Photorejuvenation

Both pleasures and stresses of everyday life, coupled with the inevitable passage of time, make our skin and complexion look older. The symptoms of ageing and damage caused by the sunlight are mostly visible on our faces. Obviousy, there are many methods, from ordinary creams to serious medical surgeries, which allow to improve skin condition. Specialised dermatologists, however, have long sought a method that would assure a significant improvement at minimal risk and with no need to interrupt your work or usual lifestyle. Besides, many conventional treatment methods allow to eliminate only one problem at a time and involve long convalescence, perceptible pain and potential side effects.

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Laser skin rejuvenation treatments have become very popular all over the world. “Photorejuvenation” means rejuvenation using light. It is a dynamic and non-invasive process defined as the application of incoherent pulsed light (IPL) of low energy density for skin rejuvenation. Photorejuvenation not only improves your skin’s appearance but also heals it. The symptoms of skin ageing, such as vascular changes: dilated blood vessels, “spider veins”, excessive blushes, acne rosacea, red marks, as well as any kinds of pigmentation changes: discoloration, freckles, sun-induced pigmentation spots and letingines seniles are comprehensively eliminated.

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The treatments shorten and reconstruct collagen fibres, thanks to which your skin is more firm and elastic, dilated pores diminish and wrinkles become smooth. Such an effect can be obtained only using the latest IPL D-Light SR, a device relying on the intense pulse light (IPL) technology.

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There are lasers which allow to remove red spots, lasers which banish brown dicoloration marks and lasers which smoothen wrinkles. Yet no other technology is able to provide a long-term improvement of your complexion and skin to the degree offered by the IPL rejuvenation. Besides, all this can be done without the smallest disturbance in our patient’s active lifestyle. Dilated pores, tired complexion and other skin problems or changes may have a negative impact on the patient’s mood and look, regardless of how healthy and young he or she feels. The IPL technology improves the condition of both epidermis and deep skin. It rejuvenates your skin and at the same time supplies deeply located tissues with beneficial thermal energy. After a series of treatments, undesired pigmentation marks are noticeably and significantly diminished and your skin is brighter and nourished. The same treatments can be successfully applied to your neck, chest and hands. Your whole face is irradiated with short impulses of light which are perceptible as momentary burning sensations. Your skin is slightly red after the treatment. For maximum results, the treatments should be repeated 2 to 5 times with 3 or 4 weeks of interval. The treatments can be performed for a person at any age, even for young people as means of prevention. Women undergo them as often as men. You must not tan before the treatment. It is a non-invasive procedure, no scalpel is used and your skin’s continuity remains untouched. A short period of convalescence and significant safety of the treatment allow you to continue your professional work.

Contraindications to photorejuvenation:

• pregnancy
• breastfeeding
• tan (1 month)
• applying a cream with retinol (stop using 1 month before the treatment)
• photosensitizing medicines (retinoids)
• herbs (Saint-Jon’s-wort, marigold, stop using 2-3 weeks before the treatment)
• drinking alcohol (24 hrs before the treatment)
• diabetes
  
• leukoderma, psoriaris
• peeling (stop using 1 week before the treatment)

Rules to follow after a photorejuvenation treatment:

• treatments have to be repeated every 3-4 weeks.
• Longer intervals between the treatments may reduce their effects. Do not tan.
  

• Absolutely protect your skin against the sun for at least one month after the treatment.
  
• do not use:

• sun-sensitising medicines

• Saint-Jon’s-wort and marigold
• exfoliating cosmetics and medicines (1 month after the treatment)

• for a few days after the treatment:

• do not use soap, spirit, alcohol-based tonics

• do not rub treated places with a sponge or towel
• do not irritate your skin near the treated place
• apply Alantan, Bephanten or Panthenol creams 2-3 times daily (to intensely oil your skin). Every skin reacts differently to the treatment performed. There may appear an erythema or oedema in the irradiated area. Both erythemas and oedemas dissapear after a few hours. After removing dilated blood vessels or discoloration spots, tiny crusts can come up and last for about 7 day after the treatment.