial furrow, the crease that runs from beside the nose to around the mouth, improves dramatically more with LR/AFI than LR alone, and often times more than with some face lifts.

If you plan to take a week off and heal from CO2 laser resurfacing of face, why not get 50% -100% more improvement from the procedure?

Results are often better, and always more natural, than facelift surgery. Most of our patients are happy to tell their friends that they had a “laser peel” to naturally rejuvenate their sun damaged skin. We all tend to lose the youthful fullness of our cheeks and lips as we age.

It is because the natural layer of fat under the skin shrinks and atrophies. Then our cheeks droop and our mouth and eyes look “tired.”

This skin is drooping because what used to support it is gone. It may not need “pulling and cutting” at all.

Too much pulling and cutting surgery makes the eyes too round and characterless, and the face can begin to look like a skull. Our LR/AFI patients look naturally more youthful, often by 10-15 years.

Co2 Fraxel Laser Before And After Pic

They look like themselves, but with a more attractive face with more youthful curves, and better facial balance and symmetry. If a patient has a problem with facial balance and symmetry, it will remain the same after laser resurfacing and often after facelift surgery too. Only LR/AFI, the facelift alternative, consistently balances facial symmetry problems, producing a more perfect and attractive face.

The procedure is gentle and does not require heavy sedation or general anesthesia. After mild sedation from an IM injection, the face and the fat donor sites are locally anesthetized with tumescent technique, the safe form of liposuction invented by Dermatologists.

Donor fat is then harvested with microcannulae from either the tummy, waist, or hip. Microinjection cannulae are then used to place the fat in a three dimensional meshwork of small cylinders, to build up the desired areas of the face.

Sometimes jowls of the lower face are reduced with liposuction at the same time. When the facial sculpting is completed, the UltraPulse CO2 laser resurfacing is then used to lift and tighten everything and to erase fine wrinkles and sun damage. A dressing is placed over the face that eliminates pain, and is not touched for five days. An ointment is used for the eyelids, and upper chin.

Laser Face Resurfacing Photo

At five days the dressing is removed, and the skin will be 90-100% healed. Patients frequently use the ointment a bit longer for the areas just below the eyes and the upper chin. At 7-10 days we want patients using either a sunscreen that contains a makeup-like cover product, or using sunscreen containing make-up.

With laser resurfacing of face with autologous fat injection , LR/AFI, we obtain fantastic results without aggressive laser work. In five years of laser resurfacing we have never had a scar occur. We have also led the country in preventing post-op mild color problems like hypopigmentation.

Please see some additional examples of this wonderful technique of natural facial rejuvenation.

OTHER PROCEDURES AVAILABLE AT THE LASER RESURFACING CENTERS

Nu-Derm Cream Program for Skin Health Restoration

Treat yourself at home with the Obagi Nu-Derm Cream Program. A proven treatment designed to provide tighter, smoother, healthier, younger looking skin, regardless of age, color, or skin type. Results are faster than any other home program. This comprehensive skin health program can treat skin problems on most areas of the body such as face, hands, neck, arm, chest and back. Brown spots disappear faster than any other product!

Laser Face Resurfacing With Fat Transfer

Glycolic Acid and Beta Lift Lunchtime Peels

Freshen skin, smooth fine wrinkles and return immediately to work. Helps with acne, clears whiteheads and blackheads, smooths skin fast, improves skin tones.

Unwanted Hair Removal

1. Medically safe Galvanic electrolysis for permanent elimination of lip and facial hair. Never scars like other electrolysis systems can. Works on any color hair and any skin color.

2. High-speed laser scanning hair removal for faces, backs, arms, bikini line, chest and underarms. Three treatments, one month apart, recommended for initial elimination. Then one treatment yearly or as needed. Studies show 30-40% of hairs remain eliminated one year after treatment.

Botox

Botox injection under the skin relaxes and neutralizes the muscles that cause frown lines and wrinkles of the crow’s feet and forehead areas. Botox injections are safe and effective and almost always produce very pleasing results. Patients find friends commenting on how “serene” they look. Botox injections must be repeated to maintain results, and is a quick and safe procedure with no loss of work or activities.

Laser Resurfacing And Fat Grafting

Laser for Facial Redness and Facial Spider Veins

New Diode lasers can produce dramatic improvement with resistant red areas on the face, and facial red spider veins without bruising. Return to work immediately.

Sclerotherapy for Spider Leg Veins and Small Varicose Veins

Treat yourself to the most efficient and inexpensive sclerotherapy services in Iowa. Extended treatment sessions produce the fastest clearing possible. Return to work immediately.

Collagen Injection

The fine-tuning of surface wrinkles around the mouth and temporarily enlarging the lips can be performed with Zyplast Collagen. Some smile lines maintain correction for up to two years. For certain acne scars the improvement is very lasting.

The Obagi Blue Peel

Laser Resurfacing Is Safe, Effective, And Convenient

The Obagi Blue Peel is a safe and effective twenty-minute chemical peel procedure that medically and cosmetically improves your skin quality. In addition to restoring a healthy, youthful, firm appearance to the skin, it also improves shallow scars, large pores, fine and medium depth wrinkles, laxity, pigmentary problems, pre-cancerous lesions, acne and other skin problems. Ideal for necks, chests, hands, arms, and men’s faces.
Autologous Fat Injection

Laser Skin Resurfacing

Autologous Fat Injection is a procedure with no incisions by which a small amount of donor fat is taken by syringe liposuction technique from the tummy or hips and injected under the skin to buildup the lip and cheek areas.

Patients who do well with fat injection are those who need additional fat in the areas of the lips, deep smile lines, around the mouth, and cheekbones.

The results create a very pleasing, youthful appearance that lasts years. Fat injection also helps people who have acne scarring. Eyes come alive with improved light reflection from the new cheeks. Cheeks are smooth, rounded and sexy. Improves harsh angular facial features and makes a more attractive patient with more perfect facial symmetry.

Ideal for combining with laser resurfacing. Adds no extra time to healing from laser resurfacing of face.