Tone & Texture Skin Rejuvenation

In its early stages, sun damage manifests itself as subtle surface changes, such as dehydration, and discoloration. As sun exposure continues, the body produces melanin as a means of protecting itself, which can lead to uneven skin tone as well as other types of discoloration like melasma, rosacea, broken capillaries, freckles and hyperpigmentation. With further exposure, the skin can start producing lesions in the form of actinic keratoses, a precursor to skin cancer.

While we embrace the tales they tell, wrinkles can also make us look tired and drawn. The effects of ageing- often accelerated by UV radiation from sun exposure- breaks down the skin’s connective tissue- collagen and elastin fibers- which lie in the deeper layer of the skin (dermis). Without supportive connective tissue, the skin loses its strength and flexibility- characterized by dynamic wrinkles- those caused by repeated facial movements and static fine lines- those that are always present, even at rest.

Aging and sun damage can lead to changes in the texture of your skin- the way it feels when it is touched. This textural change can take two forms- a thinning of the skin as a result of ageing or a thickening of the skin where extreme sun exposure had occurred.

A lackluster complexion is often the result of a buildup of dead skin cells in the uppermost layer of the skin. This causes skin to scatter light instead of evenly reflecting it, resulting in a loss of radiance.

Calgary’s arctic desert makes dry skin an affliction that affects many people. It is often temporary — you get it only in winter, for example — but for many people it’s a lifelong condition.

Pores are essential to your skin’s health because they provide the oil necessary to keep skin soft and hydrated. Pores become more prominent when they are stretched due to the ageing process or clogged with oil- making them appear larger.

In areas of the face where oil production is heavier, dead skin cells and bacteria can congest pores, resulting in blackheads \or whiteheads – ultimately resulting in a bumpy and irregular skin texture.

A fractional ablative procedure for the skin that precisely removes layers of damage, leading to a lighter, tighter, brighter and more youthful-looking appearance.

Thousands of tiny columns of laser energy vaporize the skin tissue in the epidermis/dermis and stimulate the growth of fresh new collagen and elastin. Since only a fraction of the skin is treated, the non-treated adjacent skin promotes fast healing. New collagen production provides a lifting and tightening effect.

It’s more than skin resurfacing, it is deep skin rejuvenation- results are more dramatic than with a non-ablative laser.

Concern: Fine lines and wrinkles, sun damage, scars, tone and texture, enlarged pores, deflation and descent.

Areas: Full or partial face, neck, chest, around the eye area and select areas of the body.

60-90 minutes, once.

Dependant on the depth of treatment, up to a week in some cases

HALO delivers non-ablative and ablative wavelengths to the same microscopic treatment zone, stimulating collagen growth and giving patients the resurfacing results they love, without the discomfort or downtime they expect.

MicroLaser Peel is a light resurfacing treatment limited to the epidermis that evens out skin tone, texture and colour- restoring a youthful glow to the face. Deep Resurfacing is a more aggressive procedure that erases wrinkles, pigmented lesions and other skin irregularities in the epidermis and dermis. Photorejuvenation using BBL or broadband light corrects sun damage, pigmented lesions, vascular lesions, rosacea, active acne, scars and permanently remove hair.

Concern: Fine lines and wrinkles, sun damage, pigmented lesions, enlarged pores, skin texture, acne, scarring, deflation and descent and hair removal

Areas: Face & Body

30-60 minutes, one to three times.

Dependant on the depth of treatment, typically none

BBL (broad-band light) is a non-invasive treatment to deliver correction to stubborn pigmentation irregularities and acne concerns.

The light energy delivered by BBL gently heats the upper layers of your skin. The heat absorbed by the targeted areas will stimulate your skin cells to regenerate. This process will restore your skin to its natural beauty, making it clearer, smoother, vibrant and younger looking.

In one retrospective study, patients receiving one BBL treatment a year for over five years were judged to have skin looking about 10 years younger than its actual age — due to improvement in sun damage, wrinkles, and other signs of ageing skin.

BBL requires fewer treatments to achieve visible and superior results than other IPL systems.

Concern: Hyperpigmentation, rosacea, sun damage, broken capillaries, acne bacteria and inflammation, skin tone and unwanted hair.

Areas: Face and body

15-30 minutes, three to five treatments

Typically none