Acne Treatment
What is Acne?
Acne is a condition caused by skin cells that do not shed properly and plug pores, causing oil and bacteria to be trapped inside. As oil and bacteria accumulate, the skin becomes inflamed and swells outward forming whiteheads, blackheads and pimples.

How do the treatments work?
Using Laserscope's FDA cleared green laser, light is delivered through the skin's surface triggering the bodies' natural bacteria fighting defenses. These defenses kill the problem causing bacteria, significantly reducing the severity of current and future breakouts.

What can I expect during treatment?
After discussing your medical history, including any drugs you are currently taking, with your medical practitioner, the treatment area will be cleaned and a thin layer of gel will be applied. Your practitioner will glide the laser handpiece over the treatment area in a brushing motion as the laser light is pulsed through the skin.

Is it painful?
Many patients say each laser pulse feels like the snap of a rubber band against the skin, though treatments of over active acne may be more uncomfortable. Your medical practitioner may recommend a topical anesthetic in order to make treatments more comfortable.

What should I expect following treatment?
Your face may appear slightly flushed and swollen, though these effects usually subside after a few hours or days. Sunscreen should be applied and, if you wish, make-up may be applied immediately after treatment, as the skin's surface is not actually damaged by the laser. Please check with your doctor to determine if your make-up is appropriately formulated for acne suffers.

How long will the effects last?
Clinical data suggests that most patients find their acne will improve after the completion of about four treatments, two a week for two weeks. While many patients continue to improve in the months following treatment, some patients experience a plateau in their improvement. Repeated treatments may be necessary to maintain results.

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Laser Hair Removal
Why is Lyra the best solution?
The Lyra offers effective results while maintaining the normal appearance of the skin. It uses the best technology currently available for hair removal, offering outstanding results with the widest range of skin tones and hair colors. The laser beam penetrates your skin and gets absorbed in the hair follicle residing under the skin surface. The laser energy destroys the follicle with the heat that it generates. Because the laser beam is large in diameter, it affects a large number of hairs simultaneously.

What can I expect during the treatment?
Most patients experience a stinging, burning sensation when a laser pulse is delivered. To reduce discomfort, a cooling system automatically removes heat from the surface of your skin before, during and after the laser exposure. You will not need a general anesthesia or pain medication, but a topical anesthetic cream may be applied to sensitive areas.

How many treatments will be needed?
The number of treatments required to obtain optimal results varies with hair density, hair color, skin types, the treatment area and your hair growth cycle. The density of your hair and its growth cycle are affected by many things such as your age, ethnic background, hormones or medications. Laser treatments impair the growth capacity of hair follicles when they are in a growth cycle at the time of treatment. All hair follicles are not active at the same time. Depending upon the growth cycle of the follicles when the treatment is applied, several treatments with a few weeks in between may be required to obtain the desired effect.

What should I expect following the treatment?
Once the treatment is complete, the area exposed to the laser is cleansed and you are free to return to your normal routine. Some patients may experience a slight reddening around hair follicles following the treatments, which typically disappears within a few minutes. It is always recommended to avoid sun exposure or to use sunscreen following the laser treatment. Hair follicles affected by the laser are lifeless and your body will attempt to cast them off over a period of time. It will seem that the hair continues to grow for one to two weeks after the procedure, but in fact these lifeless hairs will easily fall out.

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Enhanced Skin Rejuvenation
Who is appropriate?
The Enhanced Skin Rejuvenation process uses Laserscope lasers. When used at the proper settings, these lasers are safe for most skin types and colors.

What can I expect during a treatment?
Prior to treatment your doctor might recommend that a mild topical anesthetic be applied to your face or another region that is scheduled for treatment. While not necessary, some patients prefer to be treated after a topical anesthetic is applied. Before treatment, a cool gel is applied in a thin layer over the treatment area. The cooled window of the laser is then placed upon the skin. When the energy is applied it feels a bit like a warm pulse against the skin.

Is the treatment painful?
Most patients feel minimal discomfort during the procedure. A topical anesthetic can be applied to make the treatments more comfortable.

What can I expect following the treatment?
Following the treatment the physician will recommend a sun block for daily wear. Make-up can be applied immediately after treatment and you can resume normal activities. Many patients schedule their treatments over lunch and return to work right after. There may be some slight redness or swelling for a few hours or, on rare occasions, a few days. Darker pigments and freckles may get darker after the initial treatment and flake off in a few days. Because the lasers reduce wrinkles by encouraging new collagen growth, wrinkle improvement is gradual. At the time of your third treatment, nine to twelve weeks after your initial treatments, you may begin to note wrinkle improvement.

How long do treatments take?
Enhanced Skin Rejuvenation typically uses two laser wavelengths in each treatment session. Each session takes about 30 minutes depending on the size of the treatment area. Depending on your skin type and condition, between 3 to 8 treatments may be necessary.

How long do the effects last?
Aging is progressive. The wrinkles and sun damage that are visible today were often caused years before. Care should be taken to wear sun block so no new sun damage can occur. Additionally, new wrinkles can not necessarily be stopped from appearing. However, the laser's encouragement of new collagen growth should help slow the appearance of new wrinkles.

Why should I choose Enhanced Skin Rejuvenation?
Enhanced Skin Rejuvenation is a wonderful, cost effective alternative for patients who want a more youthful appearance without needles, cosmetic surgery or weeks of recovery time.

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Leg Vein Removal
How does the Lyra work?
The Lyra laser produces 1064nm wavelength. While the rest of the skin is almost completely transparent for this wavelength, it is highly absorbed in blood. Thus, the laser beam passes through the skin and penetrates the targeted vessel. The laser energy heats up and coagulates blood inside the vessel. Unsupported, vessel walls collapse and seal. These vessels later dissolve within the body. The laser energy is delivered through a hand-held device with a cooling tip. The cooling tip provides additional safety and comfort during the treatment by lowering the thermal effect on your skin surface.

What can I expect during the treatment?
You will experience a stinging burning sensation during the treatment, which resolves immediately after the treatment is over. In some cases, you may prefer to use topical anesthetic cream, which may completely eliminate any discomfort.

What should I expect after the procedure?
The appearance of the treated vessels will dramatically change turning from blue and purple into light red. Some of the vessels may bulge, however, any inflammation will disappear within a couple of hours. The redness of the treated vessels will gradually disappear as the healing process occurs, which may take anywhere between 2 and 6 weeks depending on the severity of the veins. The post-operative treatment regime may include wearing support hose, avoiding medication containing aspirin and wearing sunscreen. Make sure to discuss these options with your laser practitioner prior to the treatment.

How many treatments will I need?
Depending on the severity of the veins, you may require between one and three treatments six weeks apart. The treatment is performed on the existing vessels, diminishing or completely eliminating their appearance. However, the development of new veins cannot be prevented. If your body tends to develop vascular problems you will most likely come back for additional treatments.

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Shaving Bumps
How does Lyra work?
Lyra's laser beam passes through the skin and is absorbed in the hair follicle residing underneath the skin's surface. The laser energy destroys the follicle with the heat that it generates. Destroyed hairs are the either dissolved within the skin or ejected by the body. Because the laser beam is larger in diameter than the follicle, a large number of hairs can be treated simultaneously.

What should I expect during treatment?
Most patients experience a stinging or burning sensation when a laser pulse is delivered. While general anesthesia will not be required, a topical anesthetic may be applied to sensitive skin. To further reduce discomfort, Lyra utilizes a special patented cooling system that lowers the temperature of the skin at the treatment site before, during, and after laser exposure.

What should I expect after treatment?
After treatment with Lyra, you may return to your regular routine immediately. Some patients may experience a slight reddening around the hair follicles immediately following treatment. This reaction typically disappears within a few minutes. It may seem that the hair continues to grow for a period of one to two weeks after laser treatment, but in fact, these hairs are actually lifeless and are simply being cast out by your body.

How many treatments will be needed?
Laser treatment impairs the growth of hair follicles when they are in the growth cycle at the time of treatment. All hair follicles are not active at the same time. Depending upon the growth cycle of the follicles when the treatment is applied, multiple treatments, spaced a few weeks apart, may be required to obtain the overall desired effect.

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